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  • Consumer Advocates Call for More Mortgage Protections - WRAL.com

    Consumer Advocates Call for More Mortgage ProtectionsWRAL.com, NC - 56 minutes agoConsumer advocates also called for increased regulation of mortgage lenders and more funding to enforce current laws and provide counseling to at-risk ...
    2008-01-23 03:03:44
  • Check your credit - Port Townsend Leader

    Check your creditPort Townsend Leader, WA - 55 minutes agoIt's also worth noting that the national mortgage crisis is making it more difficult for people to get home loans. Accordingly, it's more important than ...
    2008-01-23 03:05:04
  • Heritage Oaks Bancorp Reports Record 2007 Profits, Stable Asset ... - CNNMoney.com

    Heritage Oaks Bancorp Reports Record 2007 Profits, Stable Asset ...CNNMoney.com - 54 minutes agoAs a business bank, we do not hold any residential mortgages in our portfolio and have no direct exposure to the subprime mortgage situation. ...
    2008-01-23 03:06:18
  • Encomia Expands into New Office Building - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

    Encomia Expands into New Office BuildingPR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 41 minutes agoHouston-based Encomia enables mortgage lenders to more cost-effectively and efficiently originate mortgage loans by enabling lenders to process mortgage ...
    2008-01-23 03:19:15
  • It's time for consumer issues to get attention - MSNBC

    It's time for consumer issues to get attentionMSNBC - 39 minutes ago“A lot of lenders used predatory and deceptive practices – lies and misrepresentations – to get people into these loans,” says Linda Sherry director of ...
    2008-01-23 03:21:13
  • Louisiana companies take wild ride - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

    Louisiana companies take wild rideFort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 36 minutes agoWhile reporting an 11 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit, Whitney said Wednesday it has "no meaningful exposure" to subprime home mortgage loans. ...
    2008-01-23 03:23:28
  • Jim Miles: House of Cards - Palestine Chronicle

    Jim Miles: House of CardsPalestine Chronicle, WA - 36 minutes agoThe amount borrowed is staggering, as “the US has to borrow from foreign lenders (mostly Japan and China) $900 billion annually or nearly $2.5 billion every ...
    2008-01-23 03:24:17
  • Shock of recession draws near - Socialist Party

    Shock of recession draws nearSocialist Party, UK - 30 minutes agoMortgage lenders say their ability to lend will plummet if the Treasury does not bail them out as it has done with Northern Rock bank. ...
    2008-01-23 03:29:39
  • Fed cuts give strapped homeowners some breathing room - MarketWatch

    Fed cuts give strapped homeowners some breathing roomMarketWatch - 30 minutes agoLower rates also will make it easier for homeowners to qualify for refinanced loans, mortgage professionals say. Coverage of home buying and selling, ...
    2008-01-23 03:29:55
  • Capital One 4Q Profit Falls 42 Percent - The Associated Press

    Capital One 4Q Profit Falls 42 PercentThe Associated Press - 29 minutes agoAlong with North Fork came its large Alt-A lender, GreenPoint Mortgage. But as the nation's housing marked cooled, the mortgage lending industry has ...
    2008-01-23 03:30:43
  • MGIC Shares Buffeted by Rising Payouts - The Associated Press

    MGIC Shares Buffeted by Rising PayoutsThe Associated Press - 29 minutes agoHome buyers typically must get mortgage insurance when they put down less than 20 percent of their home's value. When borrowers miss payments, ...
    2008-01-23 03:30:46
  • ESSA Bancorp, Inc. Announces Operating Results for the First ... - StreetInsider.com (subscription)

    ESSA Bancorp, Inc. Announces Operating Results for the First ...StreetInsider.com (subscription), MI - 28 minutes agoIn addition to being one of the region's largest mortgage lenders, ESSA Bank & Trust offers a full range of retail and commercial financial services. ...
    2008-01-23 03:31:26
  • NovaStar unit faces involuntary bankruptcy filing - Reuters

    NovaStar unit faces involuntary bankruptcy filingReuters - 12 minutes agoNEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A unit of subprime mortgage lender NovaStar Financial Inc NOVS.PK was hit with an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition ...
    2008-01-23 03:47:42
  • AP News in Brief - Hays Daily News

    AP News in BriefHays Daily News, KS - 10 minutes agoThey also will eventually boost profit margins for banks and other lenders, which have been working to lower costs and raise cash levels through layoffs and ...
    2008-01-23 03:50:09
  • Foreclosure forum coming to GR - WOOD-TV

    Foreclosure forum coming to GRWOOD-TV, MI - 2 minutes agoThey simply stop talking to their lenders, which hurts their chances of coming up with a solution before they lose their home. In a statement, Cox said, ...
    2008-01-23 03:57:35