Mortgage rules could be strengthened (AP via Yahoo! News)
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he did not believe the growing number of mortgage defaults would seriously harm the economy.
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Housing price boom unsustainable (Reg Req'd) Things have never been better for homeowners in many parts of the United States.via
Mortgage applications fall despite rates (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell for the second consecutive week despite a steady decline in fixed mortgage interest rates in August, an industry group's figures showed on Wednesday.read
Brother's name kept off new mortgage (The Charlotte Observer) Q. My brother and I purchased our home in 1997. We got our original mortgage from Countrywide Mortgage for $80,000. Both our names were on the mortgage and the title.
'Hope for Homeowners,' Still Long in Coming We interrupt this financial crisis with a word from its sponsor: the families who are losing homes to foreclosure. read more...
Construction standards discussed Suggestions offered by the California Department of Forestry changing the county's improvement standards for building construction faced concerns from the Butte County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.read more...
Bank Of America Wins Approval To Buy Countrywide The Federal Reserve has given approval for Bank of America Corp. to purchase distressed subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp.The Fed board approved the deal in a 32-page order issued