02/Jul 2008 | Obelus, I used the median household income from wiki which | Obelus, I used the median household income from wiki which had it at $66K and change. The point being, even using the highest rounded up numbers don t really pretty it up any. Tim said something in hi... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Obama's Move to the Center | ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | UBS warns of future property market losses | UBS warns of future property market losses UBS, the Swiss investment bank that has been hard hit by the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, has warned that it could be facing further losses in property mark... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Wall Street's Grim Justice: Those Who Profited from Subprimes Now Suffer Too | Washington Dispatch:What the mortgage mess means for your 401K and why Congress, and the presidential hopefuls, aren't stepping up. Prime Suspect: For Bankers, Brokers, and Speculators, Foreclosures A... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Bloomberg explains why regional bank credit is drying up | Economics Contributed by: Mike Larson (. Bloomberg has an excellent story that explains why credit is tightening up at the regional- and small-bank level. Essentially, banks are having a tougher time... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Statement of Debbie Goldstein, CRL Executive Vice President, on Release of New Numbers From HOPE NOW | WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HOPE NOW claims in a press release today that the mortgage lending industry's program of facilitating voluntary workouts for distressed mortgage holders h... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Oil passes $144 to set yet another record | GM will need to raise about $15 billion in cash to shore up liquidity and bankruptcy is not impossible if the U. auto market continues to slump, Merrill Lynch said on Wednesday. First came the floo... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | It's official: Market is in bear territory | Colombia says its military rescued former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, right, who was held six years; three U. military contractors; and 11 other hostages from leftist rebels on Wednesday... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Danes Still the Happiest | ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Presidential Candidates Differ on Free Trade | Colombia Rescues Betancourt, U. Hostages Colombian troops have rescued three American Defense Department contractors and former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt after years of captiv... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Where Credit Is Due: A Timeline of the Mortgage Crisis | 1913: Federal Reserve Act creates national banking system. 1914: Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits unfair or deceptive business practices. 1933: With memories of 1929 stock crash still fresh, Gla... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Wall Street lobbies to delay accounting rules that could bring $5 trillion back onto bank balance sheets | Wall Street lobbies to delay accounting rules that could add $5 trillion to bank balance sheets New rules could be enacted as early as 2009 . ( Reuters ) In the middle of a credit crisis that only se... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | NAACP Calls for National 'Day of Action' Against Mortgage Discrimination | Studies show African Americans are given more costly, riskier loans regardless of credit history or income . NAACP units across the country participated in a national 'Day of Action' against discrimin... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Foreclosures surge in Racine County | RACINE COUNTY With a record number of homes in foreclosure nationwide, predictably the latest foreclosure figures here are grim also. Foreclosure filings rose by nearly half in the first six months ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Fidelity Reverse Mortgage | 3488 Heartland Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93065 p: 714-679-9962 f: 805-426-8235. I am a Certified Senior Advisor who has worked in the reverse mortgage industry for over ten years. I am an active member ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Reverse Mortgages: A Great Opportunity for Seniors Who Want to Stay in Their Homes | Not familiar with reverse mortgages? You should be. A growing number of seniors have been buying these innovative loans in recent years to augment retirement income, pay for long term health care, or ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Raj Mehra | Accounting Issues. Financial Services Council Raj Mehra is the President of Chelsea Advisory Services, a financial risk and forensic accounting advisory firm in Washington DC. He has over 21 years of ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Wednesday's News Recap: ADP Employment Falls 79k; TSX Index Sheds 3 | Repeat) 02/07 07:28 - Wednesday's Events: U. Employment Data Ahead of Nonfarm Payrolls Thursday 02/07 07:14 - Fed's Lockhart Says Fed Should Act if Inflation Affects Wages 02/07 07:05 - Treasury's P... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Treasurys rise ahead of employment report | Treasury prices rose Wednesday as investors prepared for another downbeat reading on the U. On Thursday, ahead of the July 4th holiday, the Labor Department is scheduled to report on job creation and ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Survey Reveals Mortgage Servicers Still Not Helping Troubled Borrowers Keep Their Homes | SAN FRANCISCO, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Home loan servicers and lenders are not working with borrowers who need loan modifications in order to keep their homes. In a third survey of Californi... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Pace of housing rescue slows | Mortgage industry alliance helped 170,000 homeowners avoid foreclosures in May - a monthly pace that slowed even as foreclosures ramped up. Pace of housing rescue slows, as foreclosures rise.com) -- H... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Click to continue reading "Massachusetts Activates $20M To Buy Foreclosed Homes" | Filed Under Depreciation , Foreclosure Market , Housing Market , Housing Videos , Mortgage Defaults , Mortgage Delinquencies . Massachusetts has some new tools to fight the foreclosure crisis. The st... