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Rising mortgage rates give house warmings a chill (The Economic Times)  NEW YORK: US housing retreated further in March from February and the record pace set in an atypically warm January, according to economists. Rising mortgage rates are sapping some demand,


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Mortgage Lender To Pay Nearly 30,000 Florida Homeowners In Settlement (WFTV 9 Orlando)  ORLANDO, Fla. -- Nearly 30,000 Floridians will be getting a pay out from a mortgage company as a settlement for predatory lending practices.read more...


Building a house and a promising career  In today's hot and pricey housing market, having a disciplined crew that shows up on time and saves a new homeowner $50,000 is practically unheard of.read more...


Affordable home-buying  Jacqui Hall is living proof that low- and moderate-income New Yorkers can break out of renting and into home ownership without going broke.via


Former Miami Commissioner Shoots Self In Lobby Of Newspaper  Former City Commissioner Arthur Teele-junior who was recently indicted on corruption charges shot himself in the lobby of The Miami Herald building Wednesday.read more...

July 25th, 2008

More than 500 Indiana mortgage brokers still haven’t taken state test

’ Indiana’s secretary of state warned mortgage brokers earlier this month that they would lose their licenses if they didn’t pass a state-required test by Aug.



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July 25th, 2008

Hundreds of mortgage brokers could lose licenses (Local 12 Cincinnati)

Indiana’s secretary of state warned mortgage brokers earlier this month that they would lose their licenses if they didn’t pass a state-required test by Aug. 5. But it appears most…

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July 25th, 2008

What It Takes to Get a Mortgage Now (KLTV 7 Tyler)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain the big players in the home mortgage market, and these days they’re not playing nice. You’ll have to impress them with stellar credit and solid finances if you want to get into the game.

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July 25th, 2008

$45 million more going to Met Mortgage investors (The Spokesman-Review)

About $45 million is set to be distributed to investors of Metropolitan Mortgage and Securities Inc. at the end of next week. It will be second repayment following the bankruptcy of the $2.3 billion Spokane-based financial conglomerate 4 1?2 years ago.

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July 25th, 2008

Reverse Mortgage Pitfalls (Forbes)

Tap into your home equity with a reverse mortgage, but beware the risks. Here’s how you can get burned.

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July 25th, 2008

Pearlstein: Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis (Washington Post)

Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein was online Friday, July 25 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the mortgage foreclosure crisis, the housing legislation that recently passed in the House and the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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July 25th, 2008

Mortgage industry gets a grilling in Washington (CNN Money)

A key House committee was set to grill home lenders and housing advocates on Friday about mortgage industry efforts to work out affordable loans for troubled homeowners.

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July 24th, 2008

State to address criminals in mortgage industry

The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged that his office did not follow a screening law, but blamed legislators for failing to provide money …



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July 24th, 2008

Help from any new mortgage law could be slow in coming. (Philly.com)

Marcellus Harris has a nasty mortgage. The 62-year-old resident of Philadelphia’s Wissinoming neighborhood said yesterday that he had not missed a $316.91 monthly payment on his adjustable-rate loan, but he is still falling behind.

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July 24th, 2008

Home Front: Once again, mortgage rates spike in July (The Sacramento Bee)

We’re seeing it for a third summer in a row, a sudden July spike in mortgage rates.

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