New York Times
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Bond Spreads Fall to Record: Credit Markets
BusinessWeek
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Yields on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage securities that guide US home-loan rates fell to the lowest relative to ...
The Dark Side of Home SubsidiesNew York Times
After the Fire, Rebuilding US Housing PolicyAtlantic Online
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and The Obama Underwater Mortgage Home Affordable ...Red, White, and Blue Press (blog)

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UPI.com
The Coming Second Wave
Las Vegas Business Press
Two-thirds of homeowners in Las Vegas owe more than their home is worth. Despite President Barack Obama's $75 billion Home Affordable Mortgage Plan, ...
New Treasury Program to Encourage Short SalesAtlantic Online (blog)
Decline In Late Mortgage Payments May Be A Positive Indicator For ForeclosuresNuWire Investor
Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a LossNew York Times
BigNews.biz (press release) -The Consumerist (blog) -CNNMoney.com
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Wall Street Pit (blog)
Banks Pressed on Second Mortgages
Wall Street Journal
Most first-lien home loans are held by government-controlled mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or by other investors in mortgage securities. ...
Pressure builds for US mortgage loan write-downsReuters
Congressman Calls for Second Lien Write-DownsDSNews.com
Mortgage Principal Writedown Won't Save HousingCNBC
StreetInsider.com (subscription)
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Ex-TD Bank exec Greenberg goes to Sun Home
Bizjournals.com
Sun Bancorp said Monday that former TD Bank executive Steven J. Greenberg has been hired as president of its mortgage company, Sun Home Loans Inc.. ...
Sun National Bank Appoints New President of Sun Home Loans, Inc.PR Newswire (press release)

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What are the tax implications?
OregonLive.com (blog)
Your mortgage interest could also be deducible. Generally, qualified home mortgage interest is deductible. Qualified home mortgage interest is mortgage ...

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Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taiwan Government Tightens Mortgage-Related Regulations
Wall Street Journal
The steps come after a similar statement by the island's central bank earlier Monday asking banks to provide details about their home mortgage operations, ...
Central bank asks lenders for mortgage dataChina Post
Taiwan May Order China-Style Reserve Ratio Rise to Curb LendingBusinessWeek
Government tightens credit to check rising housing pricesFocus Taiwan News Channel

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The Guardian
Fixed Rate Refinance Today – March Home Mortgage Rates Remain Low
Subprime Blogger (blog)
With the fact that March home mortgage rates remain low there is an opportunity for many current homeowners to save a significant amount of money by ...
Mortgage Rates Decrease: 30 Year Mortgage Rates Under 5.00%MonitorBankRates.com
Current Mortgage Rates from Wells Fargo vs. Current Mortgage Rates from Total ...Mortgage Rates & Trends (blog)
When Buying A Home Is A Low Interest 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage The Best Option?Red, White, and Blue Press (blog)
Telegraph.co.uk -MainStreet -Globe and Mail
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Global Toronto
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: New Home Construction Moved Up
Market Wire (press release)
... home starts were up in the London Census Metropolitan Area 1 (CMA) in February 2010 according to preliminary figures released today by Canada Mortgage ...
Canada February Home Starts Rise More Than ExpectedBusinessWeek
Housing starts bounce back from 2009 lowsVancouver Sun
Tidbits from a round tableNational Post
Daily Commercial News -Toronto Sun -CTV.ca
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Is Buying A Second Home With A 15-Year Fixed Mortgage A Good Investment?
Red, White, and Blue Press (blog)
Again, buying a second home is not for everyone and getting a 15-year fixed mortgage may bring a higher monthly payment on a home, but the idea of renting a ...

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Strategic defaults on homes on the rise
San Francisco Chronicle
"The reality is, if you're 30 percent underwater, you're effectively going to be a renter in that home while paying your mortgage for the next 1o to 15 ...

Bradenton Herald
'Jet'-setting mobile home residents set to burn mortgage
Bradenton Herald
24, the residents paid off their debt and are celebrating Wednesday with a mortgage-burning party. Harry Poling, the co-op president since 1998, ...

The upside of having a mortgage in retirement
Telegraph.co.uk
Halifax goes a step further in offering a Retirement Home Plan mortgage for the over-65s. This is a lifetime mortgage scheme on an interest-only basis, ...

Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
New York Times
The government's $75 billion mortgage modification plan has helped only a small slice of them. Consumer advocates, economists and even some banking industry ...

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Mich. faces growing home mortgage default woes
MLive.com
For people who want to stay put and can afford their mortgage, an underwater mortgage might not be a problem. But it's trapping those who want to move for a ...
Solutions aren't easy for underwater mortgagesDetroit Free Press
Michigan Hit Hard with Mortgage DefaultsBestCashCow.com (blog)
Mich. faces growing home mortgage default woesToledo On The Move

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Richmond Times Dispatch
Home-Saving Loans Afoot
Wall Street Journal
Most first-lien home loans are held by the government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or by other investors in mortgage securities. ...
Eugene home buyers encounter short sale frustration as a " Good Deal" is ...Examiner.com
Refinancings decline in MississippiJackson Clarion Ledger
Obama Refinance Plan – Need Mortgage and Home Debt Relief Today?Subprime Blogger (blog)
Red, White, and Blue Press (blog) -Richmond Times Dispatch -Orlando Sentinel
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89.3 KPCC
• Economic Mindset Won't Change; Depressionary Relapse May Be Coming
Seeking Alpha (blog)
The main objective of the Stability Mortgage is to keep the homeowner in their home and make the home mortgage payments affordable as the homeowner pays off ...
Bank of America Refinance Mortgage Rates – Home Loans Quiet on the WeekendSubprime Blogger (blog)
Latest good news on housing in Florida!Online PR News (press release)
Today's Lowest Mortgage Interest Rates – March Refinance Rates LowSubprime Blogger (blog)

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Home calendar
Detroit Free Press
Reverse mortgage and first-time home buyer programs: Learn about different mortgage options, 6-8 pm Tue. and Thu. from Jeff Catullo of Amerisave Mortgage. ...

On the House: FHA alters borrowers' guidelines
Philadelphia Inquirer
The mortgage-insurance fee at closing will increase from 1.75 percent to 2.26 percent of the difference between the down payment and the standard 20 percent ...
Mortgage Insurer's Risk CriticizedWall Street Journal
FHA program helps home buyers afford repairsModesto Bee
FHA To Raise Upfront Mortgage Insurance PremiumMortgage Rates & Trends (blog)

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Layoff may be temporary but mortgage isn't
Los Angeles Times
Will the bank work with him to modify his mortgage before he loses his job? Could I buy the home in a short sale to keep the home in the family? ...

Refinancings decline in Mississippi
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Bobby Locke, 48, of Canton had been keeping a watchful eye on home mortgage interest rates for about a year. A few weeks ago he saw a rate good enough to ...
Obama Refinance Plan – Need Mortgage and Home Debt Relief Today?Subprime Blogger (blog)
Indian River County courthouse news: March 7Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription)
Looking to refinance? Ask yourself these four crucial questions.Washington Post
BatchBuzz (satire) -Subprime Blogger (blog)
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