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• Wachovia Changes The Lending Game

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via Realty Trac 

  With assets of more than $800 billion, Wachovia is the nation's fourth-largest banking institution .

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Regional Headlines

• Briefcase

  20 hrs ago | via Lincoln-Way Sun 

  Rhonda Altman of Shorewood recently joined Realty Executives Success as a Realtor.

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• Big Government: It's always about coercion

  Yesterday | via PittsburghLIVE.com 

  As the nation braces for a long and grueling presidential contest, what are the chances that either candidate -- Democrat Sen.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Illinois, Illinois Government, 2008 Presidential Election

• Obama's Excellent Deal

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via Little Green Footballs 

  Some interesting news at the Washington Post, about a wonderful deal that Barack Obama received on his home loan: Obama Got Discount on Home Loan .

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  Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Illinois, Illinois Government, Banking, Financial Services, Northern Trust, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Mortgage

• Community organizer

  Friday Jul 4 | via The Belmont Club 

  Binyamin Appelbaum of the Boston Globe describes how Chicago proved that it is actually possible to build a perpetual motion - ahem - perpetual money machine.

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  Related Topix: Illinois, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Home, Mortgage, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat

• Illinois Style: Artist's home is art

  Friday Jul 4 | via Chicago Tribune 

  During the mid-1970s, Harold Gregor and his friends were consumed with the notion of moving to New York City and becoming part of the art scene, but when talk turned to action, the friends moved and Gregor ...

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National Headlines

• Beware of reverse mortage scams

  5 min ago | via Jacksonville Daily News 

  Columnist's Note: This letter has been edited for length. Dear Troubleshooter: I read your column all the time and find it most informative.

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• Condo Volume for June down 52% from the high

  2 hrs ago | via Ardell's Seattle Real Estate Blog 

  The number of King County condo sales in June of this year is 52% lower than the highs of 2005 and 2006 and a little more than 50% lower than June of last year.

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• Acacia revamps and expands mortgage business

  3 hrs ago | via Bizjournals 

  While many lenders are ‘running away’ from residential mortgages, Acacia Federal CEO James Barber plans to almost quadruple the amount of home loans his bank originates each month.

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• No Velvet Rope

  Thursday Jul 3 | via SmartMoney 

  THESE DAYS CONSUMERS are dealing with skyrocketing prices for everything from a gallon of gas to a gallon of milk.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Retirement

• Others' economic woes bring business to bankruptcy attorney

  8 min ago | via The Business Journal of Phoenix 

  High foreclosure rates and the increasing number of individual and small-business bankruptcies are keeping attorney Dan Gukeisen’s services in demand.

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