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  • Weigh problems before co-signing - Herald Tribune

    Millions of parents co-sign for an offspring's mortgage every year without thinking about the possible long-term consequences. Q:Our daughter and son-in-law have asked my husband and me to co-sign their loan application so they can buy their first ...
    2009-11-08 01:06:00
  • PRESS DIGEST - British business press - Nov 8 - Forbes

    Aurum is understood to have agreed a vital refinancing with its lenders that will cut its debt by a third. Borrowings of 42 million pounds at Britain's biggest private jeweller, mostly owed to Landsbanki, will be converted to equity leaving the ...
    2009-11-07 11:40:00
  • ARM-twisting helped sink WaMu - The Spokesman-Review

    This adjustable-rate ... the mortgage space.” Common wisdom holds that the mortgage meltdown began in 2007. But serious trouble was brewing four years earlier. The Federal Reserve, led by Alan Greenspan, had aggressively cut interest rates starting ...
    2009-11-08 02:39:00
  • Banks to expand "home-for-cash" lending - Nation - Thailand

    ... market, under which consumers can use their home as collateral for a personal loan, is known as the "home for cash" segment. BAY's current non-corporate portfolio comprises mortgages (70 per cent), refinancing loans (15 per cent) and home for ...
    2009-11-08 07:11:00
  • An FDA for financial products - Philadelphia Inquirer

    One of the more contentious debates in Washington today concerns a plan to regulate consumer financial services. The proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency would be the most important effort to protect consumers since the formation of the Food ...
    2009-11-08 07:21:00
  • Loan Modification Help Is Now Available To Homeowners Nationwide - PR-AU.com... (press release)

    Loan Modification Help Is Now Available To Homeowners NationwidePR-AU.com... (press release)Many homeowners across the country are unable to refinance due to credit issues and lack of home equity. In response to this, EZ loan Modifiers( ...
    2009-11-08 12:45:39
  • Time to put name back on house title? - Orlando Sentinel

    Time to put name back on house title?Orlando SentinelIn order to keep it in the event he dies, you will have to pay back the balance on the mortgage or refinance the mortgage in your name. ...
    2009-11-08 11:54:31
  • Overnight News Digest: Dark Monday - DAILY KOS

    Overnight News Digest is a daily series posting around midnight Eastern time with a host of editors. Led now by Neon Vincent, formerly led by ek hornbeck, and our founder Magnifico. This evening: A spin around the world and around the USA. All from ...
    2009-11-02 10:49:00
  • Fed expected to keep rates low - Tacoma News Tribune

    ... forcing down mortgage rates. It isn’t expected to veer from that course this week. Most economists think the Fed on Wednesday will keep the target range for its bank lending rate at zero to 0.25 percent. If it does, commercial banks’ prime ...
    2009-11-03 01:48:00
  • Fed likely to keep key interest rate at record low - WCAX

    ... recovery, Federal Reserve policymakers are sure to leave a key interest rate at a record low to ... used to peg rates on home equity loans, certain credit cards and other consumer loans, will stay at about 3.25 percent, the lowest in decades. "
    2009-11-03 11:09:00
  • Fed to hold rates at record-low - Asbury Park Press

    If it does, commercial banks' prime lending rate, used to peg rates on home equity loans, certain credit cards and other consumer loans, will stay at about 3.25 percent, the lowest in decades. "The Fed has some glide time right now to see where the ...
    2009-11-02 07:28:00
  • Clear Capital(TM) Reports U.S. Home Price Gains Shrink to 3.7 ... - PR Inside

    -- National / Four Region Overview: The national quarterly price change extended its softening trend, posting a 3.7 percent gain, while the national year-over-year price decline was trimmed again, producing single digit losses for the second month in ...
    2009-11-04 11:15:00
  • Fed to hold rates at record-low, but cracks emerge - WTVF

    ... equity loans, certain credit cards and other consumer loans, will stay at about 3.25 percent, the lowest ... holding rates low and keep supports intact for too long could unleash inflation. Warsh - a voting member of the Fed's interest-rate
    2009-11-02 12:12:00
  • Comparing the Health Care Proposals - New York Times

    Would include mandate. Penalty: 2.5 percent of adjusted gross income over a certain level, which is $9,350 for singles and $18,700 for couples. Exempt those with incomes below the above-mentioned thresholds, American Indians, people with religious ...
    2009-11-08 04:58:00
  • Cabbies say they cop abuse for $8 an hour - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

    Cabbies say they cop abuse for $8 an hourRockhampton Morning Bulletin“These rates of pay are among the lowest for adult Queenslanders, something we all could reflect upon next time we hire a cab,” Mr Brown said. ...
    2009-11-08 11:16:00