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  • Treasury Official Defends Bush's Mortgage Bailout

    NPR News - ... FHA changes, the administration wants banks to voluntarily freeze interest rates ... who obtained a loan between certain dates, and those who have remained current on ... here is that a voluntary approach involving all of the lenders — the mortgage ...
    2007-12-13 03:58:00
  • Comparison of House and Senate farm bills

    Minneapolis Star Tribune - ... oats and soybeans, add money for fruits and vegetables and increase loan rates ... Current law bans payments for those with incomes above $2.5 million and make less ... Andberg dies; ageless running wonder Cop dug a hole for himself Senate passes mortgage ...
    2007-12-14 02:02:00
  • Senate passes $286 billion farm bill expanding subsidies for growers ...

    Minneapolis Star Tribune - It also increase loan rates for sugar producers, extends dairy programs and ... subsidies but was blocked by Southern lawmakers on the committee who favor current ... Senate passes mortgage bill Ex-Minneapolis cop hailed as hero in Colorado shootings 7 ...
    2007-12-14 12:43:00
  • Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation Announces Update on Subsidiary

    PR Inside - These statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. Our actual results may ... looking statements as a result of various factors and uncertainties, including increases in the prepayment rates on the mortgage ...
    2007-12-14 04:11:00
  • Senate mortgage assistance aims to head off rate spikes

    AZCentral.com - Meanwhile, the White House last week announced it had negotiated an agreement with mortgage companies to freeze interest rates for certain ... will have an immediate impact helping some distressed borrowers who are having trouble paying their current ...
    2007-12-14 09:47:00
  • Hot Mortgage Trends (Albert Lea Tribune)

    (ARA) - Rates are up, rates are down. It's a buyer's market, it's a seller's market. If the housing market seems like a roller coaster for would-be buyers, that's because it is. But understanding the most current trends can help buyers know when to get on -- or off -- the ride.
    2007-12-14 07:42:36
  • Senate passes bill aimed at helping homeowners caught in mortgage crisis (The Standard-Times)

    WASHINGTON — The Senate moved against the worsening mortgage crisis Friday, voting to make it easier for thousands of homeowners with ballooning interest rates to refinance into federally insured loans.
    2007-12-14 10:08:53
  • Rich-poor gap opens in housing

    News.com.au - The older folk are so critical of young people wanting a comfortable home etc etc and carry on about how they bought ... financial escape plan is completely dependent on the concept that house prices will continue to appreciate so you can refinance ...
    2007-12-14 02:09:00
  • Try a Little Forgiveness

    Weekly Standard - So go the more apocalyptic reactions to the Bush administration's proposed intervention in the home mortgage market. "Who ... It seems to discriminate against prime borrowers who find themselves unable to refinance, while favoring subprime borrowers in ...
    2007-12-14 08:50:00
  • Kanjorski: Mortgage lenders must save themselves

    Pocono Record - The Bush administration's plan calling for the mortgage industry itself to stem the tide of rising home foreclosures has ... The state's Refinance to an Affordable Loan (REAL) program provides 30-year fixed rate mortgages for qualified homeowners who ...
    2007-12-14 09:26:00
  • Isakson Praises Senate Passage of FHA Reform Legislation

    Weekly - In the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis, many home buyers are going to look to the FHA to refinance. We are fortunate that in this time of crisis, our government-insured mortgages are sound and can help fill an important need,” said Isakson ...
    2007-12-14 02:16:00
  • Housing slump hits home in East S.J.

    San Jose Mercury News - Nor can they refinance because home values have dropped, leaving them without any equity in the house. Meanwhile, lenders have tightened standards that once allowed lower-income families to buy $600,000 homes with no money down. And for every ...
    2007-12-14 03:56:00
  • Senate wants FHA to refinance loans

    Boston Globe - The Senate's proposed changes are especially important now, given the credit crisis has made it much more difficult and more expensive for people to refinance or get financing to buy a home. Private lenders have been reluctant to make new loans. ...
    2007-12-14 08:50:00
  • Senate Votes to Help Strapped Homeowners (Washington Post)

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate moved Friday against the worsening mortgage crisis, voting to make it easier for thousands of homeowners with ballooning interest rates to refinance into federally insured loans.
    2007-12-14 04:17:30
  • Former No. 1 Girls' Name Drops Out (WESH 2 Orlando)

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    2007-12-14 01:03:01