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- Tax relief available for home owners with corrosive drywall
- Refinancing homeowners continue to 'pay-in' at near record levels
- Beige Book: Housing market still blue
- Chase Melts its Foreclosure Freeze
- Save Money on Your Home with Low Fixed Mortgage Rates, Shorter Terms
- Use Equity to Spruce Up Your Home This Season
- Tough economic times for homeowner associations
- Loving, loathing America's big cities
- When Shopping for a Savings Account, Don't Forget About Credit Unions
- Do you have a 'Vacation Rental Home Personality?'
- The Fed's Continued Intervention Reflects a Lack of Confidence in the Economy
- Elizabeth Warren's New CFPB: It's a Start but There's Still a Long Way to Go
- New Commission Aims for Consumer-Friendly Financial Disclosures
- Loan Limit Extensions Safe for Now but November Elections Could Change This
- It's a good time to buy a vacation home
- ARMs to the rescue
- Appraisers up next for 'Wall Street Reform' brand of regulatory do-over
- Best, worst credit scores
- Lenders freeze foreclosures as they reach record levels
- BofA halts foreclosures, states investigate
- Combat the Weak Dollar With Smart Savings
- Don't Let Low Rates Scare You Away from Saving
- Banks crank up marketing to overcome overdraft fee losses
- CAI, CPCF: Don't ban private transfer fees
- Coalition, Congress joins Fed effort to ban private transfer fees on home sales
- The Critical Hurdle in the Mortgage Delinquency Crisis
- Odds Favor a Continued Economic Slowdown
- The FHA Attempts to Avoid Becoming Another Fannie Mae to the Taxpayers
- Higher conforming loan limits for another year
- Foreclosures sell at 26 percent discount, comprise 24 percent of all sales
- Unsupervised, risky business, greedy homebuyers tanked the housing market
- Loan Modification Scams: Consumers Beware!
- The Demand for Loans: Is it Running Hot or Cold?
- Foreclosures Coming Onto the Market Still Under Tight Control
- Check Online Rate Tables to Catch Falling Mortgage Rates
- Put Online Resources to Use to Find Declining Rates
- Many Defaulting Borrowers Choose to Exploit the System
- Short Sales: The New Target of Scam Artists
- Housing bust withered California's economy, job market
- California most expensive, Midwest most affordable housing
- Most say it's a good time to buy, fewer see housing as a good investment
- The Good and Bad News on the Pace of Mortgage Delinquencies
- Customer Service Face-off: Loan Originators vs. Loan Servicers
- More than one in three say it's OK to walk away from mortgage
- One-in-four sellers slash average $34,000 off home prices
- Seven selling sillies that sap home sales
- Driving a hard bargain on car insurance
- New Lending Standards Reported Across the Board
- Loan Servicers May Finally Be Getting Their Act Together
- Refi Apps Still a High Percentage of Mortgage Totals
- Short Sales Coming on Strong as Lender Acceptance Grows
- Loan Modification Process Status Report
- Short Sales Likely to Surpass Loan Modifications
- Loan Servicers to be Examined More Closely Under HAMP
- Reverse mortgages slated for regulatory overhaul
- Yield spread premiums make endangered loan-fee species list
- Don't waste your money on these financial services
- Mortgage Defaults Down While Foreclosures Rise
- What Will It Take for the Housing Market to Recover?
- FHA Risk Grows as it Filled Void Left by GSEs
- Despite Poor Economy, Many Benefits to Homeownership
- Low Rate 15 Year Mortgages Popular Refinancing Choice for Some
- Real estate investing for beginners
- Oil spill scamming washes ashore
- Home sales, consumer confidence remain in recession
- Making the case for lost-property-value claims in the Gulf oil disaster zone
- Feds seek to ban private transfer fees on home sales
- Married real estate agents make both "most likely to fool around" lists
- Q&A with Karl Lee, President Santa Clara County Association of Realtors
- FHA 'Short Refi' set to save underwater homeowners
- Vacation rental owners' learn hard lesson from the Gulf oil disaster
- J.D. Power: How to find a real estate agent
- 'Day-at-the-beach' becomes tougher sell for Gulf Coast vacation rental property owners
- Real estate company satisfaction mixed among buyers, sellers
- Don't add on 'add-on' insurance
- Could a Shorter Term Fixed Rate Mortgage Save You Thousands in the Long Term?
