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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Play nice or pay the punitive price: When an employer haunts an ...


Play nice or pay the punitive price: When an employer haunts an ...
Canadian Employment Law Today, Canada - 16 hours ago... But some of the senior employees at the branch had formed the opinion that Mastrogiuseppe had more than a professional relationship with a mortgage broker. ...

Equitable Group Inc. reports record fourth quarter and full year ...
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 1 hour ago... 2005 down from approximately 38% of the outstanding reported principal a year earlier, reflecting growth in the Company's independent mortgage broker network. ...

Global Equity Lending Outsources 100 Percent of Doc Prep, Closing ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 23 hours agoSuwanee, Ga.-based Global Equity Lending is a $2.7 billion residential retail lender transitioning from mortgage broker to mortgage banker and projecting 2006 ...

Online Home-Hunting Gets More Sophisticated
InformationWeek, NY - 21 hours ago... like Housevalues.com (http://www.housevalues.com), which require users to fill in contact information so that a real estate agent or mortgage broker can call ...

MortgageBrokers.com Announces Strategic Acquisition of "Your ...
Market Wire (press release) - 23 hours ago... Raia, founder and principal of Your Mortgage Connection, stated, "We believe MortgageBrokers.com is poised to become the dominant mortgage broker company in ...

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Monday, February 27, 2006

AV Rajwade: The securitisation market


AV Rajwade: The securitisation market
Business Standard, India - 21 hours ago... limits. The case of Germany s union-owned AHBR, a big, troubled mortgage lender, is interesting from two different angles. For ...

The Week Ahead: RBS will need to allay analysts' fears of slowdown
Independent, UK - 13 hours ago... A recent trading update from HBOS reassured the market, and analysts expect the UK's largest mortgage lender to report pre-tax profits of 4.8bn. ...

Dubai's Growth Hinges on State-Run Cos.
Houston Chronicle, United States - 17 hours ago... TCO also operates Dubai's customs and free zones, the Dubai Metals and Commodities Center, investment bank Istithmar and mortgage lender Tamweel. ...

How to claim double tax breaks when selling two homes
Mortage 101 - 5 hours ago... Alan H. DEAR ALAN: Yes. But you can easily change that. The reverse mortgage lender wanted you to sign the loan papers as the owner of the house. ...

Pearson surprise helps FTSE inch higher
Times Online, UK - 5 hours ago... volumes. The mortgage lender posted core operating profit of 548 million; analysts had expected a flat result of 540 million. ...

Tamweel IPO for foreigners
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - 9 hours agoDubai based mortgage lender Tamweel made a profit of $17m last year and expects the UAE home loan market to grow by 30% in 2006, CEO Adel Al Shirawi told Gulf ...

Updates, advisories and surprises
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - 1 hour ago... NovaStar quarterly profit rises on strong portfolio growth (6:22 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- US mortgage lender and real estate investment trust NovaStar ...

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Sunday, February 26, 2006

Community bulletin board


Community bulletin board
Napa Valley Register, CA - 10 hours ago... Mortgage broker Cheryl Woods is offering a credit workshop on Saturday, from 10 to 11:30 am at First American Title, 1700 Second St. ...

Online home-hunting gets more sophisticated
Pierceland Herald, Canada - 57 minutes ago... like Housevalues.com (http://www.housevalues.com), which require users to fill in contact information so that a real estate agent or mortgage broker can call ...

Vegas buying spree pays off big time
Miami Herald, FL - 13 hours ago... Along the way, the authors explain the importance of finding a hard-working buyer's real estate agent, a sharp mortgage broker, a good title officer and other ...

Owning multiple homes is new trend
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 13 hours ago... said. But Pyshos said that, as a mortgage broker, she sees consumers with a home-buying habit that goes beyond dollars and cents. ...

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Saturday, February 25, 2006

Freddie Mac's portfolio shrank in January


Freddie Mac's portfolio shrank in January
Reuters - 21 hours agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research), one of the largest US mortgage finance companies, said on Friday its retained portfolio ...

SECC to host top mortgage show
Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 19 hours agoMore than 1000 visitors will attend Mortgage Business Expo Scotland, at the SECC on March 2. Seminars featuring some of the industry's ...

Fitch Upgrades 4, Affirms 42, & Places 2 Classes on Watch Neg of 8 ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 12 hours ago24, 2006--Fitch Ratings has taken rating actions on the following GS Mortgage Securities Corp. (GSAMP) residential mortgage pass-through certificates: ...

Freddie Mac Monthly Volume Summary: January 2006
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 21 hours ago24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is being issued by Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE): January 2006 Highlights: * Total mortgage portfolio grew at an ...

Suspect rode Maine housing boom
Central Maine Morning Sentinel, ME - 2 hours ago... Clark, who was accused this week of murdering a former employee, was part of a rapidly growing, lucrative and largely unregulated mortgage brokerage business ...

