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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

• Bankruptcy filings up

  Tuesday Jun 10 | via The Norman Transcript 

  Local bankruptcy filings have increased nearly 23 percent for the first five months of the year, according to the Journal Record newspaper.

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• Bankruptcy filings jump nearly 23%

  Friday Jun 6 | via The Journal Record 

  OKLAHOMA CITY Some took a flyer in the real estate market, or rely heavily on near-$4-per-gallon gasoline to earn their livelihood.

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• Bond issues open spend vs. save debate

  May 31, 2008 | via NewsOK.com 

  Three bond issues totaling $475 million - including $300 million for the state's highways and bridges - will not be a financial drain for the state, the governor's chief budget adviser says.

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• Grad in final four of college comedy competition

  May 31, 2008 | via The Norman Transcript 

  Recent University of Oklahoma graduate Mark Potts is one of eight finalists in a national competition to determine the country's funniest college students.

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• May 19, 2008 - Home Buyers Finding Out They Have It Good in Oklahoma City

  May 19, 2008 | via Nation's Building News 

  Strong job growth, a strong local economy, a low cost of living and mortgage rates near all-time lows are providing an unbeatable combination for prospective home buyers in Oklahoma City, according to the ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Home Buying, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Marketing

National Headlines

• Sister-Owned Welch Builders Thrives Despite Tough Market

  4 min ago | via The Daily News 

  IN THE BLOOD: Dawn Kinard, who co-founded Welch Builders LLC with her sister, Danya Welch, stands beneath a portrait of her father, Jackie Welch, owner of Welch Realty.

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• Pawning Jewels Or TV's For Gas $$$

  4 min ago | via WBAL-AM Baltimore 

  This Liberty Loan and Jewelry employee holds up a ring and a necklace recently sold at the shop.

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• American dream goes global

  8 min ago | via Boston.com 

  She was raised in a little wooden house with a thatched roof in the Dominican Republic, a nation she left behind 17 years ago to clean offices in Boston's skyscrapers and dorm rooms at Harvard University.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Foreclosures, World News, Dominican Republic, Central America, Boston, MA

• Beware of reverse mortage scams

  10 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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• Others' economic woes bring business to bankruptcy attorney

  13 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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