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Wilber National Bank hires representative - Press & Sun-Bulletin
Region Steven D. Mitchell has joined Wilber National Bank as senior mortgage account representative in its Provantage Home Loans division. Mitchell will work with clients to arrange mortgage financing to purchase, refinance and renovate or build a

Fitch Rates Lehman Mortgage Trust Series 2008-6 - Forbes
The ‘AAA’ rating on the senior certificates reflects the 12% subordination provided by the 4.50% B1 class, 1.90% B2 class, 1.20% B3 class, 1.55% privately offered B4 class, 0.95% privately offered B5 class and 1.90% privately offered and non-rated B6

Real Estate Report: Creative new financing options - Evening Sun
The lending world never ceases to amaze me. Like the famous ice cream chain, lenders had 31 flavors and then some. However, staying with that metaphor, the past several months, only vanilla and chocolate have been offered. Creativity and options

It takes a community to rebuild a family - Record-Journal
Johanna Kotecki and Carol Girard talked in circles for an hour, the way you talk when something is so awful you can hardly tolerate it. Girard s husband and son had drowned hours earlier. She cried and cried. She kept saying, Why two people

Q: Can points from a refinanced mortgage be deducted on my taxes? - Courier-Journal
A: If the points were paid solely to refinance the mortgage, they can be deducted as mortgage interest but must be spread out over the life of the loan. If part of the refinanced mortgage money was used to pay for home improvements, the points

Help For Families Facing Foreclosure - WCPO
There’s new hope for Tri-state families who face the possibility of foreclosure. For many families owning a home is the American dream. But thanks to variable interest rates, homeowners are finding their mortgage payments too much to handle

Owners, buyers shouldn’t fret about closed credit-card account - Herald Tribune
Several banks are closing dormant credit-card accounts, but there are some easy ways for homeowners and buyers to protect against a long-term drop in their overall credit score. Q:We are hoping to refinance our home while rates are still low, and our

Lobbyist$ paid off for Sen. Joe Biden - Boston Herald
Boston Herald Chief Enterprise Reporter Wedge is the Herald’s Chief Enterprise Reporter and writes Sunday’s “Pols & Politics” column. He also covers music for “The Edge” entertainment section. D ENVER - Sen. Barack Obama has portrayed himself as a

Area last in state in home prices - Toledo Blade
The Toledo metro area was the worst spot in Ohio for home prices and mortgage refinance values in the past year, dropping nearly 4 percent. As selling prices fell 4.8 percent nationally from the second quarter of last year to the same period this

Q: Can points from a refinanced mortgage be deducted on my taxes? - Courier-Journal
A: If the points were paid solely to refinance the mortgage, they can be deducted as mortgage interest but must be spread out over the life of the loan. If part of the refinanced mortgage money was used to pay for home improvements, the points

New round of losses hits market - The Clarion-Ledger
In the mortgage industry, they are called “liar loans” - mortgages approved without requiring proof of the borrower’s income or assets. The worst of them earn the nickname “ninja loans,” short for “no income, no job, and (no) assets.” The nation’s

UPDATE 1-Australia’s CBA to buy 33% stake in Aussie Home Loans - CNBC
SYDNEY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) , the country No. 2 lender, agreed to buy a 33 percent stake in mortgage broker Aussie Home Loans, as Australian banks swoop on opportunities created by the global credit

Private Sector Commentary: Foreclosures distort housing data - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As if the housing market wasn’t scary enough, the record-setting surge in foreclosures could be distorting some of the closely watched housing data used to gauge the market’s health. The foreclosure glut is making listings of homes for sale a less

Fighting Foreclosure - CNN Money
Obama wants the government to step in to help homeowners facing foreclosure. McCain gradually broadened his position to support government intervention, legislation for which Congress passed in July, but had wanted stricter requirements for borrowers

Let’s Chat Today - Washington Post
Join me today at noon for a live online discussion about mortgages. The current housing market has sidelined many would-be buyers, who are worried they’ll buy before the market hits bottom. Meanwhile, mortgages rates are rising and qualifying for a

