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Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly  Mortgage rates around the country crept up this week, although rates on 30-year mortgages still hovered close to their low for the year. In its weekly survey, mortgage giant Freddie

November 17th, 2008

Paulson says bailout not for mortgage guarantees (AP via Yahoo! News)

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson expressed fresh reservations Tuesday about tapping a $700 billion bailout pool to provide mortgage guarantees to help stem soaring home foreclosures.

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November 17th, 2008

Suthers cracks down on mortgage ads (BizJournals)

Three Colorado mortgage brokers have reached settlements with state Attorney General John Suthers to end what Suthers called the ?deceptive use of teaser rates in mortgage-loan advertisements? in Denver newspapers.

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November 17th, 2008

Attorney Gen. Madigan Sues Mortgage Rescue Firms (CBS 2 Chicago)

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is warning struggling homeowners about mortgage rescue companies. Madigan on Tuesday announced that she’s filed seven new lawsuits against businesses she says offered false hope to homeowners trying to keep their homes.

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November 17th, 2008

Thorpe enters the mortgage game (Daily Telegraph)

OLYMPIAN Ian Thorpe has become a mortgage broker with a business that makes banks bid for business.

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November 17th, 2008

Long?term measures to help HDB mortgage defaulters is best solution (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

SINGAPORE : The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will continue to keep tabs on flat owners who default on their HDB mortgage payments.

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November 17th, 2008

Home-decorating store in Woodbridge slated to close by February

The Great Indoors, the upscale home decorating store, will be closing by February due to low sales, according to Sears, the retailer’s parent company.



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November 17th, 2008

How to Save About 50 Percent on a Home Remodeling Project

This article contains a process that is what I call a “special brew” created by myself using multiple techniques that I’ve personally used many, many times.



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November 17th, 2008

Treasury pays $33.56B to 21 banks

The government said Monday it has supplied $33.56 billion to 21 banks in a second round of payments from the $700 billion rescue program, and announced a deadline for another 3,800 banks to apply for funds.



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November 17th, 2008

Save on Your Mortgage (KAMR Amarillo)

AMARILLO —Interest rates, subprime loans, mortgage insurance—maneuvering the world of home mortgage’s can be tough. In Tuesday night’s Smart Money, we have the four best tips to save yourself some cash on your mortgage and pay off your home faster.

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November 17th, 2008

Delray Beach man facilitated $5 million in fraudulent mortgage loans, prosecutor tells jury (Sun-Sentinel)

Delray man on trial for facilitating $5 million in fraudulent loans A Delray Beach man on trial for mortgage fraud used his position as a real estate closing agent to help others land more than $5 million in fraudulent loans, a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday in Fort Lauderdale federal court.

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