Frontenac Mortgage Investment Corporation announces a lower cash ...
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 20 hours agoSHARBOT LAKE, ON, Feb. 24 /CNW Telbec/ - Frontenac Mortgage Investment Corporation announced that it has approved a lower cash reserve requirement. ...

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Friday, February 24, 2006

Midday Business Report: Job indicators give mixed signals


Midday Business Report: Job indicators give mixed signals
Kansas City Star, MO - 21 hours ago... Mortgage broker Fannie Mae jumped $1.52 to $57.43 after investigators implicated the company s former chief executive and chief financial officer for its $11 ...

Flaming crash, valiant rescue, grateful county
Maryland Northeast Booster, MD - 40 minutes ago... thing. You just try to get him out," said Justin Zurilla, 35, a mortgage broker. He was recognized for his efforts at a Feb. 14 ...

Wauwatosa Holdings, Inc. Announces Results of Operations for the ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 19 hours ago... Wauwatosa Savings Bank recently acquired Waterstone Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage broker with offices located in Pewaukee, Madison, Lake Geneva and Sheboygan ...

Government of the people?
PSU Daily Vanguard, OR - 15 hours ago... He has worked in the past as a credit counselor, insurance agent and mortgage broker. I have always done service, Casper said. ...

Mortgage broker pleads guilty in real estate flipping scheme
Cincinnati Post, OH - 1 hour agoAnother Cincinnati area mortgage broker has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges arising from a real estate "flipping" scheme, this one allegedly ...

Planner throws hat in ring for council
The Union of Grass Valley, CA - 6 hours ago... We just need to work together and understand our various priorities.". Stein, a mother of two teenagers, is a mortgage broker. She ...

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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Lender's Partnership Aims to Prevent Predatory Lending


Lender's Partnership Aims to Prevent Predatory Lending
Originator Times - 19 hours ago... there. Our partners will include a major investment bank, a prominent wholesale mortgage lender, and a national bond issuer.". Preserving ...

NextAce & Title EDGE(SM) Recognized in Local & National ...
TMCnet - 16 hours ago... NextAce is a privately held technology company that provides software and services primarily to the title insurance and mortgage lender industries. ...

Dubai Aerospace sees $2 bln airport revenue by 2016
Reuters India, India - 1 hour ago... of Dubai, its investment arm Dubai International Capital, property developer Emaar Properties, private investment firm Istithmar, mortgage lender Amlak Finance ...

Fannie Mae report shows no new major violations: WSJ
MSN Money - 6 hours ago... The internal investigation of the mortgage lender led by former New Hampshire Senator Warren Rudman is due to be released on Thursday. ...

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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

H&R Block Protest in Downtown Oakland Tomorrow


H&R Block Protest in Downtown Oakland Tomorrow
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 16 hours ago... If they are granted a bank charter, they have no plans to reinvest in California. -- H&R Block owns Option One, a predatory mortgage lender. ...

Santorum defends his home mortgage
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 3 hours ago... 4.01 percent for a one-year adjustable rate mortgage to a high of 7.18 percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage, according to Freddie Mac, a federal mortgage lender ...

UAE shares fall
Trade Arabia, Bahrain - 16 hours ago... on March 4. UAE Mortgage lender Tamweel plans a Dh550 million in three tranches -- between Feb 27 and March 8. 'There's going to ...

Packer's new wager on Wizard
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 21 hours agoMark Bouris, James Packer and GE Money yesterday announced they would take the franchise-style mortgage lender to the burgeoning middle classes of the world's ...

Barclays kicks off banking season with 5.3bn profit
Independent, UK - 9 hours ago... Barclays' encouraging performance here failed to mask a dismal showing by Woolwich, the mortgage lender it bought for 5.4bn in 2000. ...

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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Nelnet Closes $2 Billion Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities (ABS ...


Nelnet Closes $2 Billion Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities (ABS ...
Finanzen.net, Germany - 5 hours agoLINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nelnet announced today it closed a new term student loan ABS offering. A total ...

COMPLAINTS AGAINST BANKS ON LOAN DISBURSAL
Press Information Bureau (press release), India - 14 hours ago... Since majority of complaints received pertain to insistence on collateral security by bank branches, delay in sanction/disbursement of loan proposals, lack of ...

SBI follows suit, ups home loan rates
Times of India, India - 9 hours ago... by major housing finance players like HDFC and ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, the largest bank in the country, on Tuesday increased its home loan rates by 50 ...

THORPE BANNED FOR STAGS CLASH
Sportinglife.com, UK - 17 hours agoNew Torquay loan striker Lee Thorpe will miss Saturday's League Two home game against Mansfield through suspension. Thorpe picked ...

Westpoint guys back on the bite
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 15 hours ago... They borrowed an extra $120,000 against the new house through a finance broker named Power Loan in Paramatta and invested the lot (minus commission) in a ...

