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• Do New Mortgage Rules Make Borrowers Safer?

  Wednesday Jul 16 | via Realty Trac 

  You could hardly miss the headlines this week: More than 1,000 news outlets covered new rules from the Federal Reserve designed to "protect" America's mortgage borrowers.

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

Local Headlines

• Farm Bill Delay Could Mean People Go Hungry

  Apr 20, 2008 | via NPR 

  Congress was supposed to have reached agreement on a new farm bill by now, and there's a lot more riding on it than crop subsidies as House and Senate negotiators try to hammer out their differences over a ...

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  Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, US Politics, US News, Sherrod Brown, US Senate, Democrat, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives, Home, Mortgage

• Fairfield County real estate market fares better than national, state averages

  Mar 31, 2008 | via LancasterEagleGazette 

  LANCASTER - Rhonda Pullins was discouraged about putting her home up for sale after hearing reports of the condition of the real estate market.

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  Related Topix: Hocking County, OH, Pickerington, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Baltimore, OH, Ohio, Real Estate

• Sen. Brown seeking funding to feed families

  Jan 14, 2008 | via Chronicle-Telegram 

  Surrounded by boxes of food, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on Monday pleaded for more funding to feed the poor.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sherrod Brown, US Senate, Home, Mortgage

• Nearly $100,000 in grants awarded to assist persons living with AIDS

  Jan 8, 2008 | via Chillicothe Gazette 

  Two local agencies recently received housing grants for persons living with AIDS.

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  Related Topix: Ross County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Mortgage, Home

• Hocking Hills is year-round getaway with waterfalls, gorges, caves...

  Dec 30, 2007 | via Ohio.com 

  LOGAN: Hocking Hills State Park is a rocky wonderland that every Ohioan should see.

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  Related Topix: Logan, OH, Hocking County, OH, Home Listing, Home, Akron Metro, Akron, OH

Regional Headlines

• Tracking firm: Ohio foreclosure rate flattening

  46 min ago | via WDTN-TV Dayton 

  While foreclosures continue to soar nationwide, a firm keeping close tabs on the numbers says the crisis appears to be leveling off in Ohio.

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• Ad for loans called upfront-fee scam

  10 hrs ago | via The Cincinnati Enquirer 

  The Ohio Department of Commerce is warning consumers to be on guard against newspaper advertisements that promote the availability of loans but fail to name the company and its location.

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• Prince William Co. Homeowners Get Help To Avoid Foreclosure

  Jun 1, 2007 | via WRC Washington DC Channel 4 

  Homeowners in Prince William County, one of the areas hardest hit by foreclosures, are seeking help to hold on to their homes, but experts say the crisis isn't over yet.

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• Housing bill clears test, foreclosure halt asked

  19 hrs ago | via The Washington Post 

  Housing market rescue legislation cleared a procedural test vote in the U.S. Senate on Friday ahead of final passage expected on Saturday, and lawmakers asked banks to suspend further foreclosures until a new ...

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  Related Topix: Ohio, Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Homes in foreclosure nationally doubled in 2nd quarter; Ohio ranks 6th

  Yesterday | via Columbus Dispatch 

  The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to data released today.

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  Related Topix: Ohio, Housing, Foreclosures

National Headlines

• U.S. Senate to Vote on Housing Bill

  8 min ago | via RedOrbit 

  The U.S. Senate, meeting in a rare weekend session, was poised Saturday to pass a landmark housing bill meant to ease the effects of mortgage crisis.

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• U.s. Congress Passes...

  8 min ago | via 102.9 CKDS-FM 

  U.S. Congress passed a housing rescue bill Saturday aimed at sparing 400,000 struggling homeowners from foreclosure.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, George Bush, US Politics, US News, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  8 min ago | via WLOS 

  The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at helping thousands of struggling homeowners fight off foreclosure.

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• Federal Regulators Close Two More Banks

  9 min ago | via Z 106.7 Jackson 

  Federal regulators have closed two banks in the West, saying they were undercapitalized due to the poor performance of home mortgage loans.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Reno Metro, Reno, NV

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  9 min ago | via Examiner.com 

  Jul 26, 2008 10:03 AM By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, AP Newly built homes are offered for sale at the Brookville & Heirloom development by Lennar, in Valencia, Calif.

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  Related Topix: George Bush, Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Home Listing, Home