Foreclosure Wave Bears Down on Immigrants
Immigrants are emerging as among the first victims of a growing wave of home foreclosures in the Washington area as mortgage lending problems multiply locally and across the country.
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Mortgage rates fall once again (Northwest Herald) WASHINGTON (AP) ? Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a sixth consecutive week, providing home buyers with more relief from an earlier rise in rates. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said
Lehman spent $190K lobbying on mortgage bills (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. spent $190,000 in the first quarter lobbying on several mortgage bills in Congress and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.read more...
T'ville councilman's 'nay' vote postpones action on food and lodging taxes to help fund civic center The Thomasville City Council approved four of six new ordinances presented Monday night but tabled for two weeks consideration of controversial ordinances that would levy food and lodging taxes to
Rebuilt New Orleans Must Adopt Building Codes The city of New Orleans can be rebuilt at its present location, and safely withstand future floods and hurricanes, if it follows special building codes for its homes and commercial
Central Pacific doubles net income in second quarter Central Pacific Financial Corp., bolstered by last year's acquisition of rival City Bank, doubled its net income in the second quarter but reduced its earnings-per-share guidance for the full year.read
Communities Rally To Help Police Chief Injured In Iraq To an outsider, the effort to build Police Chief Jose Pequeno and his family a new house may seem something like the television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." To folks