Mortgage Investigations Skyrocket (CBS News)
FBI Director Robert Mueller says a “tremendous surge” in mortgage fraud investigations that he said has diverted agents from other cases and is expected to keep growing.
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Calpers Invests $200M in Mortgage Fund (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The nation's biggest public pension manager invested $200 million in a fund established to buy commercial mortgage debt, managers of the fund said Monday.read more...
First home purchase takes facts, savvy GETTING STARTED First home purchase takes facts, savvy By Carolyn Bigda Your Money staff reporter Posted March 19, 2006 Finding your dream home is exciting, especially if you're a first-time
Emirates Narrowing Dollar Reserves The wilting U.S. dollar is pushing the United Arab Emirates, a close U.S. ally, to convert 8 percent of its foreign exchange reserves into the healthier euros, the central bank
Picking mortgage is part of overall financial plan (Centre Daily Times) So you're ready to buy a home. Let's focus on first things first: Be sure that you have a good overview of your financial health -- and don't think of
Affordable housing unavailable COLD LAKE -- According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation , the definition of "affordable housing" is 30 per cent of your gross income.read more...
CHECKLIST: Mortgage fraud (Courier-Post) Mortgage fraud is on the rise, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with reported cases quadrupling from 4,225 in 2001 to more than 17,000 last year.read more...