Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Loan breather for Gulf returnees (Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News)

Following the spate in suicides by workers who were recently deported from Gulf countries and the plight of thousands who had returned earlier, the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday announced a moratorium on the collection of loans taken by these people before going abroad.

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Union National Bank's new Combo Loan (AME Info)

Union National Bank (UNB) has introduced a unique 'Combo Loan' limited period offer, targeting salaried Expat and UAE Nationals.

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Six questions to ask about taking out a loan or paying one early (Pioneer Press)

Americans are drowning in debt. Advice abounds to cut up the credit cards, rethink the car loan and step away from the home equity line.

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Penalty for pre-paying loan unfair? SC to decide (The Times of India)

The Supreme Court has taken up for adjudication the issue which prevents many from shedding at least a part of their debt burden even when they want to.

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Loan scandal charges grow (The Herald-Sun)

Grand jurors heaped 21 new fraud indictments Monday onto a previously existing felony charge against the former administrator of a city small-business loan program that collapsed in scandal six years ago.

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Man convicted of fraud seeks loan repayment (The Argus Leader)

An insurance agent waiting to be sentenced for embezzlement and fraud has filed a lawsuit seeking repayment of a personal loan he said he issued in 2004. Paul Wentzlaff, 46, of Sioux Falls faces prison time and could be ordered to pay more than $400,000 in restitution to two elderly clients when he is sentenced Nov. 29. In a lawsuit filed in Minnehaha Circuit Court, he asked another judge for ...

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Lower rates with Union National Bank's new Combo Loan (Zawya)

Abu Dhabi - Union National Bank (UNB) Union National Bank (UNB) has introduced a unique 'Combo Loan' limited period offer, targeting salaried Expat and UAE Nationals.

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IndusInd Bank rejigs loan portfolio (Business Standard India)

IndusInd Bank is planning to re-balance its retail portfolio by reducing its dependence on vehicle financing on account of the rising interest rate risks. The bank had earlier decided to offer personal loans only to customers with corporate salary accounts due to fears of defaults.

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Monday, September 17, 2007

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Tri-Creek to seek loan for technology (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

LOWELL | Tri-Creek schools will apply for a state loan to fund technology after the move received divided School Board approval Thursday.

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Many small firms caught in credit squeeze (Sun-Sentinel)

The signs can be subtle, like a change in reporting requirements on a line of credit, or they can be quite blatant the denial of a loan application.

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3 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Home Equity Loan (Contacto)

1. Avoid being unaware of the differences between a Home Equity Loan and a Home Equity Line of Credit. It is important that you understand the differences between the two types of home equity loans so you will know which one is better for your situation.

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Too many 'flying blind' when it comes to finances (El Paso Times)

A recent survey conducted for personal-finance Web site Bankrate. com shows that most Americans don't understand the basics of managing their credit.

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Steve Bucci: Say no to payday loan; get some budgeting help instead (Arizona Daily Star)

Q I'm deep in debt with payday loans. Is there a solution for paying off or getting payment plans on these types of loans, or am I out of luck? I have a total of eight.

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Credit unions offer blended loans (BizJournals)

SAFE Credit Union is rolling out marketing for a home-equity loan geared toward car buyers.

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Private equity will emerge much-changed from the chaos (Financial Times)

Remember private equity? It was the future once - the model not just for amassing vast personal wealth but for running companies, period. At present, it is shrouded in the fog that covers most of the financial landscape.

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Seniors turn to reverse mortgages to escape toxic home loans (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

Using a home equity line of credit, David Casey and his wife Joyce made some much-needed improvements around their house. New carpet. Updated plumbing. But the credit line's interest kept jumping, pushing their monthly payment to nearly 1,000 from 600.

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Small businesses find credit hard to get (The Post and Courier)

The signs can be subtle, like a change in reporting requirements on a line of credit, or they can be quite blatant, like the denial of a loan application. Some small-business owners are finding credit has become harder to come by or lenders have imposed more stringent requirements in recen...

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Ask the biz brain (The Star-Ledger)

I am a 30-year-old man, recently divorced, with very few expenses outside of rent and utilities. I have roughly $9,000 saved and am working to build a healthy emergency fund before opening an IRA. I have approximately $5,500 outstanding on a personal loan and about $3,000 left on a student loan.

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How Home Equity Can Help You Slash Debt (Benton Evening News)

(ARA) - Escalating personal debt is one of the biggest concerns Americans face when it comes to their financial welfare, studies show. Getting out of debt almost seems to be replacing home ownership as the great American dream.

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Sunday, September 16, 2007

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Disarming a ticking home loan (The Edmond Sun)

By March 2008 more than $1 trillion in adjustable-rate mortgages will explode with some payments increasing more than $500 per month

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The Wacky World of Student Loans (Washington Post)

If you know anything at all about the federal student loan program, you will not have been surprised by the scandal of recent months. The only amazing thing is that it has taken so long to arrive.

