Credit-Ratings Firms and the Mortgage Monster (NPR)
Fortune magazine Editor-at-Large Bethany McLean talks with Robert Siegel about credit-ratings firms and the mortgage-backed security monster they’ve helped create.
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Neighbors Are Liable for Removal of Dead Trees If They Become a Public Safety Hazard Q DEAR BARRY: The neighbors who live behind us have three large dead cottonwood trees that border our back fence. A few years ago, our insurance company told us
Three On Your Side: Betting the House: Mortgage Fraud (WLBT 3) The FBI says there is an epidemic of elaborate mortgage fraud schemes occuring across the country, even in Mississippi. A federal crackdown has resulted in numerous indictments and guilty pleas.read
New program helps poor and immigrant families buy homes State officials launched a new mortgage loan program Sunday designed to help poor and immigrant families buy homes, but one lawmaker says it will make Illinois a "magnet" for illegal
Why Mortgage Life Insurance is Not a Good Idea (Benton Evening News) (ARA) - If you've recently taken out a mortgage, brace yourself for the onslaught. Before you even finish unpacking, your mailbox will likely be filled with offers for all kinds
Real estate leader's first gig at a public library (Reg Req'd) Real estate leader's first gig at a public library Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Inman News Patrick Stone, Metrocities Mortgage Patrick Stone knows all about growing companies into industry leaders.read more...
Fed Survey: Banks Tightening Credit "About 55 percent of domestic respondents indicated that they had tightened their lending standards on prime mortgages" By JEANNINE AVERSA The Associated Press Monday, February 4, 2008; 2:54 PM