28% more credit loans borrowed to meet budget deficit
GEO, Pakistan - 15 hours agoAccording to statistical data of SBP, the Government of Pakistan borrowed Rs 125.8 billion credit loan by February 4 of the current fiscal year against the ...

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Monday, February 20, 2006

Oils boost FTSE


Oils boost FTSE
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago... Mortgage lender Northern Rock , which rose strongly on Friday after talk it might merge with midcap peer Bradford & Bingley , fell 2 percent as investors ...

Broker snap: Northern Rock reports unfounded
ShareCast, UK - 5 hours agoLONDON (SHARECAST) - Mortgage lender Northern Rock shrugged off speculation of a tie up with Bradford & Bingley today as brokers dismissed the reports. ...

Aussie, NZ shares up; BlueScope, Contact climb
Ninemsn, Australia - 7 hours ago... (CBA.AX), the nation's top mortgage lender, fell A$0.45, or 1 percent, to A$43.54 after going ex-dividend its first-half payout of 94 cents a share. ...

Oils boost FTSE, investors wait for more M&A
Reuters.uk, UK - 2 hours ago... Mortgage lender Northern Rock (NRK.L: Quote, Profile, Research), which rose strongly on Friday after talk it might merge with midcap peer Bradford & Bingley (BB ...

UK Average Home Value Exceeds 200,000 Pounds, Rightmove Says
Bloomberg - 12 hours ago... $6 trillion property market. Nationwide Building Society, the third-biggest UK mortgage lender, said on Jan. 31 that prices rose ...

Cancel a credit card -- the right way
MSN Money - 6 hours ago... In other words, if you have, say, three cards with low or no balances, a mortgage lender considers that "potential debt." If you have a lot of potential debt ...

London afternoon: Earnings hopes bolster stocks
ShareCast, UK - 1 hour ago... brokers dismissed the reports. WestLB turned seller on the mortgage lender saying the shares are a touch expensive. JP Morgan issued ...

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Sunday, February 19, 2006

Weekly Home Mortgage Rates


Weekly Home Mortgage Rates
The Kindred Times, Utah - 7 hours ago- Average mortgage rates for single-family homes in the 10 largest metropolitan areas as of Feb. ... A point is a one-time fee equaling one percent of mortgage. ...

Borrowers warned over longer-term home loans
The Age, Australia - 8 hours agoCALLS for longer-term home loans to solve a crisis in housing costs have not yet gained traction in the mortgage industry, according to insiders, but should ...

Buyers, beware of online mortgage calculators
Miami Herald, FL - 9 hours agoIt seems like a simple question: What is the most expensive home you can afford? Nearly every mortgage lender offers a calculator on its Web site. ...

Mortgage Lender
The Spokesman Review, WA - 10 hours agoWe are seeking dynamic Mortgage Lenders who will originate and field underwrite conforming mortgage loans within a full suite of mortgage and construction loan ...

Reverse Mortgages Call for Careful Consideration 02-19-2006
Plainview Daily Herald, TX - 10 hours agoAMARILLO -- Home owners or their heirs could owe a lot of money and have little equity left when a reverse mortgage becomes due and payable, cautioned a Texas ...

Northwest Mortgage Brokerage Pioneers New Business Model for the ...
PR Web (press release), WA - Feb 18, 2006Mortgage brokerage introduces the concept of corporate Ambassadors. Like title company marketers, Ambassadors extend personal attention ...

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Saturday, February 18, 2006

Activists promote measure to curb payday loan rates


Activists promote measure to curb payday loan rates
The Register-Guard, Oregon - Feb 18, 2006... campaign will mark a resumption of a fight that took place during the 2005 Oregon Legislature when a bill to limit interest rates on payday loans was approved ...

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Friday, February 17, 2006

Alliance Home Funding Expands Lending Team


Alliance Home Funding Expands Lending Team
Business Wire (press release), CA - Feb 17, 2006... Alliance Home Funding, LLC is a full service mortgage lender that follows the business philosophy of its local parent company: to provide competitively priced ...

New Century rejects investor bid for 3 board seats
Reuters - Feb 17, 2006... Financial Corp.'s (NEW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) largest shareholder on Friday said it is seeking three seats on the subprime mortgage lender's 10-person ...

Sheriff's sale of foreclosed homes is on the rise
Noblesville Daily Times, IN - Feb 17, 2006... The way the sale works is the bank or mortgage lender will usually make an initial bid for the property to protect their interest. ...

European Indexes Trade Mixed
BusinessWeek - Feb 16, 2006... arm. Pearson (PSO)(-0.69%) fell in sympathy. Mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley (-0.44%) slipped back after a good start. The group ...

Pink Home Loans three-year tracker mortgage announced
Money News, UK - Feb 16, 2006... The mortgage lender has made the package available to both employed and self-employed borrowers and will apply early repayment charges during the promotional ...

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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Commerzbank targets eastern European bank


Commerzbank targets eastern European bank
MSNBC - 21 hours ago... bank seeks to cement its position in the region and build on the acquisitive expansion begun last year with the purchase of German mortgage lender Eurohypo. ...

