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Judge: Foreclosure mediation can satisfy homeowners and lenders
21 hrs ago | via El Sentinel
Judges in Seminole County know the scenario all too well. A homeowner -- perhaps one who lost a job several months earlier -- falls behind on the mortgage payments.
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$541M in federal grants aimed at bolstering Florida housing markets
Saturday Sep 27 | via The Orlando Sentinel
Orlando, Orange County and Central Florida communities from Deltona to Kissimmee will get millions of federal dollars to help shore up their shaky housing markets, among the nation's hardest-hit in foreclosures ...
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Thursday Sep 25 | via RISMedia - Technology
RISMEDIA, Sept. 26, 2008-New York natives George and Suzie Crudo of Weichert Realtors Hallmark Properties in Longwood, Florida, have a cooperative working relationship-she handles face-to-face business and he ...
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Opinion: Foreclosure crisis reflects media faults
Friday Sep 19 | via Florida Real Estate Journal
It seems that everything has become a "crisis." That is the most used word now spoken in the media.
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Neighbors Contact Channel 9 About Unmaintained Forec...
Wednesday Sep 17 | via WFTV Orlando
Foreclosed homes are becoming rat traps in Seminole County. Banks own so many homes, they can't maintain them.
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Regional Headlines
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Countrywide Financial deal gives relief to Florida h...
3 hrs ago | via Bradenton Herald
Countrywide Financial will compensate Florida homeowners with up to $1 billion in mortgage relief under a settlement reached with the state's attorney general over alleged abusive lending practices.
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4 hrs ago | via WJHG-TV Panama City
In July, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum filed suit alleging the lender gave out loans it should not have.
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4 hrs ago | via WMBB
Bank of America is agreeing to modify tens of thousands of loans to keep people in 11 states, including Florida, from losing their homes.
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7 hrs ago | via HeraldTribune.com
Published: Monday, October 6, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 6, 2008 at 1:06 p.m. Keller Williams agent Kathy Marlowe used a great phrase recently to describe the environment during the ...
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Florida settles suit with insurance giant
8 hrs ago | via WDBO-AM Orlando
Florida has settled a lawsuit with one of the country's largest mortgage lenders, and the plan is expected to help thousands of homeowners avoid foreclosure.
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National Headlines
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Wild swings start 4th week of uncertainty
6 min ago | via UnionLeader.com
After a breathtaking plunge that took the Dow Jones industrial average down 800 points -- its biggest drop ever during a trading day -- ending with a loss of 370 didn't seem so bad.
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7 min ago | via The Capital-Journal
The $700 billion bailout legislation was one of the anti-Republican focuses of a recent column by Bill Roy and a recent letter to the editor from former Congressman Jim Slattery.
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Credit Squeeze Spreading from Wall Street to Main St...
7 min ago | via NewsChannel 8
The credit squeeze has spread from Wall Street to Main street, affecting everything from new home and car loans to student loans, credit card availability and even short-term loans to help businesses expand or ...
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James Horrigan: Bailing out 'Wall Street' helps 'Mai...
8 min ago | via UnionLeader.com
Voters who want a real contrast between two candidates for high office have no better place to turn than to the U.S. Senate race here in New Hampshire./p> James Horrigan: Bailing out 'Wall Street' helps 'Main ...
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Nervous markets take heart from big Australia rate cut
8 min ago | via MSN Money
Governments and central banks around the world grasped at measures to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis on Monday but global stocks still plummeted as investors bet a recession was inevitable.
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