Figures show SBC foreclosures on the decline
Thursday Dec 10 | via Hollister Free Lance
The county has ranked as low as being second worst on the state's list for foreclosures, but for November was at No. Comment?
Marty: Getting the recovery all wrong
Nov 17, 2009 | via Hollister Free Lance
While vital job creation takes a back seat, the federal government blindly gives away billions returning only peanuts to the taxpayers - even then the peanuts come with strings attached. Comment?
Commission urges halt to affordable housing rules
Oct 8, 2009 | via Free Lance
The goal behind the decision is to once again entice developers' interest in San Benito County - which has suffered once of the most drastic, per-capita foreclosure rates in California HOLLISTER San Benito County planning commissioners Wednesday unanimously approved a recommendation to the board that supervisors halt a set of low-income housing ... Comment?
Will New Song Title Be a " I Left My a Homea TM...
Sep 20, 2009 | via AmericanBankingNews.com
It won't be long before Alt-A loans - which are ARMs or adjustable rate mortgage loans - will begin to come due, and one of the most vulnerable locations in the country will be San Francisco, and a couple of other surrounding areas. Comment?
Biz Break: A checkup for Silicon Valley: Jobless rat...
Aug 21, 2009 | via Denver Post
Silicon Valley's economy has been in critical condition for quite some time now. Comment?
FDIC shutters two big California banks, five others
5 hrs ago | via InvestmentNews
Regulators on Friday shut down two big California banks, as well as banks in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Illinois, bringing to 140 the number of U.S. banks brought down this year by the weak economy and mounting loan defaults. Comment?
First Federal acquisition bulks up OneWest Bank
Yesterday | via The Daily Breeze
OneWest Bank FSB just got a lot bigger. The Pasadena-based bank that scooped up failed mortgage lender IndyMac Bank earlier this year announced Friday it has completed its acquisition of the banking operations of First Federal Bank of California from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Comment?
Latest News : First Federal Bank of California and I...
23 hrs ago | via Tehran Times
Two more loss-battered Southern California banks were shut down by regulators Friday and immediately sold to two of the largest financial institutions based in the region. Comment?
Dialogue Delaware: Inklings & oddments
Yesterday | via News Journal
The weblog Dialogue Delaware is updated daily by reporters and editors at The News Journal. Comment?
Failed First Federal Bank Branches Reopen as OneWest...
Saturday | via KTLA
The 39 branches of the failed First Federal Bank of California will reopen Saturday as branches of OneWest Bank. Comment?
Stock futures pointing toward modestly higher open
4 min ago | via Long Island Press
Stocks are rising in early trading following gains in overseas markets, at the start of what is expected to be a quiet week of trading. Comment?
Report says homeowners whose loan payments are cut b...
4 min ago | via Connecticut's WB 20
Homeowners who get a substantial cut in their monthly mortgage payments still stand a good chance of falling behind again, a report by two federal regulators says. Comment?
Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program
5 min ago | via San Fernando Valley Real Estate
The U.S. Dept. of the Treasury recently announced the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program , which provides instructions for lenders and servicers participating in the Making Home Affordable Program and Home Affordable Modification Program . Comment?
Rod Drehera s Junius Jewel: Just Under $200,000, Chi...
12 min ago | via D Magazine
DallasDirt is a daily discussion of the Dallas-Fort Worth real estate market, led by D Home Real Estate Editor Mary Candace Evans with contributions from real estate experts and aficionados. Comment?
Merger news from Sanofi, Bucyrus drives stocks up
13 min ago | via Daily Breeze
Stock futures are pointing to a higher opening Monday, following gains in major markets overseas in what is expected to be a quiet week of trading. Comment?