Interest Rate Roundup
Here’s a look at the state of interest rates on five common consumer banking products and the latest rates from Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey of large banks and thrifts.
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Contact your mortgage loan servicer about troubles (Dallas Morning News) Under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, your mortgage servicer must respond promptly to your written inquiries.read more...
Mills Says Bankruptcy Possible Mega-mall developer The Mills Corporation delivered a double blow to investors Tuesday, warning heavy debt may force it into bankruptcy and detailing widespread accounting problems that could shave up to
3 charged in mortgage scam called 'economic parasites' (The Palm Beach Post) In a wide-ranging mortgage scam, two real estate investors and a mortgage broker used inflated appraisals, straw borrowers and phony loan applications to fleece big-name lenders of millions, federal prosecutors
Net Worth: Coping with the mortgage meltdown (San Francisco Chronicle) The mortgage meltdown hit consumers square in the face last week. Investors essentially stopped buying nonconforming mortgages - those not guaranteed by agencies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Does As-is always mean buyer beware? Issue date: 1/22/07 Section: Business Dear Ms. Mortgage Maven: I am a first-time home buyer.Commentread more...
State told to start paying retirement debt The state must not delay paying back a $6.9 billion unfunded liability in its state retirement systems or it will risk paying much more in the future, representatives of the