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  • Countrywide, Wells Fargo remain top two U.S. mortgage lenders 11:14 AM ...

    Dallas Morning News - Despite increased subprime mortgage troubles last year, the nation’s top two home lenders hung onto their ... com Publisher Sam Garcia said Monday in a statement. “As a result, mortgage originators have seen refinance ...
    2008-01-28 09:05:00
  • Workshop designed to avoid foreclosure: U.S. Rep. Lynch holds Randolph ...

    Patriot Ledger - ... college tuition on a teacher’s salary. ‘‘I didn’t want to lose my home, and I didn’t want her to lose her education,’’ Braxton said. In June, she began to fall behind on the mortgage. Banks should be more willing to refinance for those ...
    2008-01-28 07:18:00
  • ANALYSIS-Rate cut, stimulus plan could restart US housing

    Forbes - The two federally chartered companies keep funding for mortgages flowing by buying home loans, repackaging them into bonds and selling them to investors. Borrowers with large, jumbo loans are more likely to refinance since their savings are greater ...
    2008-01-28 09:48:00
  • Tips For Refinancing Your Home Mortgage

    KSDK - KSDK - With interest rates falling, this may be a good time to refinance your home mortgage. John Frank, president, Paramount Mortgage offers some tips for homeowners seeking to refinance. 1. Know your current situation: It is helpful for consumers ...
    2008-01-28 10:17:00
  • Lawyers: unclear foreclosure regs forcing them to turn down business - Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

    Lawyers: unclear foreclosure regs forcing them to turn down businessMassachusetts Lawyers Weekly, MA - 4 hours agoIn mid-January, Clark said a married couple sought his representation on a refinancing problem. "They refinanced their home two years ago with what they ...
    2008-01-28 06:20:23
  • Tax Rebate Checks and the Economic Stimulus - National Ledger

    Tax Rebate Checks and the Economic StimulusNational Ledger, AZ - 3 hours agoThe last major component of the agreement allows more subprime mortgage holders to refinance into federally-backed loans by increasing the conforming limit ...
    2008-01-28 07:07:53
  • Workshop designed to avoid foreclosure: US Rep. Lynch holds ... - The Patriot Ledger

    Workshop designed to avoid foreclosure: US Rep. Lynch holds ...The Patriot Ledger, MA - 3 hours agoBanks should be more willing to refinance for those in her situation, Braxton said. The number of foreclosure deeds in Massachusetts shot up 148 percent ...
    2008-01-28 07:36:30
  • Countrywide, Wells Fargo remain top two US mortgage lenders 10:43 ... - Dallas Morning News

    Countrywide, Wells Fargo remain top two US mortgage lenders 10:43 ...Dallas Morning News, TX - 2 hours ago“As a result, mortgage originators have seen refinance activity pick up recently and are likely to see an increase in funded loans during the first quarter ...
    2008-01-28 08:44:26
  • Q4 2007 BB&T Corporation Earnings Conference Call - Final - Insurance News Net (press release)

    Q4 2007 BB&T Corporation Earnings Conference Call - FinalInsurance News Net (press release), PA - 1 hour ago... and they think they can get a better interest rate using their home as collateral, and we might refinance the first and give enough money to buy a car. ...
    2008-01-28 09:11:48
  • 60 Minutes Legitimizes Walking Away - HoweStreet.com

    60 Minutes Legitimizes Walking AwayHoweStreet.com, Canada - 1 hour agoThey cannot refinance because the value of the house fell below the existing mortgage. They say they can afford the higher payments but see no point in ...
    2008-01-28 09:19:01
  • Appraiser Says Washington Mutual Blacklisted Her For Not Inflating ... - The Consumerist

    Appraiser Says Washington Mutual Blacklisted Her For Not Inflating ...The Consumerist, NY - 54 minutes agoThat property values "would always go up" was used to hook people into bad loans ("you can always refinance!" was the refrain). ...
    2008-01-28 10:05:38
  • Tips For Refinancing Your Home Mortgage - KSDK

    Tips For Refinancing Your Home MortgageKSDK, MO - 30 minutes agoKSDK- With interest rates falling, this may be a good time to refinance your home mortgage. John Frank, president, Paramount Mortgage offers some tips for ...
    2008-01-28 10:29:26
  • Can China become the new growth pole for Asia? - Hindu Business Line

    Can China become the new growth pole for Asia?Hindu Business Line, India - 28 minutes ago... Chinese government-controlled wealth funds have recently been so active in trying to refinance troubled US banks and prevent a US economic downslide. ...
    2008-01-28 10:32:01
  • Tacoma bankruptcy attorney Noel Shillito gets lives back on track (Tacoma News Tribune)

    Business attorney Noel Shillito works from the second floor of a North End Tacoma office, his large wood desk occupied by a phone, a pen and a yellow legal pad.
    2008-01-28 07:13:12
  • Residential Mortgage Lending Down 60% From Peak Levels Home Purchase, Refinance Loan Numbers Weaken; Loan Originations ... (Banker & Tradesman)

    By Amy Wyeth The sky really is falling, at least on the local lending scene. Mortgage originations, once buoyed by a high-flying real estate market, slipped into a tailspin last year as the housing sector struggled and the subprime lending arena imploded.
    2008-01-28 08:05:47