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  • Weekly remarks: Sue Myrick on healthcare costs, options; Obama on ... - Los Angeles Times Blogs

    Leaders of the world’s largest economies will gather next week in Pittsburgh for the second time this year. The first meeting of the G-20 nations in April came at the height of the global financial crisis – a crisis that required unprecedented ...
    2009-09-19 07:44:00
  • Gov’t gives shelter to thousands -- Noli - The Journal Group Online

    VICE President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) concurrent chairman Noli De Castro yesterday said the government was able to provide shelter assistance to nearly a million families in almost eight years, the success of ...
    2009-09-19 11:05:00
  • Lending foundations shifting - Stuff

    Finance company interest rates on first mortgages over investment properties may hit 14% or more when new rules governing the finance sector come into force next year. Tim Lamont, director of mezzanine finance with BNZ, said the new rules would ...
    2009-09-19 12:02:00
  • Market Watch - Seattle Post Intelligencer

    I did an interview for HGTV's "What You Get for the Money" quite a while back, featuring a home in Wedgewood that was appraised for $800,000.00. More recently, we tried selling the home and it was listed in the $600K price range, but it did not sell ...
    2009-09-19 03:15:00
  • The Bailout Bill Comes Due, Vexing Federal Agencies - Free Internet Press

    A year ago, as the financial system was threatening to collapse, federal regulators offered all sorts of assistance to ward off catastrophe. The strategy worked, at least so far, but the bill is starting to come due. The Federal Housing ...
    2009-09-19 03:37:00
  • FHA chief says the mortgage insurer won't need a bailout - Los Angeles Times

    FHA chief says the mortgage insurer won't need a bailoutLos Angeles TimesThe percentage of FHA-backed loans at least 90 days overdue or in foreclosure was 7.78% for the second quarter, up from 5.43% a year earlier, the Mortgage ...and more »
    2009-09-19 03:47:07
  • Recession swells as UK govt borrows record £16.1b in Aug - Arab Times

    Recession swells as UK govt borrows record £16.1b in AugArab TimesLONDON: Net lending to businesses and for home mortgages slumped to record lows in July and may have dropped further in August, the Bank of England said ...and more »
    2009-09-19 03:47:34
  • Guest column: Measure price index differently for Social Security ... - DesMoinesRegister.com

    Guest column: Measure price index differently for Social Security ...DesMoinesRegister.comRent is probably lower, since many older people have paid off their mortgages. And two elderly people surely don't spend as much on food as a young family ...
    2009-09-19 04:08:35
  • Plus1 Marketing rockets up magazine ranking - Columbia Daily Tribune

    Plus1 Marketing rockets up magazine rankingColumbia Daily TribuneVAMortgageCenter.com brokers Department of Veterans Affairs-backed mortgages. The firm takes VA-qualified borrowers through the process, from getting them ...and more »
    2009-09-19 08:02:35
  • Low expectations for new loan help program - Atlanta Journal Constitution

    Low expectations for new loan help programAtlanta Journal ConstitutionDoing so allowed Americans to take out long-term mortgages with a 20 percent down payment rather than the 50 percent that was customary. ...and more »
    2009-09-19 09:26:31
  • Time to cash in - Financial Post

    Time to cash inFinancial PostNo government bailouts were necessary and the only intervention -- Ottawa bought $125-billion worth of insured mortgages off banks' balance sheets -- is ...and more »
    2009-09-19 10:28:18
  • 80 MPs must pay mortgage claims back - Times Online

    Times Online80 MPs must pay mortgage claims backTimes Online... have found MPs have routinely been claiming the full cost of mortgages on their second homes, even though they are only allowed to recoup the interest. ...
    2009-09-19 03:02:00
  • Main Event Conference: SLO Median Home Price Levels Out: Room for ... - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

    Main Event Conference: SLO Median Home Price Levels Out: Room for ...istockAnalyst.com (press release)"The other side is the upper end that's starting to be impacted, not so much by the Alt-A loans (those mortgages that fall between prime and subprime) and ...
    2009-09-19 03:02:18
  • Shun the big names to secure the best deals - Times Online

    Times OnlineShun the big names to secure the best dealsTimes OnlineHowever, Richard Morea at L&C Mortgages, the broker, said: “The Islamic Bank deal could be attractive to homeowners expecting to pay off large chunks of ...
    2009-09-19 03:10:14
  • The Search for a Hero on Wall Street - New York Times

    The Search for a Hero on Wall StreetNew York TimesHe also praises Mr. Dimon for declaring a moratorium on foreclosures on owner-occupied homes with JPMorgan Chase mortgages from the fall of 2008 through ...
    2009-09-19 04:35:38