Travellers stranded as budget airline Zoom collapses - Guardian Unlimited
Hundreds of travellers left stranded by the collapse of the low-fare airline Zoom were trying to make their way home today. The UK- and Canada-based firm grounded all flights last night as it prepared to go into administration. Zoom, which operated

Transcript: Color of Money Book Club - Washington Post
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with Carolyn Warren , author of “Mortgage Rip-Offs and Money Savers” (John Wiley & Sons), on Thursday, Aug. 28 at Noon ET. Carolyn Warren: I list 7 disadvantages of an

One conclusion from all the data - Modesto Bee
Four sets of housing data were released recently, all of which show how badly the Northern San Joaquin Valley home market is doing. When it comes to home values for existing houses, Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties are the worst in the

Hundreds stranded, thousands more out of pocket as airline fails - The Independent
Hundreds of passengers stranded in airports from Gatwick to San Diego were trying to find a way home yesterday after the collapse of the transatlantic budget airline Zoom. As many as 40,000 more over a quarter of whom are based in the UK were

UPDATE 1-Australia’s CBA to buy 33% stake in Aussie Home Loans - Forbes
SYDNEY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) , the country No. 2 lender, agreed to buy a 33 percent stake in mortgage broker Aussie Home Loans, as Australian banks swoop on opportunities created by the global credit crisis. CBA

Q: Can points from a refinanced mortgage be deducted on my taxes? - Courier-Journal
A: If the points were paid solely to refinance the mortgage, they can be deducted as mortgage interest but must be spread out over the life of the loan. If part of the refinanced mortgage money was used to pay for home improvements, the points

Overdue mortgage payments on rise - Financial Times
Strains among borrowers with patchy credit are rising, with more falling behind on their mortgages and fewer able to refinance their higher interest rate loans, according to a report by Standard & Poor s, the credit rating agency. The report into

Area last in state in home prices - Toledo Blade
The Toledo metro area was the worst spot in Ohio for home prices and mortgage refinance values in the past year, dropping nearly 4 percent. As selling prices fell 4.8 percent nationally from the second quarter of last year to the same period this

Feds warn thrifts about changing equity loan terms - Miami Herald
WASHINGTON After a rash of consumer complaints, the federal agency charged with regulating savings and loan institutions issued guidance Tuesday warning lenders they could not arbitrarily change the terms of home equity loans. The Office of Thrift

Moody’s reviewing jumbo mortgage securities as loan defaults soar - Los Angeles Times
Moody’s Investors Service is stepping up scrutiny of all prime jumbo mortgage securities issued in 2006 and 2007 as the surge in U.S. foreclosures spreads beyond subprime loans. Moody’s is studying its rankings on the securities after late payments

B&B sinks to first-half loss - MSN UK News
LONDON (Reuters) - Troubled lender Bradford & Bingley sank to a first-half loss on Friday, hit by 155 million pounds in writedowns and investment losses, and said bad debts had risen by more than half since the end of 2007. Britain’s biggest lender

International Paper, Magma Design, PetSmart: U.S. Equity Movers - Bloomberg
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) — The following companies are having unusual price changes in U.S. markets. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names, and prices are as of 1:50 p.m. in New York. Dell Inc . (DELL US) dropped 12 percent, the most since

Added slots fail to halt slide in N.E. gambling - Boston Globe
Soaring gas prices, job losses, and other components of New England’s struggling economy have taken a bite out of slot machine revenues, resulting in the first significant, sustained dip in the region’s gambling market since Connecticut opened its

Mortgage application volume rises slightly - Forbes
Mortgage application volume rose less than 1 percent during the week ended Aug. 22, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly application survey. The trade group’s application index rose to 421.6 during the week, from 419.3 a week

U.S. MBA s Mortgage Applications Index Rose 0.5% Last Week - Daily Business Review
ortgage applications in the U.S. rose last week from the lowest level in more than seven years, helped by an increase in purchases. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of applications to buy a home or refinance a loan gained 0.5 percent from the