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Some seniors turn to reverse mortgages to escape toxic home loans and lines of credit (Savannah Morning News)

Using a home equity line of credit, David Casey and his wife Joyce made some much-needed improvements around their house. New carpet. Updated plumbing. But the credit line's interest kept jumping, pushing their monthly payment to nearly $1,000 from $600.

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BUSINESS PULSE (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

ARRIVALS Dr. Erin Watson has joined Coastal Orthopaedic Associates as a specialist in physical medicine, rehabilitation and electrodiagnostic medicine. Christina DiBacco has joined Anderson Brothers Bank's North Myrtle Beach branch as a senior loan officer, Perry Grice has joined its Mullins office as a marketing officer, and LaReta Gleason its Marion office as a senior loan officer ...

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Getting it right with student loans (Baltimore Sun)

Eileen Ambrose -- Personal Finance The idea of politicians tinkering with billions of dollars in the student loan program can make anyone a bit wary.

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You may want to wait for dropping loan rates (The Charlotte Observer)

If you're banking on an interest rate cut fairly soon -- and you should -- it's time to consider what moves to make with your money. Do you lock up a CD now? Wait around to refinance? Drag your feet on a car loan? The Federal Reserve board meets Tuesday, and we'll likely see the first rate cut in four years. Diane Swonk, chief economist for Mesirow Financial in Chicago, expects the Fed to cut ...

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Going 'Reverse' And Moving Forward (Hartford Courant)

Mortgage Plans Help Some Seniors Escape Financial Difficulties Using a home equity line of credit, David Casey and his wife, Joyce, made some much-needed improvements around their house. New carpet. Updated plumbing. But the credit line's interest kept jumping, pushing their monthly payment to nearly $1,000 from $600.

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Saturday, September 15, 2007

Disaster loan program to be explained (Post-Bulletin)

An open house to provide information on the Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Program will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Rochester. The open house, arranged by the city of Rochester, will be in Riverview R

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Home-equity loans, credit lines now harder to come by (Honolulu Advertiser)

Back when the real estate market was flying at 30,000 feet, getting a home-equity line of credit was a pretty straightforward process. You called a toll-free number, asked for a loan, and within hours, a guy with a suitcase full of money showed up at your door.

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Bank sued candidate over loan (The Charlotte Observer)

Beverly Earle, the Democratic candidate for Charlotte mayor, was ordered to pay more than $3,000, plus interest, last month after defaulting on an $8,000 loan for her son. The Mecklenburg County court judgment against her came a year and a half after RBC Centura complained in court files that the son, Steven Jessup, stopped making payments on the personal line of credit. An attorney for the bank ...

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The Wacky World of Student Loans (Washington Post)

If you know anything at all about the federal student loan program, you will not have been surprised by the scandal of recent months. The only amazing thing is that it has taken so long to arrive.

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Incomes fail to keep pace with home values (Daily Citizen)

WASHINGTON (AP) Shawn Talbot and Gerry Woodruff were hoping to stay in their new condominium for about three years before trading up to a single family home in suburban San Diego.They paid $431,000 for the three-story condo in 2005 a hefty price in most markets. But with home values soaring in Southern California, they figured it wouldn't take long to build enough equity for a down payment ...

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Friday, September 14, 2007

Loan firm caught up in data theft (BBC News)

Credit broker Loans.co.uk calls in police after discovering the theft of personal customer data.

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Loan defaults soar 28pc nationwide (Daily Telegraph)

LOAN defaults rose by almost 30 per cent in the last financial year with failures to pay the bills on time up in every Australian state and territory, figures from the nation's biggest credit check firm have revealed.

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SA loan defaults up 35% (Adelaide Now)

LOAN defaults in South Australia rose to 35 per cent in the last financial year, while the overall rate was a near 30 per cent, figures from the nation's biggest credit check firm have revealed.

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AccelRate Power Systems Inc.: Loan Arranged With President and CEO (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - AccelRate Power Systems Inc. has arranged for an additional $88,000 loan from the President and CEO of the Company . The proceeds from the Loan will be used by the Company to finance inventory pursuant to its inventory management program and for general working capital purposes.

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Fitch Affs $665.7MM & Downgrades $61.4MM from 1 Soundview HE Loan Trust Subprime Transaction (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust asset-backed certificates. Affirmations total $665.7 million and downgrades total $61.4 million.

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(September 13, 2007)--Attorney Mikal Watts lent his Democratic primary campaign $3.7 million in his bid to ultimately ... (KWTX-TV Waco)

The latest loan, announced Thursday, raises to $7.5 million the total personal money Watts has put toward his campaign for the Democratic nomination.

