Bush and Fed Step Toward a Mortgage Rescue (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The Bush administration and the Federal Reserve are inching closer toward a government rescue of distressed homeowners and mortgage lenders.
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Contractor charged in fraud; $38,000 taken During the past few weeks, several homeowners in Llangollen Green near New Castle complained to New Castle County police that a contractor hired to remodel their homes never finished the
US sees big growth in high-risk home loans In an effort to keep up with soaring home costs, nearly one in 10 recent US homebuyers is resorting to a high-risk form of financing of the sort that was
Gripes decline on contractors in law's wake For the past year, home-improvement contractors have been required to register with the state before they could be issued construction permits by New Jersey towns.Commentread more...
FOCUS: EU Mortgage Reform Hits Cultural, Legal Obstacles (IWon - Money) BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- To hear Charlie McCreevy talk, you'd think sweeping changes in European Union mortgage lending were just around the corner.via
Eurozone rates low enough for growth: ECB chief economist LendingTree.com - official site. Find a mortgage, refinance or home equity loan.read more...
Music portal strikes the right note (Reg Req'd) Special to The Globe and Mail Brenda Mitton played trumpet in high school, but she always thought piano was cooler.read more...