- Rate of homeownership nears 11-year low
- Credit cards more transparent, but problems remain
- Homeowners insurance goes to school
- Mortgage, Home Equity Rates Stay Low - July 23, 2010
- Landmark consumer protection law heavy with strong mortgage rules
- San Francisco Bay Area ground zero for national housing recovery
- Homebuyers have no regrets
- Housing's fire sale continues
- What Does the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection Act Mean for You?
- Tips to Manage Debt While Unemployed
- What Does the Dobbs-Frank Bill Mean for Consumers
- American Dream attracting more foreigners
- Homebuyer tax credit extension for contracted homebuyers only
- No Money for a Summer Vacation? Start Saving Now for a Winter Escape
- Fund Your Home Improvement Project with Your Equity
- Sam's Club to Offer Small Business Loans
- Steer clear of car title loans
- Most neighbors still social network the old fashioned way
- Easy access to all mortgage and closing costs
- Love affair with homeownership on the rocks
- President Obama Extends Homebuyer Tax Credit Deadline to September 30
- Refinance Your Mortgage to Save Thousands a Year
- Employed workers suffering lost income go frugal, shun credit
- Fed Says Economy Rebounding, But Key Rate to Remain Low
- As Temperatures Rise, National Average Mortgage Rate Takes a Dip
- It's Hurricane Season: Prepare Your Finances
- California gets $700,000 slice of special $1.5 billion homeowner bailout pie
- California home prices shine golden again, sales rusty
- Home sales continue to bomb
- Most mortgage modifications doomed to failure
- Turn to Short Term CDs and Promo Rates in Low Rate Environment
- Beware payday loan 'alternatives'
- Gulf area homeowners get mortgage relief
- Look Online to Kick Off Your Savings the Right Way
- ERATE.com's iPhone App Puts the Best Rates Right at Your Fingertips
- Mortgage Rates Stay Low, Think About Refinancing
- More bad news for Gulf area home values
- Mortgage rates not low enough for housing consumers
- Zero interest credit cards quickly melt down
- HomeAway issues marching orders for Gulf area vacation property owners
- Credit CARD Act rewards faster balance pay off, credit scores
- Housing market isn't what it used to be
- Site to See: Esteemed Lending Services (It's a fake)
- Consumers want financial protection agency
- Deposit Rates Continue Slow Steady Decline
- Parents flunk credit score quiz
- Debunking credit score myths
- Costly trends impacting homeowners insurance
- Keep Your Finances Healthy in Just 10 Minutes a Day
- Small loans cost consumers big bucks
- Zillow: Housing's hard landing due July-September 2010
- Part 2 of 2 -- Underwater? Alternatives to walking away
- Part 1 of 2: Underwater? Walking away from your mortgage could really sink you
- Site to See: HouseLogic eases the logistics of homeownership
- Housing consumers leaving hibernation for spring specials
- Automakers Report Increased Sales in April
- Cinco de Mortgage: 5 Tips for Getting the Best Mortgage
- PreventLoanScams.com coalition goes after mortgage modification fraud
- Use Your Tax Refund to Fortify Your Home, Credit, or Savings
- Go green doing it yourself
- New home sales nothing to write home about
- Hitting bottom hasn't sufficiently changed consumer habits
- Use Online Rate Tables to Track the Best Rates
- Bank of America, Flagstar to Offer Mortgage Programs for Unemployed Borrowers
- What CARD Act? Credit cards get more expensive
- Full housing recovery at least a decade away
- Five Ways to Make Your Tax Refund Work for You
- Cost of Owning a Car on the Rise, Find Low Rate Auto Loan Online
- Housing affordability allows some "green" workers to buy, not most community workers
- Be Smart About Homeownership: Use Low Rate Mortgage to Finance Purchase
- Home owners getting paid for short sales
- Always time for a home inspection
- Home buying secrets for the 'Average Joe'
- Mortgage Relief: Stay Afloat With Low Refi Rates
- Struggling home owners awarded another $14 billion
- California's improved home buyer tax credit a day late, but still great
- In Low Rate Environment, Short Term Certificates of Deposit (CDs) May Be the Best Bet
- Credit CARD Act Provides Protection for Young Consumers
- Homeowners living large less outdoors in 2010
- Chances are, your next car will be used. Drive a hard bargain
- Top 10 Home Buying Mistakes
- Stay on Pace for a Better Retirement Nest Egg
- Hanley Wood announces hottest housing markets for 2010
- Take Advantage of Interest Only
- Educate Yourself in Honor of National Consumer Protection Week
- Multigenerational households go back to the future
- Making a Vehicle Purchase? Enjoy These Helpful Tips
- Harp Could Be Music to Homeowners' Ears
- California home sellers' losses become first-time home buyers' gains
- 'Free' credit reports aren't, except from AnnualCreditReport.com
- Rates, Fees, or APR: How to Compare Mortgages
- Students: Rent Textbooks & Save for Summer
- Feds put more teeth in Credit CARD Act
- Save Money Using a Money Market Account
- When is the Best Time to Buy a New Car?