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Loan defaults rocket (Sydney Morning Herald)

Failure to pay bills sees loan defaults soar by nearly a third across the nation in a year.

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Home loan rates steady for now (News Interactive)

THE nation's lenders continue to adjust interest rates on higher risk products in response to the global credit crunch, but mainstream banks have so far avoided any hike in their variable home loan rates.

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Loan defaults up almost 30% (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Loan defaults rose by almost 30 per cent in the last financial year with failures to pay the bills on time up in every Australian state and territory.

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Personal loan rates (The State)

What Columbia-area institutions were charging Monday for an unsecured personal loan of $3,000 with a 24-month term, according to Bank Rate Monitor. Rates are fixed. Rates might vary on the basis of creditworthiness, account relationships and memberships with the organization. INSTITUTIONS RATE AllSouth FCU 10.90 Brookland FCU 10.00 Carolina Collegiate FCU 13.90 ...

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Two borrowers find that loan modifications aren't easy to come by (San Francisco Chronicle)

Loan modification sounds clear-cut: A lender changes the terms of a mortgage to make it more affordable. It could involve lowering the interest rate, extending the term of the loan or even forgiving some of the principal. Lenders are not forthcoming about how...

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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Business Credit May Be Harder to Get (Washington Post)

NEW YORK -- The signs can be subtle, like a change in reporting requirements on a line of credit, or they can be quite blatant _ the denial of a loan application.

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Home loan-GDP ratio still stuck at a paltry 5% (Indian Express Finance via Yahoo! India News)

Despite the boom in real estate sector, home loans to GDP ratio in India continues to be a dismal 5 per cent as against 50 per cent in US and UK. These observations were made by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), which also pointed out that since buying a home requires huge investment, higher home loan GDP ratio is necessary as 90 per cent of borrowers are the ...

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Loan-Closers.com Offers Tips for Working with Traveling Notaries & Attorneys amidst Sluggish Market Conditions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

MISSION VIEJO, Calif.----The recent downturn of the U.S. real estate market and current scarcity of activity have caused today's mortgage, title insurance and escrow practitioners to place a premium on trustworthy and professional notary services.

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New property loan index to help track market trends (Channel NewsAsia)

SINGAPORE : A new property loan index has been launched by the Credit Bureau of Singapore. It is aimed at, among others, to track loan delinquencies and demand for housing credit.

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Fed Research Shows Home Loan Applications, Purchased Loans Dn (The Forex Market)

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The Federal Reserve says home loan applications and purchased loans fell 6% in 2006 from 2005.

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Former Opelousas development head accused of embezzlement (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)

OPELOUSAS - A former city official was jailed Monday, the same day a state legislative auditor's report said he funneled $10,000 of city money through a fictitious company and into his personal bank account.

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12-09-2007: One application for monthly EPF disbursement for housing loan (The Edge Daily)

KUALA LUMPUR: Homeowners will only have to apply once to have 30% of their monthly Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions credited into their personal banking accounts towards paying their housing loan instalments, said Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop.

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News In Brief (The Daily Californian)

Committees Meet On Loan, Conflict of Interest Issues Two UC Regents committees gathered in special meetings yesterday afternoon to discuss a range of issues, from an update on the universitys conflict of interest program to a proposed policy on educational loan practices.

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ASK AMY (Washington Post)

Dear Amy: My husband and I are in the process of securing a loan for a new house and are disagreeing on a sensitive issue. My husband works in the same office building as our loan officer and shares an office with several employees. Our loan officer dropped off our application at my husband's...

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County opposes 4-H program (The Steamboat Pilot & Today)

Leellen Koroulis wouldnt sign a bank loan without reading the fine print first. Similarly, she says she wouldnt want her children and grandchildren, who participate in Routt Countys 4-H programs, to be forced to participate in a premise identification program that would require all 4-H members to register their livestock with the state.

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Keep financial records private (The Charlotte Observer)

Dear Amy: My husband and I are in the process of securing a loan for a house. My husband works in the same building as our loan officer and shares an office with several employees. Our loan officer dropped off our application at my husband's office, and my husband forgot to bring the papers home. I feel that these papers should be confidential. My personal information is listed, and he doesn't ...

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Hubby's haplessness with info could make identity theft easy (Denver Post)

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Ask Amy - Privacy: Husband doesn't get the need to secure personal data (Winston-Salem Journal)

Dear Amy: My husband and I are in the process of securing a loan for a new house and are disagreeing on a sensitive issue. My husband works in the same office building as our loan officer and shares an office with several employees.

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Fire disaster loan office to open in Hailey (Sun Valley Central)

Wood River Valley small businesses that have taken an economic hit because of losses due to the Castle Rock Fire can now obtain low-interest loans of up to $1.

