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  • Ways to cope despite real estate's dire outlook - USA Today

    Ways to cope despite real estate's dire outlookUSA Today - 50 minutes agoThe Federal Reserve last month issued hand-slapping rules for all lenders and mortgage brokers to end the riskiest lending practices. ...
    2008-01-04 12:09:55
  • Loan crisis in Prince George's - Baltimore Sun

    Loan crisis in Prince George'sBaltimore Sun, United States - 37 minutes agoMortgage problems nationwide stem from factors such as people buying homes they could not afford, being deceived by unscrupulous lenders and taking out ...
    2008-01-04 12:22:21
  • Call lender before it starts foreclosing - Baltimore Sun

    Call lender before it starts foreclosingBaltimore Sun, United States - 36 minutes agoIf I were organizing a list, it would read: Mortgage payment, home equity loan/line of credit payment, utility bills, car payment(s), credit card debt(s) ...
    2008-01-04 12:23:20
  • What will we do if big two go bust? - Baltimore Sun

    What will we do if big two go bust?Baltimore Sun, United States - 36 minutes agoUntil now, losses in the housing world have been confined to homeowners, mortgage lenders, banks and investors in toxic mortgage securities. ...
    2008-01-04 12:23:22
  • Home loan boost for Army families - This is Wiltshire.co.uk

    Home loan boost for Army familiesThis is Wiltshire.co.uk, UK - 28 minutes ago... power by up to 32.5 per cent with a regular mortgage topped up with the new shared equity loan, provided by the Government and private sector lenders. ...
    2008-01-04 12:31:35
  • UK banks to make fewer loans available to consumers - Finance Markets

    UK banks to make fewer loans available to consumersFinance Markets, UK - 20 minutes agoThe collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market made banks unwilling to lend to one another and drove up market credit costs, pushing up mortgage prices ...
    2008-01-04 12:39:40
  • Winter of misery as mortgage and fuel costs soar - Yorkshire Post Today

    Winter of misery as mortgage and fuel costs soarYorkshire Post Today, UK - 19 minutes agoAt the same time the majority of lenders have increased their margins on mortgage lending, increasing the cost of a home loan to consumers, while fees and ...
    2008-01-04 12:41:12
  • Army couple finds help in a time of great hardship - Dallas Morning News

    Army couple finds help in a time of great hardshipDallas Morning News, TX - 9 minutes ago"But it's also a call for mortgage lenders and homebuilders to sell excess housing at discounted rates to provide a new start for other wounded warriors and ...
    2008-01-04 12:50:28
  • Bell foreclosures up (Temple Daily Telegram)

    Although Bell County home foreclosures are up for 2007, real estate experts and industry officials say the glass is still half full. Last year, 1,381 homes were sold by auction on the Bell County Courthouse Annex front steps, compared to 1,334 for 2006.
    2008-01-03 10:08:46
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-04 06:10 GMT: Housing glut could help war wounded (Interactive Investor)

    CIBOLO, Texas (AP) - The glut of unsold houses pocking the nation's newer neighborhoods may be just what the doctor ordered for thousands of wounded servicemembers facing homelessness and serious financial hardships since returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, advocates say.
    2008-01-03 10:43:06
  • ANZ lifts fixed rates (The West Australian)

    Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) is the latest bank to raise interest rates on mortgages as Australian households get swept up in the global credit crisis.
    2008-01-03 11:07:36
  • Housing glut could help war wounded (Lexington Herald-Leader)

    The glut of unsold houses pocking the nation's newer neighborhoods may be just what the doctor ordered for thousands of wounded servicemembers facing homelessness and serious financial hardships since returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, advocates say. Operation Homefront, a nonprofit that aids the families of deployed and wounded servicemembers, has launched what it says is a first of its ...
    2008-01-03 11:16:43
  • State leaders float plans to ease costs for homeowners (Press & Sun-Bulletin)

    ALBANY -- While Senate Republicans were outlining a plan Thursday that would double the size of many homeowners' STAR rebate checks, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was attacking the subprime mortgage problem, proposing that taxpayers come up with $180 million to give grants and other help to people in danger of losing their homes.
    2008-01-03 11:41:55
  • New law can help many homeowners (Lawrence Journal-World)

    New rules signed into law by President Bush a few weeks ago could help millions of homeowners — and not just those facing foreclosure — save thousands of dollars in taxes. Q: I have heard some conflicting information about the bill that President Bush recently signed to help people who (like me) are struggling to pay their mortgage. Can you please explain the new law in “plain English”?
    2008-01-03 11:54:56
  • Costello heavied bank (Adelaide Now)

    AS banks hike rates to maintain profits, the ANZ's chief economist says they would have acted sooner but for pressure by former Treasurer Peter Costello.
    2008-01-04 12:06:31