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  • Foreclosure Is Not Inevitable, Advises Consumer Finance Expert (PhysOrg)

    If homeowners facing mortgage problems follow the advice of a University of Arkansas consumer and family finance expert, they can greatly increase their chances of keeping their homes. Time is of the essence, and reliable, free help is available.
    2007-09-20 11:39:38
  • Paulson says he supports national standards for mortgage originators (The Forex Market)

    WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said today he would support an effort to create uniform standards for mortgage originators.
    2007-09-20 09:15:40
  • Credit Easing Gives Bond Guarantors Bump

    Forbes - ... backed by mortgage loans - have been hit hard by concerns over rising delinquency rates on mortgage loans made to subprime borrowers. The rising delinquencies add to fears that bond performance will be affected and lead to a call on insurance ...
    2007-09-20 03:10:00
  • Stewart Title Endorses NAHREP ''Code of Trust'' for Title and Escrow ...

    Forbes - Stewart provides title insurance and related information services required for settlement by the real estate and mortgage industries through more than 9,500 policy-issuing offices and agencies in the United States and international markets. Stewart ...
    2007-09-20 09:33:00
  • The Standard Announces Fee Education Campaign for Retirement Plan ...

    Forbes - SFG) through its subsidiaries marketed as The Standard -- Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, StanCorp Mortgage Investors, StanCorp Investment Advisers, StanCorp Real Estate ...
    2007-09-20 01:08:00
  • Reduce Premiums By Acting Like You Don't Have Insurance

    Insurance News Net - M any, if not most, people buy insurance because they have to. If you have a mortgage on your house or a loan for your car, then the bank or finance company will require you to have insurance to protect your home or auto so they will not lose their ...
    2007-09-20 10:52:00
  • SBA Disaster Loans are for Uninsured Losses

    Forbes - ATLANTA, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio disaster victims are reminded that SBA disaster loans are for losses not covered by insurance, grants, or other forms of disaster assistance, there can be no duplication of benefits. If a mortgage-holder on real ...
    2007-09-20 02:19:00
  • Fed chief calls for new mortgage rules

    International Herald Tribune - We are looking closely at some mortgage lending practices, including prepayment penalties, escrow accounts for taxes and insurance, stated-income and low-documentation lending and the evaluation of a borrower's ability to repay." Prepayment penalties ...
    2007-09-20 11:56:00
  • Cincinnati Financial Corporation Files Petition to Modify Subpoenas ...

    Forbes - ... the manner and timing of our investment transactions -- Recession or other economic conditions or regulatory, accounting or tax changes resulting in lower demand for insurance products -- Events, such as the sub-prime mortgage ...
    2007-09-20 01:15:00
  • Fitch: Partial Sherman Sale a Potential Credit Positive for Radian

    Forbes - Yesterday's announced sale of a partial interest in Sherman Financial Group LLC (Sherman) broadly improves the financial flexibility and capital position of Radian Group Inc.'s (Radian) mortgage insurance company, according to Fitch Ratings. On Sept ...
    2007-09-20 10:59:00
  • Subprime mortgage lending and mitigating foreclosures (Federal Reserve Board)

    Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to appear before you to discuss the origins of the problems in the subprime-mortgage market and the response of the Federal Reserve to these developments.
    2007-09-20 05:42:09
  • Fed chief calls for new mortgage rules (International Herald Tribune)

    Ben Bernanke's call for consideration of stricter regulation of mortgage lending practices signals a shift from regulatory policy.
    2007-09-20 04:49:40
  • Fed Chief Testifies on Mortgage Rules (New York Times)

    Ben S. Bernanke?s call for consideration of stricter regulation of mortgage lending practices signals a shift from regulatory policy over the past several years.
    2007-09-20 07:55:59
  • Mortgage turmoil hurts Long Island job market

    Newsday - In August, bankrupt American Home Mortgage Investment Corp., once one of the country's largest lenders, laid off almost all of its 1,400 employees in Melville. By contrast, New York City's financial-activities category added 10,900 jobs. Demand for ...
    2007-09-20 03:02:00
  • US 30-yr mortgage little changed in wk -Freddie Mac

    Reuters - Lenders also charged 0.6 percent on the one-year ARM, down from 0.8 percent last week, and 0.5 percent on the 5/1 ARM, down from 0.6 percent. Freddie Mac is a mortgage finance company chartered by Congress that buys mortgages from lenders and ...
    2007-09-20 11:56:00