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EPF withdrawals to go into members bank accounts (The Star Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: The EPF monthly withdrawal for reducing housing loans will be credited directly into the contributor's personal bank account and not to the lending bank.

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Money matters (The Journal News)

The county Legislature candidates' last financial disclosures before Tuesday's primary were heavy on personal loans and, in some cases, light on fund-raising.

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Fitch Affirms 15 & Downgrades 5 Classes from 5 Centex Home Equity Loan Subprime Transactions (FinanzNachrichten)

::? Fitch Affirms 15 & Downgrades 5 Classes from 5 Centex Home Equity Loan Subprime Transactions?:: Fitch has taken rating actions on the following Centex Home Equity Loan mortgage pass-through certificates: Centex 2001-B: ...

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Groups: Credit EPF savings to banks, not personal accounts (The Star Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: Several organisations want monthly withdrawals from the EPF Account 2 to be credited to financial institutions from which the housing loans were taken instead of to contributors personal account.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Rom booked into city jail (Opelousas Daily World)

A state legislative auditor's report accuses a former Opelousas official of funneling $10,000 of city money through a fictitious company and into his personal bank account.

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Loan provider Provident sees profits jump (Daily Telegraph)

Provident Financial, a provider of loans, credit cards and motor insurance to households with low incomes, posted a near 20pc jump in interim profits, helped by lower losses at its credit card arm.

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3 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Home Equity Loan by Informa Research Services (FinanzNachrichten)

1. AVOID being unaware of the differences between a Home Equity Loan and a Home Equity Line of Credit. It is important that you understand the differences between the two types of home equity loans so you will know which one is better for your situation.

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Moneymakers: Cherrise Traylor's business is working out (Houston Chronicle)

Cherrise Traylor calls it the perfect job. As a personal trainer and owner of the Toning Zone, Traylor spends her days in tennis shoes and warm-ups.

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EPF: Apply once, get monthly withdrawals (The Star Online)

KUALA LUMPUR : From January, EPF contributors who want to make monthly withdrawals from Account 2 to settle their housing loan instalments need only go once to apply for it.

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DEBT UP 20% IN ONE YEAR (Daily Mirror)

Crisis as credit boom fuels loan misery

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Fitch Downgrades $384.2MM from 1 Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2nd Lien Transaction (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust asset-backed certificates. Downgrades total $384.2 million. Break Loss percentages and Loss Coverage Ratios for each class, rated B or higher, are included with the rating actions as follows:

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Opelousas City leader charged with theft and fraud (KATC 3 Lafayette)

The city of Opelousas is looking at ways to improve its operations, after the former Economic Development Director was booked this morning. He's accused of diverting federal grant money into his personal bank account.

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Five men found guilty on all counts in Chicago mob trial (Northwest Herald)

CHICAGO (AP) A federal jury found five aging men guilty Monday in a racketeering conspiracy that involved decades of extortion, loan sharking and murder aimed at rubbing out anyone who dared stand in the way of the ruthless Chicago mob.

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Is a Home Equity Loan Right For You? by Informa Research Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CALABASAS, Calif.----One major asset that many homeowners tend to overlook when seeking a way out of a financial hardship is right under their noses... or perhaps more accurately, right over their heads: their home.

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New Dublin fund targets US property (Ireland Business World)

A new US commercial property fund targeting Irish investors has been launched in Dublin. "We're looking to raise USD50 million, leveraging that at 75pc loan to value to have a total pool of funds for investment and working capital of around USD200 million.

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Fitch Affirms 15 & Downgrades 5 Classes from 5 Centex Home Equity Loan Subprime Transactions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----Fitch has taken rating actions on the following Centex Home Equity Loan mortgage pass-through certificates:

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Need Help in Getting Your Loan Closed? (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

SharperLending, LLC, technology provider of secure, web-based lending management platforms and CreditXpert Inc., the pioneer and sole provider of comprehensive credit optimization solutions, today announced a partnership to provide resellers, lenders and brokers in the sub-prime and Alt-A industry with the most complete, advanced technology for helping consumers achieve their dream of home ...

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Irwin Home Equity Selects Lender E-Source for Guideline Management (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

VISTA, Calif.----Lender E-Source, which provides loan guidelines and automated loan pricing to mortgage professionals, announced that San Ramon, Calif.-based Irwin Home Equity , a subsidiary of Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company has implemented Lender E-Source's guideline management systems, Loan Library and Electronic Loan Finder , to expedite loan product searches and guideline management.

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9/10/07: Attorneys Peeved With Energy-Bill Student-Loan Kickbacks (WLKY Louisville)

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A little-known provision of an energy bill lawmakers passed last month has upset some public defenders, legal aid lawyers and prosecutors.

