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Mortgage lenders keep borrowers in the cold - Guardian Unlimited
The government's plea to banks to take a softly-softly approach to borrowers who have lost their jobs and are struggling to meet mortgage repayments and manage their debts seems to be falling on deaf ears just weeks ahead of the expected ...
2008-12-27 06:05:00 -
FHLB 11th District Cost-Of-Funds Index Up To 3.155% In Nov (The Forex Market)
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The cost of funds in the 11th District, a gauge of thrift deposit and financing costs and a key benchmark for adjustable-rate mortgage securities, was up to 3.155% in November.
2008-12-31 05:38:20 -
Biggest losers win big (The Hendersonville Times-News)
Each year, millions of out-of-shape Americans dutifully make New Year's resolutions to shed their excess flab and get fit. If losing weight tops your 2009 resolutions this year, take heart. Millions of determined weight losers actually do succeed each year.
2008-12-31 09:46:51 -
Not the worst of times, but getting close to it (Dallas Morning News)
So here we sit, looking back on the Great Crash of 2008 and forward to God knows what. Stock investors have experienced the largest bear market since the Great Depression, with the Standard & Poor's 500 index dropping 52 percent from its October 2007 high to its November 2008 low.
2008-12-31 10:07:38 -
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WELCOME GUEST! Outgoing US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said replacement Tim Geithner and his incoming team needed no lessons from him in tackling the financial crisis, in an interview.
2008-12-31 10:10:06 -
Practical advice for 2009? Just ask the futurists (The Kansas City Star)
If we could have seen 2008 coming, we might have flipped the calendar page straight to 2009 — economically speaking at least.
2008-12-31 10:26:01 -
If time is money, take time to read about it (Orillia Packet & Times)
Over the past months, the reality that a majority of the population is spending beyond their limit is very evident. As Canadians watch their American [...]
2008-12-31 10:56:23 -
How our money secrets can cost us (MSN Money Canada)
Silence may have once been golden, but with new financial wrinkles and complications, it carries a high price. Here's why openness is a much better idea.
2008-12-31 11:14:27 -
Demand on the rise for financial advice (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Things around the offices at Consumer Credit Counseling Service of East Tennessee typically tend to slow down around the holiday season.
2008-12-31 11:16:33 -
Cleaveland: Stress can tear down your body (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
The sustained, severe downturn in our nation’s economy will adversely affect the health of millions of Americans.
2008-12-31 11:19:23 -
Mortgage crisis spurs tougher rules for brokers - WHAS 11
Becoming a mortgage broker in Indiana used to be easy. Too easy. There were no background checks to weed out people convicted of financial crimes, no tests to see whether brokers actually took required classes and understood the complex mortgage ...
2008-12-31 02:18:00 -
Judge imposes 8-year term to deter others from mortgage fraud - Palm Beach Interactive
The current economic crisis could mean tougher sentences for scammers who caused untold millions of dollars in losses in South Florida's real estate market. A Fort Lauderdale federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Coral Springs man to eight years in ...
2008-12-30 05:54:00 -
William Rivers Pitt: A Very Bad Year - Scoop
The year 2008 began on a Tuesday. Matters went downhill swiftly from there. On that first day of 2008, the Taliban threatened to further escalate attacks in Afghanistan, eight people died in Gaza amid the violence of the Fatah-Hamas conflict and US ...
2008-12-31 08:59:00 -
Attorney: Glendale man victimized struggling homeowners (ABC 15 Phoenix)
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard announced Wednesday that a Glendale man has been indicted on charges related to a mortgage assistance scam. Peoria police arrested Bobby John Herrera, 33, late Tuesday.
2008-12-31 05:13:00 -
Scandal of 'no win no fee' cowboys (Independent)
Ambulance-chasing claims firms are preying on victims of crime, road accidents and financial mis-selling by cashing in on hundreds of millions of pounds worth of compensation, an investigation by The Independent has found.
2008-12-31 06:08:53