European Indexes Trade Mixed
BusinessWeek - 8 hours ago... arm. Pearson (PSO)(-0.69%) fell in sympathy. Mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley (-0.44%) slipped back after a good start. The group ...

Societe Generale 4th-Quarter Net Climbs 42% on Consumer Lending
Bloomberg - 17 hours ago... He made 10 purchases last year, including those of Montenegro's Podgoricka Banka, Egypt's Misr International Bank and Russian mortgage lender DeltaCredit. ...

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Commerzbank Can Hit Profitability Goal in 5 Years, Chief Says


Commerzbank Can Hit Profitability Goal in 5 Years, Chief Says
Bloomberg - 6 hours ago... win more business from small- and mid-sized German companies while also completing a 4.6 billion-euro ($5.5 billion) takeover of the mortgage lender Eurohypo AG ...

NovaStar Announces Preferred Dividend
dBusinessNews Kansas City (press release), MO - Feb 14, 2006KANSAS CITY -- NovaStar Financial, Inc. (NYSE:NFI), a residential mortgage lender and portfolio investor, announced its first quarter 2006 Preferred dividend. ...

Scotiabank Acquires Leading Canadian Mortgage Lender and The Bank ...
Financial News USA (press release), CA - Feb 14, 2006City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 02/14/2006 - Finance industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU) Scotiabank (NYSE: BNS) today ...

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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Lynnwood Financial being bought by Spokane's Sterling


Lynnwood Financial being bought by Spokane's Sterling
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 17 hours ago... Lynnwood Financial is the parent of a savings bank and mortgage lender that founder Charles Ainslie named after one of his favorite activities -- Golf. ...

Slight fall in UK house prices
24dash.com, UK - Feb 13, 2006... Last week Britain's biggest mortgage lender Halifax released figures showing prices fell by 0.4% during January, saying a mixed pattern of house price rises in ...

Nationwide tracker mortgage added
Money News, UK - 5 hours agoIt has been announced today that a Nationwide tracker mortgage and a new fixed-rate deal have been added to the mortgage lender's existing range. ...

Stocks Dip As Tax Woes Take NovaStar to 52-Week Low
Black Enterprise, NY - 3 hours ago... Financial Inc. fell to a 52-week low Monday as the subprime mortgage lender and real estate investment trust sorts out tax issues. On ...

building pace slowed
Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - 11 hours ago... said. The drop in new-home construction last year didn't deter one mortgage lender - Fifth Third Bank - from having a better 2005. ...

Collecting judgment from deadbeat tenant no easy task
Mortage 101 - Feb 13, 2006... Agnes H. DEAR AGNES: FHA mortgage insurance benefits your reverse mortgage lender, not you. In your situation, FHA mortgage insurance is a costly rip-off. ...

Buyers avoiding semis and bungalows
ic Birmingham.co.uk, UK - 10 hours ago... Last week Britain's biggest mortgage lender Halifax released figures showing prices fell by 0.4 per cent during January, saying a mixed pattern of house price ...

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Monday, February 13, 2006

Real estate coverage is still a bit chummy with subjects


Real estate coverage is still a bit chummy with subjects
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Feb 12, 2006... One minute the hosts are throwing softball questions at a real estate expert, and the next minute that same real estate agent or mortgage broker is advertising ...

California Woodworks rounds corner to second year in business
Napa Valley Register, CA - Feb 12, 2006... Approaching family, the couple borrowed money. They've also tapped into a home equity line of credit, and a mortgage broker helped them find an investor. ...

Real estate latecomers
St. Petersburg Times, FL - 15 hours ago... who's 26 and recently married. Her husband, Bennett, started a second career as a mortgage broker. Barriers are few to becoming ...

Home Loan Culture Creates Empire Of Debt
Axis of Logic, MA - Feb 12, 2006... regulators actually have fairly minimal control or even influence over a huge portion of our economy, said Christopher Cruise, a Washington mortgage broker. ...

Satisfying home purchase requires the right team
Mortage 101 - 19 hours ago... You'll have the best results if you choose your team of real estate professionals carefully--not just your agent, but your mortgage broker or lender, home ...

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Sunday, February 12, 2006

Ameriquest settlement won't cover all losses


Ameriquest settlement won't cover all losses
The Herald, WA - 20 hours ago... thousands of victims nationwide who charged Orange County, Calif.-based Ameriquest, the nation's largest privately held retail mortgage lender, with deceptive ...

Throop councilwoman s home scheduled for sheriff s sale
Scranton Times, PA - Feb 11, 2006... at 801 George St., is scheduled to go up for sheriff s sale next month in order to satisfy more than $95,000 in debt to a mortgage lender, Lackawanna County ...