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3 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Home Equity Loan by Informa Research Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CALABASAS, Calif.----A home equity loan can be a great resource to homeowners who need some extra money to do a renovation project, pay for college tuition, or even make a large purchase .

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Monday, September 10, 2007

Loan bailouts a hard sell (Orange County Register)

Columnist Jon Lansner reviews the sharp reaction against the mortgage bailout plan of Pimco's Bill Gross.

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Get ready to buy (Daily Bulletin)

You need to know what you can afford. Start with your FICO score. FICO stands for Fair Isaac & Co., and it measures your credit rating, from 500 to 850. On a 15-year, $300,000 home-equity loan, a score of 760 gets a rate of 6.13 percent, while 579 rates 10.43 percent.

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Giuliani: mob buff, buster (AP via Yahoo! News)

Rudy Giuliani clearly has a love/hate thing when it comes to the Mafia: celebrates the fictional characters, incarcerates the felonious ones, keeps mum about those in his own family tree.

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One of America's Great Student Newspapers (The Pitt News)

Congress passed legislation approving an extensive overhaul of federal student loan programs on Friday. The bill will dramatically reduce subsidies to lenders and put more money into grants for needy students. Finally, some good news from Congress. It's about time we stopped over-subsidizing banks.

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Retiring on Your Home's Equity (Smart Money)

A soft real-estate market is threatening the home equity that many retirees count on. Advertisement A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. - the nest egg company For more than 120 years, dedicated to providing you objective financial advice and looking out for your best interests.

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Personal Finance by Kathy Kristof: How tax plan could help ease mortgage bind (Arizona Daily Star)

In a package of proposals aimed at easing foreclosure worries for homeowners having trouble making their mortgage payments, President Bush called on Congress recently to temporarily make some borrowers exempt from a little-known tax that kicks debtors when they're down.

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Consumers lose debt safety valve (The News Journal)

When James Chou's credit card debt began to spin out of control a few years ago, he turned to a home-equity loan to pay it off. It proved to be a wise choice. Interest rates on home-equity loans are generally lower than on credit cards.

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Monday morning quarterbacking (Arizona Daily Wildcat)

Student aid - now for students! Congress passed a bill Friday to overhaul and restructure the federal student loan programs that dole out aid to millions of college students each year.

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User login (The Russia Journal Daily)

Oleg Deripaska is under unexpected personal pressure, at home and abroad, just when his plan to take control of one of the largest bauxite and aluminium producers in the world is close to final government approval. And that is exactly why the trouble for Deripaska is growing now.

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Sunday, September 9, 2007

Home-equity loans quickly drying up (The Arizona Republic)

When James Chou's credit-card debt began to spin out of control a few years ago, he turned to a home-equity loan to pay it off. It proved to be a wise choice. Interest rates on home-equity loans are generally lower than on credit cards. What's more, the interest is tax-deductible, unlike credit-card interest.

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Welcome to cni.tv (CNI)

Personal finance Whatever your investing needs, Schwab has a solution. Learn more. www.Schwab.com Personal Loans Looking for a personal loan? Make the right choice with HFC.

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Don't fall for peer pre$$ure (The Charlotte Observer)

Feel like you can't miss that wedding in Tahiti? Jealous of your best buddy's new $5,000 stereo? And you thought you were finished with peer pressure. Like it or not, your friends, neighbors and co-workers can influence your spending. It's a bigger problem than ever thanks to readily available credit, said Liz Pulliam Weston, a personal finance expert and author of books on debt and credit. ...

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Consumers seeing changes in credit card, other loan terms (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

NEW YORK | The stream of credit offers that has filled consumers' mailboxes in recent years may be slowing just a bit.

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Bruss: PMI loan market thrives in spite of 'mortgage meltdown' (The Tennessean)

Despite all the negative publicity about the so-called "mortgage meltdown" with more than 100 major mortgage lenders either filing bankruptcy or being unable to fund their home loan commitments, low- and no-down-payment PMI (private mortgage in surance) mortgages are readily available if you have steady income and good credit.

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Guarding your identity (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

If you become the victim of identity theft -- and the chances of that are becoming more likely every year -- you could face a seemingly endless series of intrusions into your personal financial affairs, as one Maple Grove woman recently learned. What's worse, it's a crime that law enforcement officials often are unwilling to or unable to resolve. The Maple Grove woman (who requested anonymity) ...

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Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data (Federal Reserve Board)

Data on home mortgage lending submitted annually by metropolitan-area lenders. The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), enacted by Congress in 1975 and implemented by the Federal Reserve Board's Regulation C, requires lending institutions to report public loan data.

