Mortgage scheme earns prison for former Eagle Mountain mayoral candidate (Deseret Morning News)
A former attorney and real estate agent who pocketed thousands of dollars in a mortgage fraud scheme was sentenced to prison Thursday morning.
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Stock markets finish higher, investors look for reassurance from U.S. jobs data The Toronto stock market clawed back another chunk of last week's big losses for a third day in a row Thursday with leadership supplied by energy, tech and financial stocks.Commentread
Mortgage meltdown may spawn more suits (Business Insurance) The litigation tentacles reaching out of the subprime mortgage mess could entwine corporate prey well beyond the financial institutions and individuals blamed for creating the debacle and resulting credit crisis,
Second-Biggest Subprime Lender Halts New Loans as Defaults Rise The move, which was forced by the Irvine, Calif., company's creditors underscores how funding is vanishing for risky products that helped fuel the housing boom. read more...
Your Money Matters: Dealing with Rising Mortgage Interest Rates (Harrisburg Daily Register) (ARA) - Many Americans are asking themselves what they should be doing in the wake of rising, and sometimes, fluctuating mortgage rates. It's an important question because for many Americans
Building Equity into Native Homes By Rachel Peterson The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff RISMEDIA, May 31 -- -- A private builder in Arizona has made home ownership for Native Americans easier by coupling private funds
Chat Plus Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat. read more...