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  • Recession-Proof Your Business

    BusinessWeek - by Karen E. Klein This year stock values have taken a wild ride, fueled by worrying economic news, from the mortgage crisis to home sales declining to a credit crunch. While a formal recession can only be declared in hindsight, talk of a downturn ...
    2008-01-30 10:29:00
  • FBI Investigating Home Loan Fraud

    Time - Agency officials did not identify the companies under investigation but said the wide-ranging probe, which began in spring 2007, involves companies across the financial services industry, from mortgage lenders to investment banks that bundle home ...
    2008-01-30 09:10:00
  • Merrill Lynch to Cut Back Structured Finance, CDO Underwriting

    Bloomberg - Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Merrill Lynch & Co., the world's largest brokerage, will cut back on packaging home loans and consumer debts into securities after the collapse of the subprime mortgage market eroded demand for the products. ``Opportunities in ...
    2008-01-30 10:57:00
  • Conn. officials differ on tax break plan

    MSN MoneyCentral - The lawmakers said at a news conference that their plan is intended to help businesses and low-income residents cope with rising prices for food and fuel, home mortgage troubles and other setbacks that threaten the state's economy. Williams said the ...
    2008-01-30 09:46:00
  • Low.com Launches New Warm Transfer Lead Program

    Forbes - Low.com, a leading consumer financial services portal, announced today that it has launched its new Warm Transfers program for mortgage lenders who want immediate contact with consumers looking for refinance, purchase or home equity loans. These ...
    2008-01-30 10:29:00
  • Gas Prices and 2008 Leadership Survey: 71 Percent Expect $4 Gas This ...

    Forbes - More than half of Americans cited "rising gasoline and home heating oil prices" (51 percent), followed by the recession/economic slowdown (47 percent), the mortgage crisis/falling home prices (31 percent), higher inflation (21 percent), and an ...
    2008-01-30 10:29:00
  • UPDATE 2-U.S. mortgage applications near 4-year high-MBA

    Forbes - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home mortgages jumped to their highest in nearly four years as low interest rates led more homeowners to seek refinancing, according to data from an industry group on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers ...
    2008-01-30 08:41:00
  • Another self-sufficient family - Kingman Daily Miner

    Another self-sufficient familyKingman Daily Miner, AZ - 51 minutes ago... home by working on credit issues and setting up a savings plan. The county partners with banks, mortgage brokers and state programs to help residents. ...
    2008-01-30 10:38:44
  • Stimulus bill could have consequences - Livemint

    Stimulus bill could have consequencesLivemint, India - 51 minutes agoIf so, the additional cost will probably be borne by home buyers, eliminating most of the benefit of having a conforming mortgage, rather than a jumbo loan, ...
    2008-01-30 10:38:48
  • Gas Prices and 2008 Leadership Survey: 71 Percent Expect $4 Gas ... - Biloxi Sun Herald

    Gas Prices and 2008 Leadership Survey: 71 Percent Expect $4 Gas ...Biloxi Sun Herald,  USA - 49 minutes ago... fuel prices as their #1 economic worry for 2008, ahead of fears of recession, the mortgage foreclosure meltdown and the prospect of more joblessness. ...
    2008-01-30 10:40:47
  • Recession-Proof Your Business - BusinessWeek

    Recession-Proof Your BusinessBusinessWeek - 47 minutes agoby Karen E. Klein This year stock values have taken a wild ride, fueled by worrying economic news, from the mortgage crisis to home sales declining to a ...
    2008-01-30 10:43:08
  • Suzanne Corbin Joins Kildaire Office - dBusinessNews Triangle (press release)

    Suzanne Corbin Joins Kildaire OfficedBusinessNews Triangle (press release), NC - 43 minutes ago... a mortgage company, insurance services division, title company, an award winning relocation division, a growing Concierge home services division, ...
    2008-01-30 10:46:23
  • Firm builds from solid foundation - Financial Post

    Firm builds from solid foundationFinancial Post, Canada - 43 minutes ago(Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. estimates that $6-billion was spent on home renovations in BC in both 2006 and 2007.) Helene said they love working with ...
    2008-01-30 10:46:25
  • Merrill Lynch to Cut Back Structured Finance, CDO Underwriting - Bloomberg

    Merrill Lynch to Cut Back Structured Finance, CDO UnderwritingBloomberg - 38 minutes ago... cut back on packaging home loans and consumer debts into securities after the collapse of the subprime mortgage market eroded demand for the products. ...
    2008-01-30 10:51:34
  • The Genius of the Development Industrial-Complex - CounterPunch

    The Genius of the Development Industrial-ComplexCounterPunch, CA - 36 minutes ago... are not the private sector's array of bankers, mortgage lenders, construction companies, unions, big name developers, lawyers, consultants, investors, ...
    2008-01-30 10:54:01