Clinton proposes remedies for mortgage problems (WABC-TV New York)
Sen. Clinton proposed several remedies to the nation’s home mortgage problems Monday.
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Spiffing up your basement When it comes to remodeling your basement, the era of 1970s-style wood paneling and thick shag carpeting is over.read more...
Welcome to the boom town (Reg Req'd) In 1992, the most damaging hurricane in U.S. history struck Dade County. It nearly erased Homestead and Florida City from maps, killed dozens of people, plunged up to a quarter
Defaults up for homeowners holding mortgage insurance (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Defaults by U.S. homeowners with private mortgage insurance rose 22 percent in September after house prices fell the most in at least six years, according to an industry report issued
Wachovia closes its subprime mortgage lender (The Charlotte Observer) Wachovia Corp. has closed a subprime mortgage lending unit it inherited in its 2004 SouthTrust Corp. acquisition, the lender reported on its Web site.The Charlotte bank is closing EquiBanc Mortgage
Jail for mortgage fraud millionaire (icWales) A multi-millionaire property dealer who launched an empire using fraudulent mortgage applications was jailed today for two years.read more...
UAE intervenes in merger of mortgage lenders (Business Times (Malaysia)) DUBAI: Two of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) largest mortgage lenders, already on track to merge, will be brought under a government-owned bank, the UAE finance ministry said yesterday, in