Henderson to serve 20 months in fraud case
Thursday Dec 24 | via Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Another defendant in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme centered in Bedford County has received a 20-month federal prison sentence. Comment?
Snow to serve 2 years in prison
Tuesday Dec 8 | via Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Carrie Snow was sentenced to over two years in federal prison Monday for her role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme in Bedford County. Comment?
Mortgage fraud scam victims asked to report on impact
Friday Dec 4 | via Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Victims of a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme are being urged to let federal prosecutors and a judge know how they have been impacted by the scam. Comment?
Fraud aftermath: Mortgage firms to be repaid, not ho...
Nov 29, 2009 | via Shelbyville Times-Gazette
The ringleader of a massive mortgage fraud scheme must pay $2.4 million in restitution to 15 mortgage and equity firms, according to federal documents. Comment?
McMahan sentenced to 6 1/2 years
Nov 24, 2009 | via Shelbyville Times-Gazette
William T. McMahan, the instigator of a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme in Bedford County, will serve six and a half years in federal prison, a judge in Chattanooga ruled on Monday. Comment?
First Tennessee holds tight to mortgage warehouse le...
Nov 16, 2009 | via Memphis Business Journal
While many in the financial industry have and continue to turn their backs on the mortgage warehouse lending business, First Tennessee Bank remains committed to the segment. Comment?
Tuesday Dec 8 | via Farragut Press
Bays and her family recently moved to Knoxville from the Kingsport area. Fecher is a fifth generation Knoxvillian and her experience in the insurance and banking business will help facilitate the ease of purchasing a new home. Comment?
Man wants answers on bank overdraft fees
Tuesday Dec 1 | via The Tennessean
QUESTION: A Nolensville man has a problem with his bank. He says he was charged more than $500 for overdraft fees although he had signed up for a protection plan that would transfer money from his savings account to his checking account. Comment?
Housing fund may not fulfill job hopes in TN
Monday Nov 30 | via The Tennessean
The state's housing agency is about to write $61.6 million in checks for the developers of 20 low-income housing developments in Tennessee - including seven in the Nashville area - as part of the federal stimulus package passed into law last February. Comment?
El secretario de HUD anuncia ayuda de desastre para ...
Nov 27, 2009 | via HUD
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to four storm-ravaged counties in Tennessee and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following last month's severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. Comment?
Confidence rising but still down
6 min ago | via FloridaToday.com
Americans are ending 2009 feeling better about the economy than when the year began, buoyed by optimism that job prospects will improve in the first half of 2010. Comment?
Decline slows in Dallas-Fort Worth area home prices
12 min ago | via The Dallas Morning News
Dallas-Fort Worth home prices were down by just a whisker in the latest gauge of the U.S. housing market. Comment?
17 min ago | via Realty Times Market
Investors and others who expect to use FHA financing in connection with a short sale better check out the latest guidance issued by HUD last week. Comment?
20 min ago | via Miami.com
Florida's Office of Financial Regulation has received 4,600 mortgage broker licensing applications since July, more than double the amount requested for all of last fiscal year. Comment?
Having a job (or three) is far from enough
21 min ago | via The Boston Globe
David Fagerstrom Sr. has strung together three jobs, including teaching at Southern New Hampshire University, since being laid off. Comment?