UK Pound Drops Against Dollar on Outlook for Yield Premium
Bloomberg - Feb 11, 2006... Bloomberg data. Property values fell an adjusted 0.4 percent from December, the UK's biggest mortgage lender HBOS Plc said on Feb. 9 ...

Real estate agent boom
2TheAdvocate, LA - 23 hours ago... She plans to work along with her daughter, who works as a mortgage lender. Right now, there s such a demand for houses, Walker said. ...

MAIL BAG: Title in partnership has merits
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Feb 11, 2006... files bankruptcy. As the mortgage lender, you are very wise to think of these possible problems before the purchase. Holding title ...

Upbeat Commerzbank to double its dividend
Business Online, UK - Feb 11, 2006... Commerzbank is integrating the operations of mortgage lender EuroHypo which, when completed, will make it Germany s second-largest bank behind Deutsche Bank. ...

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Saturday, February 11, 2006

Unbeaten Jewish boxer guided by faith


Unbeaten Jewish boxer guided by faith
Newsday - 0 minute ago
Once they saw the video evidence, once they saw that this man in their midst was indeed something tenable, something real, the voices of the assembled at Adolf Schreiber Hebrew Academy of Rockland County rang out from every corner. It was then, after the rabbi delivered his introduction and the DVD of Dmitriy Salita's career highlights as a boxer was completed and the lights in the segregated Save to My Web

Ex-firefighter, police officer save woman in floating SUV
The Palm Beach Post - Feb 10 9:25 PM
The moment he heard a boom and his co-workers' shrieks Friday afternoon, mortgage broker Quinn McCullough's instincts kicked in.Save to My Web

Homebuyers cash in
The Scotsman: Business - Feb 11 4:59 PM
A MORTGAGE price war has broken out south of the Border, but Scottish institutions have been slow to respond to the cutthroat competition for home loan business.Save to My Web

Stirling - Love and death discussed at Stirling Library
The Community Press - Feb 10 10:43 AM
Make your own valentine: Catherine and Brittany will be helping kids ages 4 to 10 make their own coloured and personalized Valentine's cards this Saturday, February 11. The program will be held in our meeting room from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.Save to My Web

Pocono Record - Story
The Pocono Record - Feb 11 12:13 AM
STROUDSBURG The attorney for home-sale title agent Anita Peterson sought Friday to have 16 of 19 criminal charges against her alleging she tampered with closing documents thrown out on grounds Peterson isn't the party mandated to keep those records and that the state doesn't have jurisdiction to prosecute.Save to My Web

Clubs mix 'n' match
The Oregonian - Feb 10 12:16 AM
JONI KABANA/The Oregonian Mr. DJ At Bliss Lounge Emerald lasers shoot out over dancers' heads. A triple-mix of Prince's "Kiss," Missy's Elliot's "Get Ur Freak On" and Sean Paul's "Temperature" drops, and movement explodes in every corner of Bliss Lounge.Save to My Web

Trio rescues woman, 60, from SUV in Delray lake
Sun-Sentinel - Feb 11 12:17 AM
Delray Beach Quinn McCullough first heard a loud bang. Then he couldn't believe what he saw.Save to My Web

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Friday, February 10, 2006

Post-Katrina Insurance Claims Reach New Heights


Post-Katrina Insurance Claims Reach New Heights
Newhouse News Service - Feb 09 7:53 AM
BY REBECCA MOWBRAY c. 2006 Newhouse News S ervice NEW ORLEANS -- Average flood losses from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana are running at $101,018 per claim, nearly six times the average loss for previous flood disasters.Save to My Web

ANTs and SFG Bancorp Launch New Services with Potential to Transform Mortgage Industry
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 09 5:00 AM
ANTs software, inc. , a developer of universally compatible, high-performance database management systems, today announced that SFG Bancorp, a full-service direct mortgage lender and real estate brokerage based in Pleasanton, California, is using the ANTs Data Server 3.4 to break the connection throughput barrier for its new integrated mortgage lending application, while slashing the total cost Save to My Web

California Lawyer Warns Mortgage Lenders of Referral Fee Prohibitions in Federal Law
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 4:00 AM
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) February 10, 2006 -- The collaboration between a mortgage lender and a real estate broker generally works to benefit home buyers, enabling them to complete a purchase or refinancing transaction at favorable terms.Save to My Web

Borland Helps Aegis Mortgage IT Respond More Quickly to Business Needs
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 09 5:00 AM
CUPERTINO, Calif.----Feb. 9, 2006--Borland Software Corporation , the global leader for Software Delivery Optimization, today announced Aegis Mortgage Corporation, a top 40 mortgage lender in the U.S., has deployed Borland Together to give the company the strategic edge it needed to establish an SOA and create a software development implementation discipline that would meet Aegis' short- and Save to My Web

Australia's December Home-Loan Approvals Rise 0.9% (Update1)
Bloomberg.com - Feb 09 5:05 PM
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's home-loan approvals rose in December as increased optimism the central bank would refrain from raising interest rates fueled borrowing.Save to My Web

