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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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Local Headlines

• Some Wis. vacation rentals lack required licenses

  Saturday Jun 28 | via Chicago Tribune 

  A Barron County resort owner says many people renting vacation homes in west-central Wisconsin may not have the proper licenses.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Barron County, WI, Chetek, WI

• Habitat for Humanity open house

  May 15, 2008 | via Barron News 

  The public is invited to attend a dedication and open house for the newest Barron County Habitat for Humanity home on Saturday, May 24, at 10 a.m. The home, built in partnership with Connie and Ryan Adkins and ...

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  Related Topix: Haugen, WI, Rice Lake, WI, Barron County, WI, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Woman gets jail for arson of own house

  May 2, 2008 | via Leader-Telegram 

  A former Barron school district teacher who set her house on fire for insurance money to cover debts was sent to jail for a year and placed on 15 years' probation Thursday in Barron County Court.

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  Related Topix: Barron County, WI, Phillips, WI, Prentice, WI, Education Etc., Barron, WI, Home, Mortgage

• Habitat to open store

  Jan 3, 2008 | via Rice Lake Online 

  The Barron County Habitat for Humanity ReStore, located in the old Fritz Furniture building at 309 North 1st St.

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• Habitat to open ReStore in Cameron

  Jan 1, 2008 | via The Chetek Alert 

  Work is under way to open the Barron County Habitat for Humanity ReStore, a retail business where donated new and used building materials, furniture and appliances will be sold at bargain prices to raise funds ...

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  Related Topix: Cameron, WI, Barron County, WI, Home, Mortgage

Regional Headlines

• Planning for the future

  Thursday Jul 10 | via The Daily Press 

  Senior citizens on fixed incomes aren't going to be surprised by the results of a report released this week that shows it is increasingly difficult to make ends meet.

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  Related Topix: Bayfield, WI, Ashland, WI, Wisconsin, Social Security, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Opinion

• Buyers lose recourse in frauds

  Sunday Jul 6 | via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal 

  Home buyers who believe a seller has lied to them cannot sue for fraud to recover damages, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court said Tuesday.

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  Related Topix: Wisconsin, Real Estate, Brookfield, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Milwaukee Metro

• Kohl proposal aimed at foreclosure rescue scams

  Sunday Jun 29 | via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal 

  Wisconsinites at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure could receive additional protections under a measure authored by Sen.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Government

• School districts misled on risks of investments, lawyer says

  Wednesday Jul 9 | via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

  Wisconsin school districts that put millions of borrowed dollars into complex investments to help pay employee retirement benefits were misled about the risks of the undertaking, an attorney hired by the ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Retirement, Education Etc., Wisconsin, West Allis, WI

• Wisconsin Supreme Court Applies Economic Loss Doctrine to Bar Fraud...

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via ContractsProf Blog 

  In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin held that the economic loss doctrine barred a buyer's claims for intentional misrepresentation in connection with a residential real estate purchase.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Wisconsin Government, Wisconsin, Home, Home Selling

National Headlines

• Treasury Secretary Paulson calls bank system sound

  3 min ago | via KCPQ 

  Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. sought to reassure an anxious public today that the banking system was sound, while also bracing Americans for more troubled economic times ahead.

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  Related Topix: IndyMac Bancorp, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Treasury Chief Sees 'Months' of Hard Times

  6 min ago | via ABC News 

  Paulson Braces Public for Months of Tough Times Treasury chief braces people for months of tough times ahead, says US banking system is sound WASHINGTON July 20, 2008 The Associated Press 3 comments Treasury ...

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• Paulson: Banking system sound, deposits protected

  12 min ago | via WAVE-TV Louisville 

  The treasury secretary says the list of troubled banks will grow longer as they struggle to cope with big losses on bad mortgages.

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• Banks sound but economy to take time: Paulson

  20 min ago | via West Linn Tidings 

  The U.S. economy needs months to recover from its slowdown, but the banking system remains sound despite a home mortgage crisis that could cause more problems, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, US News

• Many Ada County property owners get a break

  22 min ago | via Fort Mill Times 

  More than 1,000 property owners in southwestern Idaho's highly populated Ada County asked for a reduction in assessed property value in an attempt to lower their property taxes.

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  Related Topix: Ada County, ID, Real Estate