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School lessons in money mean fewer financial dunces (The Scotsman: Business)

THE Abbey set more than 1,000 adults a simple personal finance test, roughly equivalent to the level of a GCSE, the English version of a Standard grade.

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Subprime loan rates increase home loss risk (The Globe Gazette)

MASON CITY A North Iowa man is looking for a way out.

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Friday, September 7, 2007

'Die Broke' expert likes insurance (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Financial expert Stephen Pollan, author of "Die Broke" and "Live Rich," believes insurance is an essential component of personal finances.

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Banker details Slade's request for home loan (Houston Chronicle)

Ousted TSU President Priscilla Slade didn't spend her own money on groceries, lawn care or spa treatments, a banker testified today.

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Tory donor to become Brown adviser (Channel 4)

A Conservative donor is set to quit the party and become a personal adviser to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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Man shot 10 times by robbers survives (Independent Online)

An employee of a cash loan company in Port Elizabeth has been shot ten times after three men tried to rob the business, Eastern Cape police said.

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Tory donor to become Brown adviser (ITV.com)

A Conservative donor is set to quit the party and become a personal adviser to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Swedish sportswear tycoon Johan Eliasch - who lent the Tories 2.5 million - resigned this week as a Tory deputy treasurer.

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Colorado fares better than U.S. in loan delinquencies (Denver Post)

Loan delinquencies in Colorado remain a problem, but the state is starting to track more closely with the rest of the country, according to a second-quarter survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Home-equity loans dry up (The Shreveport Times)

When James Chou's credit card debt began to spin out of control a few years ago, he turned to a home-equity loan to pay it off. It proved to be a wise choice. Interest rates on home-equity loans are generally lower than on credit cards. What's more, the interest is tax-deductible, unlike credit card interest. Today, many people don't have that option. With the turmoil in the mortgage market ...

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Tory financier 'to advise Brown' (ic Ealing.co.uk)

A top Conservative financier is set to quit the party and become a personal adviser to Gordon Brown, according to reports. Swedish sportswear tycoon Johan Eliasch - who lent the Tories 2.5 million - resigned this week as a Tory deputy treasurer.

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Be wary of using your home equity to pay off your consumer debt (Asheville Citizen-Times)

You can't turn on your television or radio without being bombarded with ads from financial institutions urging you to refinance your home. You've heard them: Cut your interest rate, lower your payments, no closing costs.

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Thursday, September 6, 2007

Quality Home Loans Agrees to Be Bought (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Quality Home Loans, a company that provides home mortgages based on equity, often to borrowers with little or damaged credit, has agreed to be acquired by hedge fund manager Michael Klein, the company said Tuesday.

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Dog Days In Detroit (BusinessWeek)

The subprime mortgage meltdown continues to take its toll on automakers. Shrinking home equity and higher rates made car buyers nervous in August as U.S. sales dropped 1% from the year before.

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Fed urges loan firms to help avert mortgage defaults (Denver Post)

The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued special guidance Tuesday urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on their home mortgages.

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Home-equity loans dry up (USA Today)

When James Chou's credit card debt began to spin out of control a few years ago, he turned to a home-equity loan to pay it off. It proved to be a wise choice. Interest rates on home-equity loans are generally lower than on credit cards. What's more, the interest is tax-deductible, unlike credit card interest. "I was very lucky," he says.

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Mid-sized corporate loan defaults rising (rediff.com)

Banks are facing increasing delinquencies by overleveraged mid-sized companies, now caught in hardships due to changes in their operating environment.

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Savings & Loans closes initial Kauri Notes offer (Scoop.co.nz)

Savings & Loan announces a successful launch of its Kauri Notes product with a commitment from Merrill Lynch to the NZ market.

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Consolidate Debt With A Home Equity Loan (Contacto)

If you are a home owner who is having to borrow from Peter to pay Paul every month due to a mounting debt load, a debt consolidation home equity loan may be the answer.

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Fitch Affirms $2.08B & Downgrades $98.6MM from 3 Soundview HE Loan Trust Subprime Transactions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust asset-backed certificates. Affirmations total $2.08 billion and downgrades total $98.6 million.

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Private Equity's White-Knuckle Deal (BusinessWeek)

With Wall Street closely watching, Clayton Dubilier salvaged the Home Depot buyoutand showed how other big deals in the works can go forward

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Citizens Bank named in report on student-loan gifts (The Providence Journal)

The report says Citizens gave colleges money for scholarship dinners and consultants.

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Personal loan rates (The State)

What Columbia-area institutions were charging Monday for an unsecured personal loan of $3,000 with a 24-month term, according to Bank Rate Monitor. Rates are fixed. Rates might vary on the basis of creditworthiness, account relationships and memberships with the organization. INSTITUTIONS RATE AllSouth FCU 10.90 Brookland FCU 10.00 Carolina Collegiate FCU 13.90 Carolina ...