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Thursday, February 09, 2006

RATES CLIMB:


RATES CLIMB:
Bankrate.com - Feb 09 4:42 AM
Homeowners have become connoisseurs of the cash-out refi. Devotees of debt consolidation. Experts at equity management.Save to My Web

New Web database lists values of homes
Bradenton Herald - Feb 09 11:42 AM
Could Web site do real estate agents' job? After months of intense speculation within the real-estate industry, supersecretive Zillow.com announced Wednesday it was rolling out a Web feature that eventually will allow anyone nearly anywhere in the nation to accurately calculate the worth of their home or almost any home they choose.Save to My Web

ShareChat News: Mike Pero profit lift food for thought as NZF takeover looms
ShareChat - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Takeover target Mike Pero Mortgages has reported an almost 20% rise in first-half profit, giving investors food for thought as suitor New Zealand Finance Holdings (NZF) launches its second takeover attempt today.Save to My Web

Young couple seeks homebuying details
The Clarion-Ledger - Feb 08 3:10 AM
Q: Dear Jack Sunn, where does a young couple buying their first home go for help? - B.J.S. in RidgelandA: Many sources of help are available.Save to My Web

MortgageBrokers.com Continues Rapid Organic Growth With Additions of Veteran Mortgage Brokers
SYS-CON Media - Feb 08 7:35 AM
MortgageBrokers.com Holdings Inc.(OTC BB: MBKR), a compelling and recognizable mortgage brokerage brand andconsolidation firm serving the North American mortgage broker and financialindustry, announced today the appointment of some of industry's topmortgage brokers and mortgage originators.Save to My Web

StockMarketNewsAlert.com Issues Trade Alert -- Time Lending California, Inc.
[Press Release] PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 08 6:02 AM
Time Lending California, Inc. is new to StockMarketNewsAlert.com. According to M. D'Alonzo at First Equity Group, Inc., recent news flow from the company has been very positive. "The company announced that it has engaged International Monetary Resources, Inc. as its investment banking & strategic advisory firm to structure financing and provide capital resources, identify merger and acquisition Save to My Web

Avoid the pitfalls of a place in the sun
EveningNews24 - Feb 09 3:53 AM
An idyllic country cottage, a sunny villa overlooking the beach, an apartment at the heart of an exciting foreign city or a ski lodge amid stunning mountain scenery. These are the images that are driving more of us than ever to consider buying abroad.Save to My Web

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Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Small Households and Dangerous Extremes Drive the Need for Buy to ...


Small Households and Dangerous Extremes Drive the Need for Buy to ...
PR Newswire UK (press release), UK - Feb 7, 2006... This bleak outlook for British housing need was forecast in a joint presentation given by a leading mortgage lender and a major property services group, active ...

Mortgage lender treasures time behind telescope
Columbus Dispatch, OH - Feb 7, 2006To Doug Askew, the community he helped found is like few places on Earth. Hutville is just such a special place to me," said Askew, 55. ...

Bush proposes BPA surplus to pay down debt
Albany Democrat Herald, OR - 7 hours ago... Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called the plan government loan-sharking and compared it to a mortgage lender requiring higher payments from those who earn above a ...

Non-story of the week
Blue Mass. Group, MA - 2 hours ago... the loan or went into bankruptcy (none of which happened, of course) the bank would not have had the first-priority position that a mortgage lender normally has ...

Council appoints capital improvement committee
Reno Gazette Journal, NV - Feb 7, 2006FERNLEY A mortgage lender, casino owner, concrete construction business owner and a mechanical engineer were chosen to serve as at-large members of ...

Home loan applications fall 2nd straight week
MSN Money - 4 hours ago... rates surprised the market, causing short-term rates to exceed long-term rates," said Bob Walters, chief economist at Quicken Loans, an online mortgage lender. ...

Australian Dec. Home-Loan Approvals Probably Rose 1%: BN Survey
Bloomberg - Feb 7, 2006... Housing affordability improved in the fourth quarter, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation's largest mortgage lender, and the Housing Industry ...

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Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Retailer bid talk helps London close higher


Retailer bid talk helps London close higher
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - 20 hours ago... Cairn Energy (CNECNE) dropped 2.5% on a Merrill Lynch downgrade to neutral, and mortgage lender Northern Rock (NRKNRK) lost 2.1% after being downgraded to hold ...

Losses mount at Winston as Bostrom joins Freddie Mac
The Lawyer, UK - Feb 6, 2006... Bostrom to Freddie Mac. Bostrom joins the US mortgage lender as its new executive vice president and general counsel. The loss of ...

Doral Financial Corporation Announces Successful Completion of ...
dBusinessNews New York (press release), NY - Feb 6, 2006... Doral Financial Corporation, a financial holding company, is the largest residential mortgage lender in Puerto Rico, and the parent company of Doral Bank, a ...

