Mortgage and Financial News From 2010-7-19 Page 01
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City of Tyler launches new program to help residents increase their credit score
Having a good credit score can make a big difference in your financial life. It's a score that dictates your rates for everything from buying a home to a car.
2010-07-19 08:29:51 -
What Will Financial Reform Mean for the Poorest?
With President Obama set to sign financial reform legislation, much of the attention has been on the biggest U.S. banks lately. But what about lending practices that affect the poorest Americans? Hari Sreenivsan discusses the "poverty industry" with "Broke, USA" author Gary Rivlin.
2010-07-19 08:34:19 -
Some experts see peril in call for higher interest rates
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has seldom heard such unanimity about what he should do with interest rates at a time of economic uncertainty.
2010-07-19 08:43:08 -
Eagle County nearing soft launch' for loan program
Energy smart loans. What they're for: Energy-efficient home improvements, from insulation and windows to furnaces and solar panels. Who will be eligible? Any local homeowner whose mortgage isn't held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
2010-07-19 08:48:12 -
Nashville police nab South Carolina fugitive
Nashville police received a tip Monday about the location of a man wanted in South Carolina for kidnapping and first-degree burglary. Chief William Creech said the officers obtained a search warrant for the Wheeless Circle address of Jarren Porters mother, where he was reportedly staying.
2010-07-19 08:50:36 -
Its time to review the direction of tax credits for low-income housing
Economists classify tax incentives as transfer payments because they are indirect expenditures of government money. A treatise on tax incentives such as credits, deductions, abatements, exclusions, deferrals and rate differentials would be a thick book. Newspaper column space is limited, so lets examine one specific program, low-income housing.
2010-07-19 09:24:50 -
RPT-HDFC Bank eyes over 20 pct loan growth, Q1 meets f'cast
(Repeats story issued late on Monday)
2010-07-19 09:46:15 -
Builders' optimism falls to 15-month low
U.S. home builders are turning increasingly pessimistic about their business after home sales dried up when a federal subsidy expired, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Home Builders .
2010-07-19 09:57:15 -
Local bank offering first-time home buyers information
Even though tax credits for first-time home buyers may be gone for now, it is still a great time for those buyers in the North Fort Myers and Cape Coral areas, said local banking executives.
2010-07-19 10:03:26 -
Latest real estate statistics
MLS home sales were down very slightly in June showing a decrease of three over the same period last year. There were 2,332 active MLS listings compared to 2,253 in June 2009, said Christine Kemp.[...]
2010-07-19 10:47:04 -
RBAs Stevens Says Push to Stop Next Crisis Mustnt Curb Growth
Global efforts to regulate away the threat of another financial crisis must ensure they dont undermine economic growth or push risk taking underground, Australias central bank Governor Glenn Stevens said.
2010-07-19 10:51:37 -
Mortgage Modifications
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- Home mortgage interest rates are at all time lows and many people are thinking about modifying their mortgages to take advantage. What some people don't know is there are several organizations in Minnesota that will help "for free".
2010-07-19 10:53:48 -
Dollar And Yen Decline On Strong Asian Stocks
(RTTNews) - Tuesday in Asia, the US dollar and the Japanese yen weakened against their major opponents as a rally in most Asian stocks lifted traders's risk appetite and thus reduced demand for safe-haven currencies.
2010-07-19 11:27:58 -
Cantor, Abu Dhabi Bank, JPMorgan, Drill Ban, BP, Toyota in Court News
Former carbon credits brokerage executive Stephen Drummond is suing for wrongful dismissal after a unit of Cantor Fitzgerald LP fired him in March 2009 for discussing a job with a competitor.
2010-07-19 11:39:43 -
Qatar confident of property recovery
Many real estate developments in the Gulf may have been killed off by the financial crisis, but Qatar is pressing ahead with its grandiose property projects.
2010-07-19 11:58:44