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<title><![CDATA[NAACP protests mortgage discrimination, files lawsuit - Chicago Defender]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/NAACP-protests-mortgage-discri-130901/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE-The National NAACP declared a National Day of Action against mortgage discrimination earlier this month. Across the U.S. in over 15 major markets, local NAACP branches held press conferences on courthouse steps,  (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 02:28:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Compensation That's Dangerously High - Forbes]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Compensation-Thats-Dangerousl-130900/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senate and House leaders have reached a deal to help troubled homeowners, assist Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and seek a floor under home prices. Sadly, legislators remain reluctant to address the fundamental flaws in (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 02:56:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[More giving up on buying a home - News.com.au]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/More-giving-up-on-buying-a-hom-130899/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Firtst time buyers are have to borrow has doubled in 10 years More than a third of households are renting Calculator : What's your borrowing power? THE dream of a white picket fence is fading with new figures revealing t (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 04:22:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Help Is On the Way - Forbes]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Help-Is-On-the-Way---Forbes-130898/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly a year and a half into the U.S. mortgage crisis, Congress has taken its most significant step in coming to the aid of beleaguered borrowers and propping up mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac . Tuesday, the (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 03:46:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[NVR's profit down 43 percent in Q2 - MSN MoneyCentral]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/NVRs-profit-down-43-percent-i-130897/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[RESTON, Va. (AP) - The housing slump continued to take its toll on homebuilder NVR Inc. as second-quarter earnings dropped 43 percent amid declining orders for new homes and falling income from mortgage lending, the comp (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-22 10:11:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[California foreclosures jump to 20-year high - Reuters]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/California-foreclosures-jump-t-130896/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The number of homes lost to foreclosure in California soared to a 20-year high in the second quarter and mortgage default notices jumped to a record as well, underscoring the depth of the state' (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 07:25:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[House votes to back Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, stem foreclosures - Los Angeles Times]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/House-votes-to-back-Fannie-Mae-130895/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The House approved a sweeping plan today that responds to the most serious housing crisis since the Great Depression by providing a federal backstop for struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 03:39:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Housing market claims Davis Homes (WISH-TV Indianapolis)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Housing-market-claims-Davis-Ho-130894/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[One of Indiana's largest local homebuilders is the latest casualty of the woeful housing market. Locally-owned Davis Homes announced Wednesday it's done building homes. (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 04:27:15]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[House approves housing rescue bill (Las Vegas Sun)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/House-approves-housing-rescue--130893/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Wed, Jul 23, 2008 (4:27 p.m.) The House has passed legislation that aims to help 400,000 strapped homeowners who are facing foreclosure and prevent troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing. (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 04:32:43]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Ministers may have to consider radical action as mortgage famine intensifies (Independent)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Jeremy-Warners-Outlook-Minis-130892/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ News from the housing market just gets worse and worse. The number of new mortgage approvals fell a further 23 per cent in June to a level which is now nearly 70 per cent lower than a year ago. If the drop rate continue (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 04:34:37]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Pressure mounts for housing market bail-out (Independent)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Pressure-mounts-for-housing-ma-130891/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Government is coming under increasing pressure to bring relief to a housing market starved of funding and in a state of near collapse.   (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 04:34:47]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[House approves housing bill; money could help San Joaquin Valley (Modesto Bee)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/House-approves-housing-bill-m-130890/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The House has approved a still-controversial housing bill supporters say could offer some relief for the San Joaquin Valley's foreclosure crisis. (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 04:36:06]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Four in ten buyers pull out of house deals as prices plunge and mortgage approvals sink to record low (Daily Mail: World News)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Four-in-ten-buyers-pull-out-of-130889/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Four out of ten homebuyers in some areas are pulling out of sales after losing their nerve or failing to get a mortgage, the Bank of England said yesterday. (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 04:38:46]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Body missing in sea, secret door, false identity: scam that almost paid off (Guardian Unlimited)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Body-missing-in-sea-secret-do-130888/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[From Harlepool to Panama, the saga of John Darwin, the back-from-the-dead canoeist and, his wife, Anne (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 04:41:30]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Edwards, Busted - Slate]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Edwards-Busted---Slate-130887/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[If McCain is doing so badly , why isn't that showing up here ? Or here ? ... 