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• Extension to children's insurance program approved (Detroit Free Press)

  CRAWFORD, Texas — President George W. Bush today signed legislation that extends a popular children's health insurance program after twice vetoing attempts to expand it.
  2007-12-29 11:45:36

• FOOL’S SCHOOL Insurance You Don’t Need (Times Leader)

  Insurance is too important to ignore. It’s critical to have it for your home, your health, your car and often your life.
  2007-12-29 10:06:22

• Economists: Foreclosures, falling home prices could lead to recession

  Fosters Daily Democrat - This year saw the demise of dozens of subprime lenders, while the credit squeeze punished the remaining mortgage lenders. At the same time, the large, national homebuilders booked record losses, while smaller, private builders shuttered their ...
  2007-12-30 12:07:00

• 8 money ideas to survive next year

  Detroit Free Press - If you have an adjustable rate mortgage, talk to a few lenders four to six months before that mortgage resets to a higher rate. Two steps to avoid foreclosure: Talk to your lender. And make an appointment with a housing counselor approved by the U.S ...
  2007-12-30 12:07:00

• Fed moves to curb shady home lending

  Lansing State Journal - Fed policymakers also are considering requiring financial disclosures to borrowers early enough to use while shopping for a mortgage. Lenders could not charge fees - except for those to obtain credit reports - until after the consumer receives the ...
  2007-12-29 09:58:00

• Looking for culprits in a sinking real estate game

  La Crosse Tribune - shady wrote: “I completely agree that personal responsibility is at the top of the list, but some mortgage lenders had no business lending to people with flat out bad credit. I’m just happy I refinanced and got into a low rate before this happened
  2007-12-29 09:22:00

• Monday's letters to the editor

  Lansing State Journal - House of Representatives voted and passed legislation to crack down on unlicensed predatory mortgage lenders. As we all know, home foreclosures have been one of our nation's greatest economic perils in 2007, and this is expected to continue throughout ...
  2007-12-29 09:58:00

• Editor's Note

  Boston Globe - Across Massachusetts, real estate prices dropped, sales slowed, and a tidal wave of homeowners found themselves in trouble when their mortgage payments ballooned and their lenders came knocking. Pay up or move out. The sad result was a record number ...
  2007-12-29 11:10:00

• Maine governor: State at a key turning point

  Fosters Daily Democrat - He also pointed to legislative efforts to protect Mainers from unscrupulous mortgage lenders. On the darker side, Baldacci said the nation remains at war and too many families face hard times while state government faces a $95 million state budget ...
  2007-12-30 12:21:00

• Mortgage investigations

  MSNBC - Law enforcement officials including those at the Justice Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York attorney general's office are scrutinizing whether banks and mortgage lenders helped fuel the crisis by misleading investors ...
  2007-12-26 03:56:00

• Bankruptcy filings are likely to climb

  Winston-Salem Journal - In a twist from this year’s trends, the pain is likely to spread from mortgage lenders, home builders and consumer-oriented companies — all areas that contributed to a 40 percent jump in bankruptcy filings in 2007 and are expected to play a role ...
  2007-12-29 11:17:00

• Guarding the House

  Boston Globe - Meanwhile, behind the scenes, he is offering a sophisticated solution that may well make the most sense for borrowers and lenders alike. He's already persuaded the nation's biggest mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial , to let NACA restructure ...
  2007-12-29 11:10:00

• Prime borrowers may soon feel pain

  Charlotte.com - Homeowners with good credit -- those with prime mortgages -- haven't necessarily escaped the mortgage nightmare that has been playing out among subprime borrowers and lenders across the U.S. A broader swath of homeowners will find in 2008 that they ...
  2007-12-29 11:38:00

• Mortgage lenders fell on tough times in 2007

  San Luis Obispo Tribune - REALITY CHECK Subprime crisis and real estate slump spur lenders to cut back TOUGHER STANDARDS State and federal regulators curtail lax lending practices MARKET IN TRANSITION Loans are more conservative and have down payments MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE ...
  2007-12-29 09:37:00

• Here are some of the initiatives Attorney General Andrew Cuomo pursued ...

  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - The most publicized knock on Cuomo was from CNBC's "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer, who criticized Cuomo for investigating one of the biggest mortgage lenders. "This guy is going to shut down the mortgage market," Cramer said on the air in November ...
  2007-12-29 11:53:00

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