Better Mortgage Rate News
Yesterday: 2010-09-02
The latest mortgage articles are presented below, with older discoveries located in the mortgage news archive.
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Eric Koula’s financial woes detailed in homicide hearing
Eric Koula was gifted more than $1 million from his father but lost it day-trading before he killed his parents in late May, a state agent testified Friday. Dennis Koula gave his son $500,000 in 2006 and 2007, then another $100,000 in October, said John Christophersen, a special agent with the state Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation.
2010-09-03 02:25:00 -
Mortgages and Refinancing
Mortgage rates have dropped 10 times in the past eleven weeks. Nationwide mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports both 30-year and 15-year loans are at their lowest in decades.
2010-09-03 02:55:02 -
Owning a piece of Thailand
One of the most frequently asked questions about property from expatriates in Thailand is why the Land of Smiles welcomes visitors from around the globe with open arms but does not allow them to own property. Is this really xenophobia?
2010-09-03 03:40:31 -
Steven Romick Q2 Shareholder Letter: Portfolio remains conservatively postured
Steven Romick of FPA Crescent Fund just released his Q2 shareholder letter. We highly recommend you to read it. ... portfolio remains conservatively postured as we watch the economy try to clear a raft of hurdles, including: * The eventual end of stimulus funds. * As many people are no longer able to live rent-free in bank-owned homes and have to once again pay for shelter, we expect a trickle ...
2010-09-03 05:26:39 -
Overland Park loan officer Rabicoff admits to $3M mortgage fraud scheme - Kansas City Business Journal
Jason Rabicoff, a 34-year-old loan officer from Overland Park, has admitted that he perpetrated a $3 million mortgage fraud scheme. Rabicoff pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with a ...
2010-09-03 11:21:00 -
Mo. man gets 12-plus years in mortgage fraud case - CNBC
... Ryan Miller, of Kansas City, Mo., also was ordered to pay more than $5.8 million in restitution. Miller pleaded ... loan applications that contained false statements to lenders to obtain money.
2010-09-01 09:43:00 -
Archives
09/03/10: Manna from heaven: West Virginia senate seat 08/31/10: How GOPers will win the senate 08/26/10: Party trend has yet to kick in 08/24/10: Advice to GOP candidates: Avoid adjectives, nouns are good enough 08/19/10: Ground Zero mosque: The real issue 08/18/10: House Dems Face Tough Triage Choices 08/13/10: A Contract with America for 2010 08/12/10: Michelle's Travels Will Trigger Backlash ...
2010-09-03 04:41:19 -
Veteran Democrat faces fight of his life
Representative Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him. American Legion - United States - Democratic - Veteran - Military
2010-09-03 04:45:54 -
College Sports Capsules: Drexel moves on from arrest
He loved the sights, sounds and competitive basketball Drexel experienced on last week's tour of Turkey that let Flint, the Dragons' 10th-year coach, get an early look at an unexpected new lineup.
2010-09-03 05:41:57 -
Evening Times
Scotland has escaped the Royal Bank Of Scotland’s plans to cut another 3500 jobs.
2010-09-03 06:04:32 -
Real Estate News: Mortgage Rates Fall to 4.32%
Here's a look at the real estate news in today's WSJ.
2010-09-03 08:48:16 -
If Leatherface Beats His Rap Value Investors Could Lose
The SEC's case against Mozilo and other Countrywide fat cats could impact deep value investors.
2010-09-03 10:21:16 -
Midvale man charged in mortgage fraud scheme
SALT LAKE CITY — A Midvale man is under federal indictment in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme in which he...
2010-09-03 10:55:41 -
Sarawak Noir
By Bunga Pakma If there were instruments for measuring the level of ambient paranoia—something like the scanner the crew employs inGhostbusters—I have no doubt that the needle on the dial would be red-lining about now. Edward Gibbon’s words about history work well enough to describe the news here in Malaysia, as little more than a [...]
2010-09-03 11:15:12 -
Finance and Banking
On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Act") became law. The U.S. Congress designed the Act to address what it perceived to be a vast number of failures that led to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
2010-09-03 11:28:42