Super Bowl's Most Replayed Moments
abc7news.com, CA - 10 hours ago... million for 30 seconds. In the end, TiVo says mortgage lender Ameriquest got the most replay bang for its buck. Katie Ho: "Ameriquest ...

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Monday, February 06, 2006

PRESS RELEASE: S&P Assigns Prelim Rtgs To St. George RMBS


PRESS RELEASE: S&P Assigns Prelim Rtgs To St. George RMBS
Dow Jones News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance - Feb 05 4:00 PM
PRESS RELEASE: S&P Assigns Prelim Rtgs To St. George RMBS The following is a press release from Standard & Poor's: MELBOURNE (Standard & Poor's) Feb. 6, 2006--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has assigned its preliminary ratings to St. George Bank Ltd.'s (St. George) global issue of Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) through the Crusade Global Trust No. Save to My Web

Real estate transactions can trigger an audit
San Jose Mercury News - Feb 05 9:55 PM
Tax time provides an opportunity to cash in many of the rewards of dabbling in last year's red-hot real estate market -- but there are numerous tax traps if you sold a home, refinanced your mortgage or bought an investment property in 2005.Save to My Web

NASB's earnings decrease
The Business Journal of Kansas City - Feb 06 12:40 PM
Lower mortgage lending volume and interest rates drove NASB Financial Inc.'s lower quarterly earnings.Save to My Web

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Sunday, February 05, 2006

The Color of Money: THE COLOR OF MONEY


The Color of Money: THE COLOR OF MONEY
Miami Herald - Feb 05 12:12 AM
Combatting loan sharks The practice of predatory lending strips billions of dollars in home equity from lowincome and minority consumers each year, according to the Center for Responsible Lending, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization.Save to My Web

Lodi business calendar -- Published February 5th, 2006.
Recordnet.com - Feb 05 12:10 AM
Tuesday Financial statements and loans: 7:30 to 9 a.m. Learn how to prepare financial statements to get a loan approved. Lodi Public Library, 201 W. Locust St. (209) 333-5503.Save to My Web

MOHELA approves privatization plan
Springfield Business Journal - 44 minutes ago
Fears of higher interest rates on Missouri student loans can be put to rest, according to the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, which agreed Tuesday to sell a portion of its assets and become a private agency.Save to My Web

Refund loans not always worth cost, some say
The Clarion-Ledger - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
The promise of quick cash leads many to borrow against their expected income tax refunds, but the practice also brings warnings that there are better ways to get money in a hurry.A financial tool called a "refund-anticipation loan" lets a taxpayer get most of the amount due from the Internal Revenue Service in two to three days, sometimes just 24 hours, instead of two weeks or more.Save to My Web

Nixon to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Sale of Assets by Student Loan Authority MOHELA
Kansas City InfoZine - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
Attorney General Jay Nixon said his office will hold a series of hearings around the state to develop a public record on the proposed sale of assets by the non-profit Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA), and the subsequent transfer of $450 million in sale proceeds to state government.Save to My Web

People on the move
Deseret Morning News - Feb 04 11:32 PM
America First Credit Union has named Pam Gygi as manager of its Kearns branch. Gygi was hired in 1995 as a consumer loan officer at America First's West Valley branch. Most recently, she served as branch manager of the credit union's Kearns Harmon's branch.Save to My Web

Loans to councilmen in Ravenna questioned
Akron Beacon Journal - Feb 04 4:17 AM
A nonprofit corporation that manages the city's revolving loan fund gave two Ravenna councilmen thousands of dollars in housing and business loans in the 1990s.Save to My Web

House Sends Budget-Cut Bill to Bush; Close Vote OKs Curtailing of Medicare, Student Aid
RedNova - Feb 04 7:45 AM
By Andrew Taylor The House on Wednesday narrowly approved Congress' first attempt in eight years to slow the growth of benefit programs such as Medicaid and student loan subsidies, sending the bill to President Bush. The bill passed, 216-214, largely along party lines.Save to My Web

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Saturday, February 04, 2006

Market Braces for Renewed Sales of 30-Year Treasury Bonds


Market Braces for Renewed Sales of 30-Year Treasury Bonds
Newhouse News Service (NNS) - Feb 3, 2006... That concern is shared by Michael Moskowitz, president of mortgage lender Equity Now in New York, who said the new securities will lure investors away from 10 ...

Now home loans go under the www hammer
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago... So far, more than a dozen lenders have signed up, including Nationwide but not the Halifax, Britain's biggest mortgage lender (although it says it's keeping a ...

Wells Fargo opens loan office in area for firms
Buffalo News, United States - 9 hours ago... more than 6,200 offices. It's the nation's No. 2 mortgage lender behind Countrywide Financial, the No. 1 home equity lender, and ...

Timing is everything with ARMs
Pioneer Press, MN - Feb 3, 2006... of the house, then you will save money by going with a lower rate," said Steve LaDue, president of Affiliated Mortgage, a Wauwatosa, Wis.-based mortgage lender ...

