2008-10-06 13:54:00

ABC NewsTwo-Thirds of Struggling Homeowners Meet Key Criteria for Housing ...Earthtimes (press release), UK - 2 hours agoFrom those surveyed, the top challenge to participation in the FHA program is paying off a home equity loan or second mortgage. ...Federal bailout lacks control of home loans to aid owners Boston GlobeFHA Takes on Subprime, Alt-A Loans Shunned by Private Lenders BloombergReview of mortgage documents could save your home Sarasota Herald-TribuneLos Angeles Times - San Jose Mercury Newsall 572 news articles.

2008-10-06 13:54:00

New York TimesMany pieces go flying from mortgage implosionDallas Morning News, TX - Oct 5, 2008Prime mortgage: A real estate loan in which the borrower meets the underwriting standards set by federal home loan agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ...Lockhart says Freddie, Fannie may sell bad assets: report MarketWatchPressured to Take More Risk, Fannie Reached Tipping Point New York TimesBrent Batten: Tracking the blame in financial meltdown Naples Daily NewsLA Canyon Newsall 52 news articles.

2008-10-06 13:54:00

AFPBank of America Re-Structuring Home LoansKRGV, TX - 52 minutes agoBorrowers could see their interest rates lowered or have their loan principal cut. Some might even qualify to pay nothing but interest for 10 years. ...Countrywide to Set Aside $8.4 Billion in Loan Aid New York TimesBank of America Announces Nationwide Homeownership Retention ... MarketWatchCountrywide to make amends Central Valley Business TimesPR Newswire (press release) - Reutersall 534 news articles.

2008-10-06 13:54:00

WELT ONLINEHow the Credit Crunch is Hitting HomeU.S. News & World Report, DC - Oct 3, 2008At some dealers, loan approvals are down 50 percent. And most homeowners can forget about using a home equity loan to help finance a car—since home equity ...Video: Stocks Decline on Unemployment, Factory Reports AssociatedPressYour guide to the bailout The Northwest Florida Daily NewsDown on Wall Street: What Stories Can You Tell? Poynter.orgEconomic Times - Danbury News Timesall 2,918 news articles.

2008-10-06 13:54:00

Boston GlobeObama, McCain: 'Terrorists, Keating Five'The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau, DC - 55 minutes agoThe four senators met with the chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Ed Gray. He told the senators that, as chairman of the board, ...Obama Campaign Uses Micro-site To Brand McCain As Peddler Of ... Wired NewsPolitical Punch ABC NewsObama To Hit McCain On Seventeen-Year-Old "Keating Five" Scandal AgoravoxHuffington Post - NorthFulton.comall 330 news articles.

2008-10-06 13:54:00

New tighter credit will change the way Americans view debtThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - Oct 5, 2008In the late 1970s, the once-shameful second mortgage became a "home equity loan" -- a way to boost your quality of life by borrowing against your house. ...Personal Finance: Deflating your debt Dallas Morning Newsall 11 news articles.

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Bailout can put home equity back on trackTMCnet - Oct 5, 2008But several reported that with new loans, they more closely examine a home's loan-to-value ratio, which is the outstanding loan balance compared with the ....

2008-10-06 13:54:00

Not Everyone Should Own a HomeWall Street Journal - 10 hours agoThis is made worse by the fact that traditionally many American mortgages were typically set at a fixed rate for the 25- or 30-year life of the loan and the ...Blame bad rules, not capitalism Turkish Daily News (subscription)all 2 news articles.

2008-10-06 13:54:00

Squeeze on loan supply will push house prices lowerFinancial Times, UK - 14 hours agoBy Ellen Kelleher The scarcity of low-priced mortgage deals is hitting home sales across the UK - as the value of the average property has fallen by 12.4 ....

2008-10-06 13:54:00

Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on 1 Irwin Home Equity Loan ...MarketWatch - Oct 2, 2008NEW YORK, Oct 02, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on one Irwin HELOC transaction. Unless stated otherwise ....