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Mid-sized corporate loan defaults rising (Business Standard India)

Rising defaults, confined till recently to housing loans, personal loans and loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), have spilled over to big ticket loans.

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No title specified (Gulf Daily News)

A SECOND car loan fraud worth hundreds of thousands of dinars has been uncovered in the space of five months, it emerged yesterday. Two Bahrainis, one a car showroom owner and the other a certified pilot, have been arrested, sources told the GDN.

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Home-Equity Loans Dry Up (Builder Online)

When James Chou's credit card debt began to spin out of control a few years ago, he turned to a home-equity loan to pay it off.

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Ex-Clay County Family Court commissioner is sentenced (BizJournals)

A former Clay County Family Court commissioner was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in federal prison without parole for failing to report that he had solicited and received a loan from an attorney who had appeared before him in court.

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Student lender Nelnet plans to cut jobs in Indianapolis (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

OMAHA, Neb. - Student loan company Nelnet Inc. said Thursday it will have to eliminate 400 jobs, including hundreds in Indianapolis, because of new lending rules before Congress that would cut back on federal subsidies for student aid.

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Fitch Affirms 9 from 1 Soundview Home Equity Loan Subprime Transaction (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has taken rating actions on the following Soundview Home Equity Loan Issue:

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Fitch Affirms $3.3B From 4 HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust (USA)(HELT) Subprime Transactions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust mortgage pass-through certificates. Affirmations total $3.3 billion. Break Loss percentages and Loss Coverage Ratios for each class are included with the rating actions as follows:

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White Hall mayor faces another loan dispute (Montgomery Advertiser)

White Hall Mayor John L. Jackson might want to get out of the lending business.

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Investors raise funds for leveraged loan sales (FT.com via Yahoo! News)

Hedge funds, private equity groups and investment banks are raising billions of dollars to buy leveraged loans in the belief that banks will have to sell $250bn of debt on the cheap.

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Home-equity loans dry up (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)

When James Chou's credit card debt began to spin out of control a few years ago, he turned to a home-equity loan to pay it off.

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Consumers seeing changes in credit card, loan terms (East Valley Tribune)

NEW YORK - The stream of credit offers that has filled consumers' mailboxes in recent years may be slowing just a bit.

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White Hall mayor faces another loan dispute (Montgomery Advertiser)

White Hall Mayor John L. Jackson might want to get out of the lending business.

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Consumers seeing changes in credit card, other loan terms (The Journal News)

The stream of credit offers that has filled consumers' mailboxes in recent years may be slowing just a bit. Although credit card issuers and other companies that lend to consumers have escaped the barrage of defaults that mortgage lenders have suffered, they're nonetheless being more careful about who they lend to, and under what terms.

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5 Bad Borrowing Decisions (ThirdAge)

There are many good reasons to borrow on your home's equity and smart ways to go about it, but in some cases it's always a bad move. Here Carmen Petote, a Certified Financial Planner at Allegiance Financial Advisors in Pittsburgh, helps you avoid these borrowing pitfalls.

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Personal loan rates (The State)

What Columbia-area institutions were charging Monday for an unsecured personal loan of $3,000 with a 24-month term, according to Bank Rate Monitor. Rates are fixed. Rates might vary on the basis of creditworthiness, account relationships and memberships with the organization. INSTITUTIONS RATE AllSouth FCU 10.90 Brookland FCU 10.00 Carolina Collegiate FCU 13.90 Carolina ...

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Home-equity loans dry up (USA Today)

When James Chou's credit card debt began to spin out of control a few years ago, he turned to a home-equity loan to pay it off. It proved to be a wise choice. Interest rates on home-equity loans are generally lower than on credit cards. What's more, the interest is tax-deductible, unlike credit card interest. "I was very lucky," he says.

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Delta Financial Announces Securitization Backed by $900 Million in Mortgage Loans (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

WOODBURY, N.Y.----Delta Financial Corporation announced that it has priced a securitization, backed by $900 million of mortgage loans, through its subsidiary, Renaissance Mortgage Acceptance Corp. -- the Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-3.

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Home Truths about the Housing Market (Knowledge at Wharton)

The sub-prime mortgage crisis and the credit crunch that has followed in its aftermath are taking their toll on the housing market. On August 28, the S&P Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index fell 3.2% in the second quarter. According to the National Association of Realtors, the inventory of unsold homes is at a record high. As sales have fallen, many home builders have seen their stock ...

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Consumers seeing changes in credit card, other loan terms due to mortgage turmoil (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

NEW YORK The stream of credit offers that has filled consumers' mailboxes in recent years may be slowing just a bit.