8:25 A.M. Edwards, Rielle Hunter, Busted: HuffPo 's Sam Stein, who got the story rolling , appears to be vindicated. ... P.S.: Always trust con (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 09:13:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Good homes under $300G? Take your pick - Lowell Sun]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Good-homes-under-300G-Take-y-130886/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[For prospective home buyers, today's deals may be as good as they're going to get in the near term. Home prices have fallen dramatically, and interest rates are still low. (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 03:22:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - July 23 - Reuters]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/PRESS-DIGEST-Australian-Genera-130885/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[New South Wales patients will be able to compare hospitals' safety records after Health Minister Reba Meagher backed the publication of infection rates as part of a uniform national health scheme. An estimated 200,000 pa (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-22 02:15:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[DiamondRock Hospitality Company Reports Second Quarter Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/DiamondRock-Hospitality-Compan-130884/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ DiamondRock Hospitality Company today announced results of operations for its second fiscal quarter 2008, which ended on June 13, 2008. The Company is a lodging focused real estate investment trust that owns twenty prem (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-22 01:15:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Trustmark Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Declares $0.23 Quarterly Cash Dividend (wallstreet:online AG)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Trustmark-Corporation-Announce-130883/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Trustmark Corporation (NASDAQ:TRMK) announced net income of $17.6 million in the second quarter of (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-22 02:48:07]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Boston Properties, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results (Fox News)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Boston-Properties-Inc-Announ-130882/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Reports diluted FFO per share of $1.19 Reports diluted EPS of $0.66   (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-22 08:08:41]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage fiasco led to this (The Charlotte Observer)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Mortgage-fiasco-led-to-this-T-130881/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Q. What led to this? Wachovia's job cuts and losses represent fallout from problems battering the U.S. economy. Years of lax mortgage lending spurred a building boom and helped drive up home prices. A lot of people got m (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 03:31:17]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Get a Mortgage in Today's Market (Carteret County News-Times)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/How-to-Get-a-Mortgage-in-Today-130880/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[(ARA) - Whether you're buying your first home or looking for a larger home, now may be the time to act. Not only do interest rates remain relatively low, in many markets you can get much more house for your money than yo (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 08:38:26]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[First California Financial Group Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results; Favorable Asset Quality Trends; Strong Capital ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/First-California-Financial-Gro-130879/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ First California Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCAL) today reported net income of $1.3 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 02:40:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada Inflation Quickens to 3.1%, Fastest Since `05 (Update3) - Bloomberg]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Canada-Inflation-Quickens-to-3-130878/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Canada's inflation rate in June was the highest since September 2005 as energy costs surged, forcing companies such as Air Canada to raise fares. Consumer prices rose 3.1 percent from a year earlie (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 01:02:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Fitch Rates Burleson ISD, Texas' $82.6MM GOs 'AAA' PSF/'A' Underlying - PR Inside]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Fitch-Rates-Burleson-ISD-Texa-130877/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to Burleson Independent School District, Texas' (Burleson ISD, or the district) $82.6 million unlimited tax school building bonds, series 2008, based on a guaranty provided by the  (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 01:30:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Quarter of borrowers expect mortgage woes - News.com.au]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Quarter-of-borrowers-expect-mo-130876/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[25pc of home owners think they'll have mortgage problems Interest rates a bigger concern than job loss Calculator : Compare home loans on the market CONCERN about high interest rates has overtaken job loss as the biggest (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 07:18:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Potential triple dissent to test Bernanke - Reuters]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Potential-triple-dissent-to-te-130875/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faces a potential mauling from three policy hawks in August that may test his apparent desire to keep interest rates steady until the smoke clears a bit more in f (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 01:02:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Bank split on 'difficult' interest rate decision - In the News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Bank-split-on-difficult-inte-130874/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Bank of England was split three ways on the future cost of borrowing this month as it faced a "difficult" decision. Minutes from the monetary policy committee (MPC) show seven members voted to maintain the status quo (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 12:26:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Bank of England split over interest rates - Times Online]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Bank-of-England-split-over-int-130873/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A surprise three-way split in the Bank of England’s rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee this month, with one member backing an immediate rise in interest rates, fuelled uncertainty in the City yesterday over the Ban (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 11:43:00]]></pub_date>
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<title><![CDATA[Banks quietly hike interest rates for credit card customers - Livemint.com]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Banks-quietly-hike-interest-ra-130872/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Mumbai: India’s banks are again quietly raising interest rates on credit card loans. And sticking it in the fine print. And, this time, instead of going for across-the-board hike, banks are starting to discriminate, us (more...)]]></description>
<pub_date><![CDATA[2008-07-23 12:04:00]]></pub_date>
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