- Is the Equity in Your Home Working for You?
- Why consumers still balk at buying homes
- Home Sweet Apps let your fingers do the walking through the housing market
- 2010 Real estate market poised to spring ahead
- Driving can be hazardous to your homeownership
- Fed Increases Discount Rate to 0.75% - Feb 18, 2010
- To Save, Give Up Unnecessary Spending For Lent
- What's the Best I Can Do With $5,000?
- Home equity till empty for many homeowners
- The Next Chapter for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- Latest Housing Figures Suggest Another Dip
- Cash-Out Refis Quickly Being Replaced by Cash-In Loans
- Dealing With the Second Mortgage First Could be the Key
- Government Ramping Up New Short Sale Program
- Mortgage Rates Continue Their Steady Decline
- Homebuyer Tax Credits Available on Purchases Through April
- Mortgage Rates Drop for the Third Week in a Row
- Lenders Ease Pace of Tightening But Fall Short of Easing
- Lender's Adapt Guidelines to Reflect the New Economy
- Use Your Tax Refund To Build Your Wealth
- Want an iPad? Start Saving Now
- Reverse Mortgage Program Facing Cutbacks
- Housing Related Tax Incentives: Are They Really Such a Good Idea?
- Appraisal Controversy Continues
- Study Shows Reckless Cash-Out Refin Really to Blame
- Economic Recovery: Reality or Illusion?
- Deadline for First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Americans Now Have More Options for Retirement Savings
- New Rules for Fannie Mae Loans
- Credit Card Rules Begin to Change; Issuers Slash and Burn
- Foreclosures Rise, along with Borrowers Helped by Refinance Program
- Mortgage Website Reviews
- Refinance Program Expands, Covers More Borrowers in Trouble
- Sales Up, But Foreclosures Hit Record Highs
- Foreclosure Prevention Plan Expands
- Banks Must Raise $74.6 billion; Losses From Bad Loans Could Total $600 billion
- Credit Card Default: The Next Wave?
- Response to Crisis Results in Record Low Mortgage Rates
- New Legislation Builds Federal Power to Prosecute Mortgage Fraud
- Record Low Mortgages and New Programs: Hope for Homeowners
- Jumbo Mortgage Loans on the Rise
- Fed Pumps $1.2 Trillion Into U.S. Financial System
- Interest Rates Finally Stay Put
- Foreclosures Rise, Congressman Calls for Moratorium
- Refinancing Booms, But Can it Last?
- Obama's New Mortgage Bailout Plan
- Loan Modification 101
- Sales Plummet, but Housing Supply Numbers Indicate Hope
- Alt-A Mortgages Reset, Start Second Wave of Mortgage Fallout
- More Mortgage Help on the Way?
- The Government Can't Seem to Cut the Checks Fast Enough
- As the Bailout Bonanza Continues, Shouldn't Borrowers Participate Too?
- FDIC Floats New Foreclosure Prevention Plan
- The ABCs of Collateralized Debt Obligations & Credit-Default Swaps
- Central Banks Show Unprecedented Unity in Coordinated Rate Cuts
- Fed Cuts Rate in Efforts to Ease Credit Crunch, Help Borrowers, 10-08-2008
- New FHA Program Launches: Details, and How to Apply
- Bailout Required for Fannie and Freddie After All
- Fannie-Freddie Bailout: What it Means for Taxpayers & Consumers
- How Soon Will the Fed Reverse Course on Rates?
