Archive for November, 2007

U.S. moves to ease mortgage crisis (Austin American-Statesman)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

WASHINGTON, Mich. — The Bush administration and the mortgage industry, trying to combat a huge wave of foreclosures, are hammering out a proposal to temporarily freeze interest rates on certain troubled subprime mortgages.

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Deal in the Works To Freeze Rates on Subprime Loans (Washington Post)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Mortgage rates for homeowners with spotty credit histories would be temporarily frozen under a nearly completed agreement between top Bush administration officials and a broad alliance of Wall Street’s biggest banks, mortgage investors, nonprofits and consumer groups.

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Mortgage lender’s shares break downward trend (The Kansas City Star)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

NovaStar Financial Inc. shares jumped along with other mortgage lenders Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated the central bank is ready to keep cutting interest rates.

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US govt joins mortgage crisis fight (AAP via Yahoo!7 Finance)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The Bush administration is are hammering out a proposal to halt the sub-prime mortgage crisis.

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US govt joins mortgage crisis fight (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The Bush administration is are hammering out a proposal to halt the sub-prime mortgage crisis.

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30-year mortgage rates drop (El Paso Times)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

WASHINGTON—Mortgage rates fell sharply this week with rates on 30-year mortgages dropping to the lowest level in more than two years. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.10 percent.

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Is A Reverse Home Mortgage Right For You?

Friday, November 30th, 2007

First of all you may ask what is a reverse home mortgage and how can I determine if it’s right for me. That is the purpose of this article. As you continue to read, you will get a much better…

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EXCLUSIVE: Paulson ‘Optimistic’ About Mortgage Plan to Help Subprime Borrowers (ABC News)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Paulson says plan to address increasingly complex mortgage mess.

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Mortgage aid plan sparks hope and resentment (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

A plan to freeze mortgage rates for troubled homeowners may help ease the U.S. housing crisis, but for wiser borrowers and those who have already lost their homes to foreclosure, such a plan seems unfair.

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Sector Roundup: Chips, Mortgage Lenders (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Microchip stocks fell Friday on signs that the boom in consumer electronic sales may be coming to an end. NEW YORK — Shares of mortgage lenders soared Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled his willingness to slash interest rates again to prop up wobbly financial markets.

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