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Cumbre Ventures Inc.-Loan to Atlas Minerals Inc. (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Cumbre Ventures Inc. wishes to announce that it is proceeding with the the proposed transaction with Atlas Minerals Inc. on substantially the terms set forth in its news release of May 2, 2007.

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Making Flippy-Floppy (Washington City Paper)

Loan on Me: In Barry, payday lenders have gotten a yield on their investments. Brizill Across the Ocean Why is D.C.'s foremost government watchdog being sued in Guam?

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06-09-2007: CIMBs Xpress Cash now available at 7-Eleven (The Edge Daily)

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Bank Bhds CIMB Express is making its personal financing product, Xpress Cash, available at 7-Eleven outlets via a strategic collaboration with Convenience Shopping Sdn Bhd (CCSB).

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How to deal with recovery agents & debt (rediff.com)

Numerous things could jeopardise your loan repayment. Debt can become a noose around your neck. How do you deal with it, and the related dangers?

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Investors raise funds for leveraged loan sales (FT.com via Yahoo! News)

Hedge funds, private equity groups and investment banks are raising billions of dollars to buy leveraged loans in the belief that banks will have to sell $250bn of debt on the cheap.

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Quality Home Loans Agrees to Be Bought (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Quality Home Loans, a company that provides home mortgages based on equity, often to borrowers with little or damaged credit, has agreed to be acquired by hedge fund manager Michael Klein, the company said Tuesday.

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Loan officer may appeal sentence (Anchorage Daily News)

A federal judge recently handed a former Anchorage loan officer a 25-month prison sentence and steep fine for his role in securing loans for a mortgage fraud ring.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Fears about subprime collapse becomes reality as U.K. banks increase borrowing costs (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

LONDON | Britain's interbank interest rate rose to its highest level in more than seven years as banks increased their reluctance to loan money to rivals until the extent of British banks' exposure to the U.S. mortgage market is better known.

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Bankrupt Quality Home Loans agrees to be acquired (The San Francisco Examiner)

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. ( Map , News ) - Quality Home Loans, a company that provides home mortgages based on equity, often to borrowers with little or damaged credit, has agreed to be acquired by hedge fund manager Michael Klein, the company said Tuesday.

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What's next in loan crisis, why victims aren't at fault (The Charlotte Observer)

Martin Eakes has long been a champion of the little guy. Eakes, co-founder and chief executive of Self-Help, the nonprofit community lender in Durham, has pushed to provide financing for people with low income so that they might get a slice of the American dream. And he has worked to protect them. He was one of the most vocal advocates in the 1990s of efforts to thwart predatory lenders in this ...

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Broward sheriff quits, plans plea deal (The Palm Beach Post)

Ken Jenne, a Lake Worth kid who rose to become one of the most powerful politicians in the state, resigned his nine-year post as Broward County sheriff on Tuesday and agreed to plead guilty to four criminal charges, admitting he had used his position for personal gain.

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Federal Reserve, other banking agencies, urge loan companies to help prevent mortgage defaults (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

WASHINGTON | The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued special guidance Tuesday urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on their home mortgages.

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Is your lender a risk taker? (The Record)

Which New Jersey-based mortgage lender makes the riskiest loans? According to SMR Research Corp., it's CIT Group Inc., which is in the process of exiting its Livingston-based home-loan business.

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Sheriff's resignation is 'end of an era in Broward politics' (Sun-Sentinel)

Guilty plea could draw two years in prison for Jenne From the moment he became Broward County sheriff, Ken Jenne exploited his secretaries, friends and business associates in intricate yet hardly enriching schemes to channel money to his personal accounts and dodge the resulting taxes, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Ohio disaster aid reaches $5 million (WTVG-TV Toledo)

More than $4 million -- $4,338,220 of the grants is going to help people repair and rebuild their homes, or to find temporary housing. Almost one million -- $991,784 is for personal property losses.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Can't sell your home? Be a landlord (CNN Money)

When Katherine and Jean-Paul Chretien bought their Wheaton, Md. townhouse for $480,000 in late 2004, they expected to stay four or five years. But after daughter Jolie was born six months later, the home started to feel cramped. The Chretiens were ready to move out - but not quite ready to sell.

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Personal Finance Daily -- Sept. 4 (Market Watch)

If youre conflicted about returning to the job after Labor Day, you are not alone. Nearly half of American workers say they are not motivated to get back in the saddle the first week in September, and the main reason is they consider the tasks they are given to be monotonous.

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To rent or not to rent your home (Money via Yahoo! Finance)

When Katherine and Jean-Paul Chretien bought their Wheaton, Md. townhouse for $480,000 in late 2004, they expected to stay four or five years. But after daughter Jolie was born six months later, the home started to feel cramped.

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