OUTLOOK - Sterling markets set eyes on coming week's UK data for ...
Forbes - Feb 3, 2006... economist at HSBC. Also due next week is the monthly house price survey from the Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender. Like other ...

US mortgage applications at 7-month low
DetNews.com, MI - Feb 3, 2006... 23. Countrywide Financial Corp., the biggest US mortgage lender, said profit from mortgage banking this year could be between $1.85 billion and $2.55 billion ...

Doral Financial Corporation Announces Successful Completion of ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 23 hours ago... Doral Financial Corporation, a financial holding company, is the largest residential mortgage lender in Puerto Rico, and the parent company of Doral Bank, a ...

Agencies help consumers protect themselves, their IDs
The Free Lance-Star, VA - 12 hours ago... Contact the SCC ahead of time to see if an insurance agent, insurance company, investment adviser, stock broker, bank, mortgage lender, or payday lender is ...

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Friday, February 03, 2006

Serbian government and the National Bank of Serbia to manage the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)


Serbian government and the National Bank of Serbia to manage the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
Southeast Europe Online - Feb 03 6:14 AM
Belgrade, Feb 2, 2006 - Serbian Minister of International Economic Relations Milan Parivodic said today that the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) transferred control over the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to the Serbian government.Save to My Web

Budget Cut Bill Heads to Bush -- Aims to Chill Growth of Medicaid, Loans
RedNova - 45 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday narrowly approved Congress' first attempt in eight years to slow the growth of benefit programs like Medicaid and student loan subsidies, sending the measure to President Bush. The bill passed by a vote of 216-214, largely along party lines.Save to My Web

Gulf Air obtains $75 million loan to finance investment - Bahrain
MENAFN - Feb 02 1:40 AM
Gulf Air obtains $75 million loan to finance investment - BahrainSave to My Web

Home equity lender to trim Atlanta office
BizJournals - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Homeowners Loan Corp. plans to cut 148 jobs at its Atlanta office, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.Save to My Web

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Thursday, February 02, 2006

Quick Tax Loans Skim Billions From Taxpayer Refunds; Consumer Groups Warn Taxpayers to Avoid High-Cost Fast Tax Loans


Quick Tax Loans Skim Billions From Taxpayer Refunds; Consumer Groups Warn Taxpayers to Avoid High-Cost Fast Tax Loans
[Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 8:08 AM
The W-2s have all been sent and it's the height of the tax season in poor communities, especially for the millions of working families who get the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Yet again, tax preparers and their partner banks will be siphoning off hundreds of millions of dollars from these refunds by selling high cost refund anticipation loans (RALs). Save to My Web

LoanMax owner donates to leaders; recipients say theyre impervious
The Des Moines Register - Feb 02 5:32 AM
The owner of the states largest title loan company, which lends money at 264% annual interest, poured more than $54,000 into Iowa politics, while...Save to My Web

LoanMax owner donates to leaders; recipients say theyre impervious
The Des Moines Register - Feb 02 2:18 AM
The owner of the states largest title loan company, which lends money at 264% annual interest and reposes cars for those who dont pay, poured more...Save to My Web

Stock Funds Make Solid Start To New Year With 4.66% Gain
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 4:00 PM
If the January barometer is any guide, 2006 is shaping up as a year of solid returns in mutual funds.Save to My Web

Military asks Legislature to target payday loans
The Olympian - Feb 02 3:21 PM
To Rear Adm. William French, the stories keep coming like waves many of his sailors are adrift in a sea of debt, often at the mercy of payday lenders.Save to My Web

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Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Sheriff's sale could be curtain call man who wants theater


Sheriff's sale could be curtain call man who wants theater
Gloucester County Times - Jan 31 1:26 AM
PITMAN -- With a sheriff's sale approaching Wednesday afternoon, Dan Munyon's hopes of buying back the Broadway Theatre could be fading. The borough resident lost the theater to Chapter 7 bankruptcy last March.Save to My Web

Housing scam trial set for Feb. 6
News-Register - Jan 31 3:06 PM
Four defendants are scheduled to face a Yamhill County jury next week on allegations they bilked dozens of Spanish-speaking families out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a mortgage and real estate scam leaving many victims destitute and disillusioned.Save to My Web

Cervus Financial Group Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Year Ended September 30, 2005
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 31 5:43 AM
TORONTO----Jan. 31, 2006--Cervus Financial Group Inc. , , is a financial services company dedicated to providing mortgages to selected mortgage broker firms. The Company is pleased announce results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2005 with revenues of $8.4 million and residential mortgage originations of $654.2 million.Save to My Web

Is an online loan for you?
WSAV Savannah - Jan 31 3:02 PM
A Savannah woman says she's learning some of the pitfalls of getting an online loan. Rosie Cook re-financed her home last fall and says she can prove she's been making payments. But two weeks ago, she received a certified letter containing a foreclosure notice.Save to My Web

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