Looking for Distressed Mortgage Opportunities (BusinessWeek)
Listed hedge funds, private equity firms, and closed-end distressed asset funds may provide investors with some exposure to these assets
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Mortgage lenders, homebuilders limit London advance (Market Watch) Losses from mortgage lenders and homebuilders kept London shares in check on Wednesday, as a move by a unit of HSBC Holdings to suspend mortgage lending and HBOS reporting falling
County mulls across-the-board fee hikes With some charges unchanged for more than 30 years, officials are looking to update countrywide fees, including ones for zoning changes and building permits, in order to improve services without
Home Sales, Mortgage Applications Feel Holiday Lull (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) Mortgage application activity faltered last week as rates edged up and holiday duties rose to the tops of priority lists, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Mortgage
Appraiser indicted in mortgage flipping scheme (Reg Req'd) An Indianapolis real estate appraiser has been indicted for his role in a $7.1 million mortgage flipping scheme.read more...
Dodd backs administration's steps on mortage lenders A key Democratic senator says the actions taken by the Bush administration to support two troubled mortgage giants are "probably the right steps." Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, the chairman of
The First American Corporation Expands Title Operations in Turkey The First American Corporation , one of the largest provider of business information in the United States and the leading provider of title insurance services internationally, has announced the formation