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Mortgage Application Volume Rises Off 2008 Low | Mortgage application volume rose 3.6 percent during the week ended June 27, according to the trade group Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey. The Market Composite Index, a measure... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | MortgageNewsClips: Play This Game, Wachovia 1&2, Cuomo Appraisal Rule, 2009, Jack Guttentag, All About Oil, Richard DeKaser, Park Ave. Unemployed, Vs. | July 2nd: Chevy Chase disclosure lawsuit could have big ramifications, and the sharks seem to be circling Indymac . MortgageNewsClips: Play This Game, Wachovia 1&2, Cuomo Appraisal Rule, 2009, Jac... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Judge Says Countrywide Officers Must Face Suit by Shareholders | Countrywide Financial , the beleaguered mortgage lender, must answer shareholder accusations of insider trading and an overall failure to monitor lending practices that led to the company s collapse, ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Whole Foods Retail Sells for $31M in Coral Gables | July 2, 2008 CB Richard Ellis arranged a long-term, 164,771-square-foot lease renewal and expansion at 1185 Avenue of the Americas in New York City on behalf of RSM McGladrey Inc. RSM McGladrey curren... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Wells REIT II Snags Another AT&T Building in Atlanta | Denise L. Meyer, Contributing Correspondent Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II has acquired Lindbergh Center, a groundbreaking, transit-oriented development in Atlanta s Buckhead area, in a sale-le... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | No Loans at Mountain 1st Means Credit Drying Up at Community Banks in U.S | Greg Gibson forecast 12 percent loan growth for his North Carolina bank this year. Instead, he's spending more time handing out freshly baked cookies than extending credit. Gibson is ``standing on the... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Survey day & reader feedback | JOBS REPORT:The economy shed 62,000 jobs in June, according to the Labor Department, and the unemployment rate remained 5. Those numbers are slightly worse than the consensus estimate, but the result ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Short Sale of Real Estate Can Help Homeowners Lenders, Avoid Costly Foreclosure Proceedings | Loan delinquencies are increasing. And as home prices sink back to 2003 levels in some cases owners find that they owe more than their property is worth. One of the options owners in default can u... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | El Paso leaders salute 100 grads | Passport cards now available New ID is cheaper alternative to passport Three Escamilla family members stood in line at the El Paso County Courthouse to apply for a U. passport card, a new ID card that... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Paulson, Bernanke to testify on reg restructuring | Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before a July 10 House Financial Services Committee hearing on financial markets regulatory restructuring,... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Paulson, Bernanke to Appear at First Hearing on Financi | Contact: Steve Adamske (202) 225-7141 or Heather Wong (202) 226-3314 Washington, DC-House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) today announced that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulso... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Fortes Financial Secures National City Mortgage Wholesale Division | Fortes Financial Secures National City Mortgage Wholesale Division Dallas Texas - July 1, 2008 - Fortes Financial, Inc. has completed the assumption of five regional wholesale offices formerly belongi... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Helga Zepp-LaRouche: Germany Rejects Lisbon Treaty as Financial 'Perfect Storm' Gathers | GERMAN PRESIDENT KOEHLER REFUSES TO SIGN LISBON TREATY, AS `PERFECT STORM' GATHERS OVER MONETARY-FINANCIAL SYSTEM Here is Helga's European briefing call for June 30, 2008: Helga Zepp-LaRouche July 1, ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | $$] Study finds deep subprime impact (at The Wall Street Journal Online) | Search User Name: Password: Remember Me WEE STUDY FINDS DEEP SUBPRIME IMPACT By Greg IpThe Wall Street Journal Asia Word Count: 585 panies Featured in This Article: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Mortgage lo... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | State housing market plunges | Sales of single-family homes in Fairfield County plunged by 44.55 percent between May 2007 and May 2008, and prices statewide fell more than 10 percent during the same period. The Warren Group, a Mass... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | "Will BoA Claim Preemption?" | Today (July 1) is supposed to be the closing date for the Bank of America/Countrywide merger. In recent weeks, the states of Illinois, New York, and Florida have sued Countrywide for various wrongs co... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | BRIEFING 1: VOTERS SHOULD PUNISH THE POLITICS OF GREED | The average House DFLers cast 24 votes to feather their nests in 2007 and 2008. Votes on salaries, expense accounts, year-round housing subsidies, slush funds, and a boost in the House budget of $61,0... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Bush: Housing deal possible with `less politics' | Breaking News. Bush calls out to a crowd of supporters as he prepares to board Air Force One at Thompson Field, a Mississippi Air National Guard facility in Flowood, Miss. The president was in Mississ... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Mass. AG settles with mortgage lenders to tune of $1.8M | The Massachusetts Attorney General's office said Wednesday it has settled with 10 mortgage lenders and servicers associated with fraudulent foreclosure rescue scams run by a Brockton attorney. The set... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Security Benefit remains secure | Topeka One of Topeka's major companies has seen its financial ratings downgraded by analysts. Security Benefit Life Insurance Company was cited for too many of its investments in risky, sub-prime, m... Read » |
02/Jul 2008 | Veterans nursing home could open a year late | Mike Edwards and Johnny Rouse, employees in the maintenance department at Caswelll Center, paint a newly-installed sign holder at the edge of the Caswell Cemetery Tuesday morning adjacent to the prope... Read » |