Area last in state in home prices - Toledo Blade
The Toledo metro area was the worst spot in Ohio for home prices and mortgage refinance values in the past year, dropping nearly 4 percent. As selling prices fell 4.8 percent nationally from the second quarter of last year to the same period this

No Joke, Homebuilders Beating Market - CNBC
[ XHB Loading ( ) ] surged on Wednesday as mortgage applications climbed for the first time in 3 weeks. Are we turning a corner? U.S. mortgage applications rose for the first time in three weeks as interest rates edged lower, an

Housing fix backfires - CNN Money
NEW YORK (Money Magazine) — Back in February, Congress passed into law a quick fix for the housing market. Unfortunately, it hasn’t done much good. As part of the economic stimulus plan, lawmakers raised the limit on the size of home loans mortgage

ECB’s Bini Smaghi says 4 pct inflation too high - Reuters
CORTINA, Italy, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is doing all it can to bring down inflation and interest rates wouldn’t be particularly restrictive even if they rose to 4.5 percent, ECB executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said

A transcript follows. - Washington Post
Michelle Singletary: Welcome all. I’m sure today’s discussion will be interesting. So let’s get started. Pittsburgh, Penn.: I’m getting ready to purchase a new home in the $400,000 range - may put up to 50% down to “buy down” the monthly payment

Alabama County Prepares for Bankruptcy in Debt Crisis (Update2) - Bloomberg
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) — Jefferson County, Alabama, officials told their lawyers to prepare a bankruptcy filing if the county can’t reach an agreement with creditors over how to escape from $3 billion of bonds with soaring interest rates. The Jefferson

Home values dip - Baltimore Sun
Maryland home values dropped 4 percent in April through June compared with the same period a year earlier, according to figures that track sales and refinancing. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said yesterday that the drop was the

Mortgage application volume rises slightly - BusinessWeek
Mortgage application volume rose less than 1 percent during the week ended Aug. 22, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly application survey. The trade group’s application index rose to 421.6 during the week, from 419.3 a week

Home values drop in Orange County - Times Herald-Record
Home values in Orange and Dutchess counties fell more than 3 percent in the past year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. Second-quarter home values declined 3.6 percent from the second

New York City is the Big Winner in Priceline.com Survey of Top 50 - Forbes
Start spreading the news - New York City is, hands-down, the most popular destination for the upcoming Labor Day weekend (August 30 - September 1, 2008). New York City neighborhoods and surrounding areas took a whopping 11 of 50 spots on priceline

Denver home price rise tops 20-city list - Denver Business Journal
Denver home prices show the strongest rebound of the 20 markets studied, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. The report released Tuesday said home prices rose in June from a month earlier in nine cities. Denver had the biggest gain

Merrill, Wachovia Hit With Record Refinancing Bill (Update1) - Bloomberg
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) — Merrill Lynch & Co. , Wachovia Corp., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and the rest of the U.S. finance industry are about to find out how expensive credit has become. Banks, securities firms and lenders have a record $871 billion

Home values dip - Baltimore Sun
Maryland home values dropped 4 percent in April through June compared with the same period a year earlier, according to figures that track sales and refinancing. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said yesterday that the drop was the

Denver home price rise tops 20-city list - Denver Business Journal
Denver home prices show the strongest rebound of the 20 markets studied, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. The report released Tuesday said home prices rose in June from a month earlier in nine cities. Denver had the biggest gain

Radian Comments on Standard & Poor’s Rating Action - Forbes
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) commented today on the action taken by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (S&P). S&P lowered its financial strength rating on Radian’s principal mortgage insurance (MI

Home123(R) Back in Business with the Help of 400 Credit Unions - PR Inside
www.Home123.com - PBG Financial Services Ltd (PBG) in partnership with Central States Mortgage Inc. announces the relaunch of Home123 Mortgage(R). Home123(R) is the first of the national mortgage brands to reemerge after falling into bankruptcy

Mortgage pressure drives up refinancing - News.com.au
More borrowers are refinancing home loans to get better deals There’s a growing shift back to variable rate loans Calculator : Compare different home loans HOME loan refinancing is on the rise as homeowners seek a better deal on their mortgage, new