“Liar loans” may prolong mortgage crisis (Seattle Times)
Losses on loans given to borrowers who lied about their income and assets could total $100 billion, threatening to add another two years to the nation’s mortgage crisis.
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Canadian financial services industry most vulnerable to subprime fallout: BMO "Some money market funds are vulnerable to the loss in liquidity in asset-backed corporate paper and might have to write down some of those assets, which would further weaken financial
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First Capano, then Freebery; crummy news for Colm Connolly Wednesday was a tough day for U.S. Attorney Colm F. Connolly. First he learned that the state Supreme Court had overturned the death sentence of murderer Tom Capano on a
U.S. mortgage rates show little change (Market Watch) CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Mortgage rates moved only slightly over the week, held steady by signs of low inflation, Freddie Mac's chief economist said on Thursday.
American Express Unit Settles Charges The financial advisory unit of the American Express Company will pay $7.4 million to settle charges its advisers cheated clients by selling its own underperforming funds, New Hampshire's securities regulator
Bankrate: Inflation Worries Propel Mortgage Rates Higher (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Both fixed and adjustable mortgage rates increased for the second consecutive week, with inflation news and the latest Fed interest rate hike the primary culprits. The average 30-year fixed