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NAMP Views new Economic Stimulus Plan as Promising Action by FHA to Boost Housing and Increase Mortgage Limits (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Government aims to help homebuyers and mortgage lenders with a new economic stimulus plan.
2008-04-12 12:01:00 -
Dominoes falling on mortgage schemers (The Columbus Dispatch)
It's the type of crime blamed for weakening the economy and ruining the American dream.
2008-04-12 12:46:22 -
News briefs (The Columbus Dispatch)
COLUMBUS Man ordered to appear at National Century hearing A federal judge yesterday ordered a man in federal custody to appear at a hearing next week for four convicted National Century corporate-fraud defendants accused of trying to flee the country before sentencing.
2008-04-12 12:46:32 -
Court affirms dismissal of suit (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit in which the owner of a Pottsville property alleged a breach of contract by the current and former holders of the mortgage on it.
2008-04-12 01:51:45 -
A Lender Failed. Did Its Auditor? (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
As homeowners and federal investigators pick through the subprime wreckage, many have asked how effectively front-line financial monitors carried out their duties.
2008-04-12 04:39:03 -
State aid in works for salmon disaster (The World)
SEATTLE — The salmon season may be a disaster but state and federal lawmakers already are pledging help.
2008-04-12 08:34:59 -
Munster schools punching up its check for residency (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
MUNSTER | School Town of Munster officials are beginning what they call a more aggressive yet family-friendly procedure for mandatory residency checks.
2008-04-12 10:03:56 -
Mapping Transportation Costs for Home Buyers (Washington Post)
When you're stuck in Beltway traffic burning $3-a-gallon gasoline to creep along at walking speed, it offers time to think. Would it be easier if I left home earlier? Would I be better off riding a train? How bad will my commute be in five years? Would life be easier and cheaper if I found a job in Pittsburgh or Nashville or some other place where the roads aren't as crowded and the homes aren't ...
2008-04-12 11:14:57 -
Credit Tightening Hits Auto Loans (FOX 29 Lake Charles)
CLEVELAND -- The national credit crunch isn't just squeezing the housing market, it's also making auto loans more difficult. Lenders are tightening their standards for car loans and that means bigger down payments and monthly installments.
2008-04-12 12:12:18 -
But What of the Small Investor? (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Lost amid all the talk of big changes is a focus on the individual investor.
2008-04-12 03:39:33 -
Fame and fortune: Sharron Davies (Times Online)
SWIMMER Sharron Davies won two gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth games and a silver at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
2008-04-12 03:41:32 -
Advertisement starts (Tiscali)
The BoE has made funds available to try and ease the crunch and has cut interest rates three times since December, but policymakers are wary of rescuing financial institutions from the consequences of their own investment decisions.
2008-04-12 12:18:37 -
Lobbyist probe sparks loophole look (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The State Ethics Commission recently opened an investigation into reports that a lobbyist gave a legislator $80,000 last year. But the agency isn't looking into the propriety of the arrangement or the size of the transaction — those issues aren't covered under state ethics law. Investigators just want to know why the lobbyist, Willie Green of Athens, did not tell them about the money, ostensibly ...
2008-04-12 01:07:37 -
Giving credit where credit is due (Sunday Herald)
crunch is making life tough for borrowers. Banks and building societies are pulling mortgages at an alarming rate.
2008-04-12 01:08:57 -
Banks must pass on cuts - Darling (BBC News)
Chancellor Alistair Darling tells mortgage lenders to play their part by passing recent interest rate cuts on.
2008-04-12 01:11:57