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  • Taxes, IRS - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs

    But there are thousands of retirees and disabled veterans who qualify for economic stimulus payments and haven't filed a claim yet. The IRS says about 5.2 million people in this category may qualify for a rebate but still haven't file a tax return ...
    2008-06-19 10:57:00
  • See Profile - Huffingtonpost.com

    I hope it is obvious that I believe that the companies and the gov't that refuses to regulate anything are ultimately at fault. But when the media misrepresents a problem in a way that makes it seem like it is a handful of individual cases and "a few ...
    2008-06-19 02:54:00
  • Council claims local income tax would cost £133m a year - Herald

    Scotland's biggest council is warning it could lose as much as £133m per year from its budget under the SNP Government's plans for replacing council tax with a local income tax. Labour-controlled Glasgow City Council has calculated the tax would ...
    2008-06-20 03:54:00
  • Bargains For The Taking: How To Score Your Dream Home From Strapped ... - NebraskaTV

    If you're ready to take the plunge in today's housing market you've got to get pre-qualified beyond your basic credit check. The market is changing from day to day and as costs rise your chances at scoring that dream home gets tighter. "People are ...
    2008-06-18 05:54:00
  • Reflex ‘will create more than 40 jobs in a year’ - This is North East

    A NEW online mortgage company based on Teesside is expecting to create more than 40 jobs during the next year. Reflex Mortgage Solutions has been set up in Stockton by property investor Ian Davison to help remove the red tape that can limit lending ...
    2008-06-19 11:51:00
  • Marni Soupcoff on Google's hot trends: Juneteenth, Jamie Lynn Spears ... - Nationalpost.com

    Every year on June 19th, Americans with a keen sense of history — or a good grasp of how to use Google — stop to reflect on the events of the same date in 1865. That was when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and made it known that the ...
    2008-06-19 12:52:00
  • Can you afford to buy? (mymoney.iafrica.com)

    Buying a house can be a nerve-wracking process as for most people it's the biggest investment they'll ever make. However, as Saul Geffen of MortgageSA says, there's no need to panic if you ask yourself these six simple questions first.
    2008-06-20 12:03:16
  • Nine charged in mortgage fraud (The Reporter)

    Nine defendants from Solano County were charged Tuesday in Federal Court in Sacramento with mail fraud, money laundering and related offenses in connection with a "cash back to buyer" mortgage fraud scheme. Included in the case of United States v. Joy Johnson et al, are defendants Joy Johnson, 33; Elizabeth Carrion, 40; Lenin Galeano, 32, and Carmen Galeano, 30, Angelito Evangelista, 40; Clarisa
    2008-06-20 07:26:47
  • Last Chance For HSBC 'Rescue' Mortgage (The Motley Fool)

    HSBC's 'Rate Matcher' mortgage fights back against payment shock...but not for much longer.
    2008-06-20 01:16:40
  • Ilyce Glink: Prepayments help owner pay off mortgage early (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)

    Q: I own a home. In 2004, I refinanced and got a $200,000, 15-year loan at 5.25 percent. For one year, I paid an extra $500 per month. I now owe $125,000. I am still paying 1/12 of the payment each month.
    2008-06-20 02:35:15
  • Extra toward mortgage pays off (The Charlotte Observer)

    Q: I own a home. In 2004, I refinanced and got a $200,000, 15-year loan at 5.25 percent. For one year I paid an extra $500 per month. I now owe $125,000. I am still paying 1/12 of the payment each month. I am not sure how many years I have left at this point due to all of my prepayments. I want to pay the house off in the next five years. How much do I need to add to my monthly payment in order ...
    2008-06-20 03:54:43
  • Florida man pleads guilty in mortgage scam - MSN MoneyCentral

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A Florida man has pleaded guilty in Alabama to defrauding a mortgage company out of more than $2 million in a scheme involving the purchase and resale of more than 200 homes in three states. Robert B. Guest Jr., 44, of Orlando ...
    2008-06-20 03:00:00
  • Project Restart and the Wamulians - BusinessWeek

    It’s been another tough week for Washington Mutual, the nation’s largest and perhaps most troubled thrift. The company announced a major new restructuring called Project Restart. Some 1,200 employees were let go. Offices have been closed and ...
    2008-06-20 03:28:00
  • Halifax hikes home loan rates in 20th set of changes this year - The Independent

    Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, will hike the rates on its home loans by up to another 50 basis points today, forcing remortgaging homeowners and first-time buyers to shell out even more on their monthly payments. As of this morning ...
    2008-06-20 04:54:00
  • Three Sought In Mortgage Fraud Sting - MSNBC

    Rafael Santiago, 39, Angel Armendariz, 27, and Lucette Montane, 25, are among six San Diego loan officers accused of wire fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Karen Hewitt. The three other accused loan officers are Abner Betech, 27; Said Betech, 32; and ...
    2008-06-18 05:47:00