Lenders under the microscope?
Should your mortgage loan officer have fingerprints on file in a national electronic database, even if he or she has never been convicted of a crime? Should you be able to go to a Web site to check out your …
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Debt and mortgage woes in papers (BBC News) The Daily Telegraph 's front page headline is "mortgage misery as rates hit seven-year peak".read more...
House price growth slows in second quarter Annual house price inflation in England and Wales weakened to its lowest rate in almost a decade in the second quarter, government data showed on Monday.read more...
Paulson Sees Subprime Woes Contained "They emphasized they are committed to reform, but financial stability is every bit as important." Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday the repricing of credit risk was hitting
Pace of new home building levels off (Reg Req'd) Indicators suggest market is past peak Glen Creno The Arizona Republic Nov. 28, 2005 05:32 PM Metropolitan Phoenix's new-home market was flat in October as price increases moderated and construction
Huge growth in mortgage lending (Sunday Business Post) Mortgage lending continued to grow at a massive rate last month with the Central Bank revealing an increase in borrowing of ?1.5bn ? the strongest January on record.read more...
Bernanke outlines steps toward protecting consumers from abusive mortgage lending (San Jose Mercury News) WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered lawmakers fresh assurances on Thursday that regulators are taking steps to better protect would-be homeowners from abusive mortgage practices.read more...
July 13th, 2008
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