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Mortgage fraud on upswing (The Times of Northwest Indiana)  A mystery man takes out hundreds of thousands of dollars in mortgage loans from area banks, but when he misses payments and the banks foreclose, he's nowhere to be found.


FSA orders mortgage lenders to justify exit fees (Reuters.co.uk)  LONDON (Citywire) - The Financial Services Authority has issued a strong warning that mortgage lenders must be able to justify the increasing exit charges they levy when a mortgage is


Tax savings for educated use of savings bonds  If you used these government savings to pay college costs, the interest on the bonds is tax-free.read more...


New Type of Mortgage Surges in Popularity  As rates rise, demand has soared for home loans that promise the security of a fixed interest rate but with relatively low monthly outlays in the loan's early years. But


Home prices dip slightly, bucking a regional trend  Consider this a speed bump to the runaway pace of local real estate sales. The median home price in Anne Arundel and Queen Anne's counties dropped slightly in May, bucking


Wine Lovers Buy Mini-Vineyards in Argentina  For the past three years Americans, Canadians and Europeans looking to fulfill winemaker fantasies have taken advantage of Argentina's relatively low land prices and bought mini-vineyards as an alternative to

January 31st, 2007

Fines proposed against Conn. mortgage lender (New Hampshire Union Leader)

The New Hampshire Banking Department has proposed fines against a Connecticut mortgage lender and its chief executive, charging the firm failed to fund several mortgage loans after the loans had closed.

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January 31st, 2007

Volume of mortgage loans provided in 2006 top CZK 100 billion (Prague Daily Monitor)

Prague, Jan 31 (CTK) – The volume of mortgage loans that domestic mortgage banks provided last year surpassed CZK 100 billion as people got over 67,000 loans totalling CZK 100.8 billion, compared with 51,000 loans worth CZK 72 billion in 2005, according to Local Development Ministry statistics.

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January 31st, 2007

Mortgage defaults are the early indication of deflation in overall economy ? stock market ready to crash any time (India Daily)

Mortgage default rates are rising very fast. Many investors are trapped in the millions of dollar real estate they bought at the peak on mortgage. Many of these are people who learnt ?how to make it quick with someone else?s money in real estate? from self proclaimed real estate Gurus.

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January 31st, 2007

Mortgage rates surge; highest since October (CNN Money)

Moderate inflation along with a strong economic growth pushed up mortgage rates, according to a survey.

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January 31st, 2007

U.S. mortgage rates rise to highest level since October (Market Watch)

CHICAGO (MarketWatch)—Mortgage rates moved higher this week, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey released on Thursday, with the 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages reaching their highest levels in more than three months.

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January 31st, 2007

Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market (Bloomberg.com)

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg)—Prince Jones Jr. paid $170,000 a year ago for a six-room Cape-style home in St. Paul, Minnesota, financing it with an adjustable 30-year mortgage.

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January 31st, 2007

What to do with 401(k) funds

If it’s complicated, you really should hire a CPA and get some advice, says Dr. Don.

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January 31st, 2007

A cozy place to live

One year ago, Christina Siebert woke to the sounds of unwanted birds living in the drop ceiling of her May Street apartment.
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January 31st, 2007

Redesigning your house with Art

“People muraled on their walls in Renaissance Italy because they were art patrons.
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January 31st, 2007

No Pain, Plenty of Gain

Discount design has given a funky edge to stores like Kmart – if you look in the right place Open the tabloids, and you’ll see celebrities wearing Nicole Miller dresses and carrying Prada bags to the grocery …
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