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  • Property tax loans rise despite risks - Houston Chronicle

    Property tax loans rise despite risksHouston Chronicle, United States - 55 minutes agoBut consumer advocates and mortgage lenders say there are better ways to pay the taxes, including unsecured credit card loans, creation of escrow accounts ...
    2008-01-12 10:34:42

  • Presidential campaign's focus turns to economy - Houston Chronicle

    Presidential campaign's focus turns to economyHouston Chronicle, United States - 40 minutes agoAnd the nation's largest mortgage lender put itself on the auction block as a result of bad loans and plunging home values. With economic indicators shaky ...
    2008-01-12 10:50:29

  • Mortgage broker sees opportunity amid the industry slowdown - Washington Business Journal

    Mortgage broker sees opportunity amid the industry slowdownWashington Business Journal, DC - 34 minutes agoUntil then, Amico says she will continue to make loans - although fewer than in 2006. She is staying in touch with clients and using her business network to ...
    2008-01-12 10:56:20

  • Could mortgage mess have been headed off by less greed? - Cape Cod Times

    Could mortgage mess have been headed off by less greed?Cape Cod Times, MA - 29 minutes agoThe mistakes banks and brokers made with mortgage-related bonds have left a lingering credit crunch, or a reluctance by lenders to make affordable loans to ...
    2008-01-12 11:01:31

  • Rolly: Credit unions may adopt tactics of voucher foes to pressure ... - Salt Lake Tribune

    Rolly: Credit unions may adopt tactics of voucher foes to pressure ...Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 23 minutes agoFor many such credit unions, that means they can't even make a home loan that would cover the average mortgage in Utah. Credit union advocates have had ...
    2008-01-12 11:06:48

  • Homeowners not only ones trying to stay afloat in crisis - Akron Beacon Journal

    Homeowners not only ones trying to stay afloat in crisisAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 15 minutes agoBanks and other lenders typically bundle up hundreds or thousands of their mortgage loans and sell them to an agency or company such as Fannie Mae or ...
    2008-01-12 11:15:00

  • When mortgages reverse (The News & Observer)

    The devil's in the details.
    2008-01-12 10:40:33

  • Broker specializes in big-deal bargains (The News-Press)

    Ed Bonkowski is a real estate broker and asset manager, and the head of Fort Myers Beach-based Ed Bonkowski Inc.
    2008-01-12 10:47:49

  • Property tax loans rise despite risks (Houston Chronicle)

    A growing number of Texans struggling with delinquent property taxes are turning to risky tax loans even as the state attempts to crack down on the lenders. Consumers who use property tax loans risk losing their homes if they default on even a small loan. Fees can run into thousands of dollars, and interest rates top out at 18 percent.
    2008-01-12 10:59:04

  • Could mortgage mess have been headed off by less greed? (Cape Cod Times)

    It's not a pretty picture, and it didn't have to come to this.
    2008-01-12 11:02:09

  • Wall Street investigated on bundling risky loans (Arizona Daily Star)

    HARTFORD, Conn. — Authorities in New York and Connecticut are investigating whether Wall Street banks hid crucial information about high-risk loans bundled into securities that were sold to investors, Connecticut's attorney general said Saturday.
    2008-01-12 11:17:05

  • Homeowners not only ones trying to stay afloat in crisis (Akron Beacon Journal)

    DETROIT: Given the huge piles of consumer and business debt out there, many U.S. residents seem to think easy credit is their birthright.
    2008-01-12 11:19:16

  • Govt to make it easier to swap lenders (Summit Sun)

    The federal government will try to reduce the impact of rising home loan interest rates by making it easier for borrowers to switch lenders. Treasurer Wayne Swan said he was investigating how to shield borrowers from tough fees if they chose to refinance their loans.
    2008-01-12 11:27:54

  • New subprime plan reaches beyond Treasury's: ACORN

    Reuters - ... groups last month that would freeze interest rates for ... At Countrywide, foreclosures and mortgage delinquencies in December rose to record levels. Shares of the Calabasas, California-based company on Wednesday fell to their lowest in nearly 13 years ...
    2008-01-10 06:20:00

  • A more personal approach to lending

    Boston Globe - With the subprime mortgage meltdown, traditional financial institutions have limited who gets to borrow money. But some ... Once the auction ends, Prosper takes the bids with the lowest rates and combines them into one loan to the borrower. The ...
    2008-01-12 10:39:00

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