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Companies pay to settle deceptive marketing claims Two companies will pay a combined $14.5 million to settle claims that they tricked people in Pennsylvania and 15 other states - including Missouri - into paying for membership programs
In mortgage market, walkaway homeowners may be urban myth (Los Angeles Times) Bankers and housing analysts say many homeowners, owing more than their homes are worth, are defaulting on their loans even when they can afford payments. But no hard numbers back
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LA man to face charges in $50 million mortgage fraud scheme (The Daily Comet) A local real estate developer accused of running a $50 million mortgage fraud scheme arrived in the United States from Samoa on Tuesday to face federal criminal charges, authorities said.read
Royal Bank raises mortgage rates by tenth points (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) TORONTO (CP) - Royal Bank raised mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point Wednesday. The changes, effective Thursday, raise a five-year rate to 5.9 per cent
Area is least affordable for housing Once pitched as California at Midwest prices, a recent list of housing markets by the Wall Street Journal names Merced as the nation's least affordable place to buy a home.read