- Lost in Translation: What Does the Fannie and Freddie News Mean for You?
- FHA Changes Mean Better Option for Many Homeowners
- Lending Standards Stricter Industry Wide
- Protecting Your Cash
- Tips on Developing a Recession-Proof Lifestyle
- Bernanke Gives Economic Outlook
- Trouble Hits GSE Giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- Mortgage Finance Reform Bill Moves Forward
- Housing Slump Sparked by Mortgage Mess Thought to Last Longer
- Consumer Financing Shifts to Credit Cards
- More Problems for Banks Seen Looming on the Horizon
- Jumbo Loans Get Little Help from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- Foreclosed Homes Selling at Fire Sale Prices
- Foreclosure Rate Continues to Climb
- Government Ponders What to Do Next About the Ailing Economy?
- Some Unexpected Good News on the Housing Front - June 2008
- Homeowner's Equity Hits Historic Low - June 2008
- Additional Rate Cuts by the Fed Viewed as Unlikely - June 2008
- Foreclosures Hit Record Highs
- Selecting the Best Mortgage Rate
- Job Losses Continue to Plague the Financial Services Sector
- Who's Right About Inflation?
- Rental Property Buying Opportunities in Today's Market
- FHA Loans Hidden Risk to Taxpayers
- FHA Mortgage Relief Plan Moves a Step Further
- Get a Home Equity Loan Then Call a Contractor
- Mortgage News RoundUp, May 2008
- Fannie Mae Eases Down Payment Requirement
- Feds Clamp Down on Credit Card Abuses
- Scams Involving Straw Buyers Aggravates Foreclosure Problem
- The Limitations of FDIC Insurance
- Foreclosure Problem - Homeowners Underwater
- Purchase a Perfect New Home
- Home Inspections
- Passage of Law - Relief for Distressed Homeowners
- Tax Time is Here - How Will You Get Your Return Done?
- Tips on Buying Long-Term Care Insurance
- Timing Your Social Security Benefits
- Protecting Seniors From Fraud
- Product Warranties, Who Needs Them?
- Estate Planning and Your 401K
- Sub-Prime Mortgage Mayhem
- Muti-Family Properties: Investing and Financing
- Credit Counseling - Is it Right for You?
- Secondary Mortgage Market
- Buying Auto Insurance - What you need to know
- Protecting your Pensions & 401K
- Auto Insurance - What you need to know
- Tips on Reducing your Auto Insurance Expenses
- What Documents Do You Need to Get Approved for a Mortgage?
- Health Insurance Basics
- Critical Flaws in the U.S. Healthcare System
- Home Equity Loans with Frequent Flyer Programs
- An Emergency Reserve Account: Why You Need One
- Long-Term Debt: Quality Over Quantity
- Faced With a Job Loss? What to Do Next
- Simple Ways to Help Your Credit Score
- Homeownership & Taxes: How Good Records Can Save You a Bundle
- Healthcare Costs: The New Obstacle to Retirement
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Today, Part 2
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Today, Part 1
- Boomers in Retirement
- Do Yourself a Huge Favor: Save 10%
- Insurance: What You Need to Know Before Filing a Claim
- Location: Rule #1 of Real Estate
- Identity Theft Protection Services, Are They Worth It?
- Generating Cash Flow from Your Retirement Assets
- Maximizing the Use of Your Retirement Funds
- Money Management: Creating a Budget, Part 3
- Money Management: Creating a Budget, Part 2
- Money Management: Creating a Budget, Part 1
- Money Management: Why Budget?
- Commercial Real Estate: Mortgage Process
- Commercial Real Estate: Mortgage Types
- Commercial Real Estate: Mortgage In's and Out's
- Commercial Real Estate: Terms
- Commercial Real Estate: The Basics
- What's Your Investment Personality?
- How Much Money Will You Need to Retire?
- Money Management Practices Worth Following
- Real Estate Investments to Avoid
- Costly Investment Mistakes
- Indirect Ways of Investing in Real Estate
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- Economic Reports: Unemployment Rate
- Economic Reports: Mortgages
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