Income allocated to first mortgage edges up (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
First-time buyers are spending a higher proportion of their income on mortgage interest payments than at any time in the last 15 years.
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First Advantage buys mortgage credit reporting firm (BizJournals) First Advantage Corp. purchased the assets of CredStar, the mortgage credit reporting business unit of Fiserv Inc. (FADV) (FISV)read more...
NAACP sues over mortgage discrimination claims (Houston Chronicle) The NAACP sued a dozen mortgage lenders on Wednesday, claiming the companies discriminated against blacks by steering them into higher-interest, subprime loans while giving more favorable loan terms to white
It's best to stay in a home for more than three years (Reg Req'd) My husband and I have never owned a home and are trying to decide whether to buy.read more...
Minister pledges affordable mortgage by 2010 - Russian News - News From Russia (Gateway to Russia) The government plans to bring the number of mortgage loans to 1 million by 2010, Vladimir Yakovlev, Russia s minister for regional development, told reporters today. He said 46,000 mortgages
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Burke backs away from influence claims Disgraced former West Australian premier Brian Burke today tried to back away from his claim he could get anything he wanted from the offices of five WA government ministers.Commentread more...