NSW ‘taking lead’ in mortgage industry regulation (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The New South Wales Government says the state has taken the lead in developing a model for better regulation of the mortgage broking industry.
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Mortgage rates slide for a fourth straight week (Market Watch) CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Mortgage rates moved lower for the fourth consecutive week, putting 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates at the lowest level since mid-April, according to Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey
Mortgage Rates Lowest in 7 Years Mortgage rates dropped to their lowest levels in seven years on news about the government's bailout plan.read more...
Mortgage assistance for Katrina victims Many homes were badly damaged or destroyed in the hurricane, but the homeowners still have mortgages to pay. Here's what the nation's Top 10 lenders are doing and how to
DATA SNAP: BBA: UK April Mortgage Approvals, Lending Rise (The Forex Market) LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. mortgage lending rose in April with support from strong remortgaging activity, but mortgage approvals remained significantly weaker than last year as the credit crunch continued to weigh
Mortgage schemer pleads guilty (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) A man pleaded guilty to money laundering yesterday for his role in a mortgage flipping scheme that netted more than $1 million.read more...
440 rentals set to rise in Delray "With the credit crunch, people can't afford to get a mortgage, so now they have no other choice but to rent" The region's condo market may have cratered, but