Countrywide, KB Home in mortgage deal (CNN Money)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Countrywide Financial Corp., the largest U.S. mortgage lender, will acquire almost all the assets of home builder KB Home’s mortgage business, the companies said Thursday.
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Mortgage scam snagged scores (Pioneer Press) The pitch went like this: Just show up at the closing and you'll pocket $5,000. The investment company uses your name and credit to get a zero-down mortgage for a
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Construction spending hits all-time high Last updated: 10:17 a.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2005 The Commerce Department said construction activity rose 0.5 percent to an all-time high of $1.12 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate
Q&A with style diva (Reg Req'd) The interior designer's resume includes eateries such as Luce, Coco Osteria and Hawthorne's N.Y. Pizza & Bar.via