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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

Regional Headlines

• Oklahoma banks are still on solid financial footing

  Yesterday | via The Enid News 

  Oklahoma bankers are correct in reassuring their customers banks in Oklahoma are on solid ground.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Enid Metro, Enid, OK, Oklahoma, Opinion

• Announces Disaster Assistance for Oklahoma Storm Victims

  Thursday Jul 10 | via HUD 

  U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to 24 storm-ravaged counties in Oklahoma and provide support to homeowners and low-income ...

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

• Bankruptcy filings up

  Jun 10, 2008 | 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%

  Jun 6, 2008 | 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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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Government, Foreclosures

• 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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  Related Topix: Personal Finance, Mortgage, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Government

National Headlines

• Banks sound but economy to take time: Paulson

  6 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

• Paulson braces public for months of tough times

  3 hrs ago | via The Associated Press 

  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sought to reassure an anxious public Sunday that the banking system is sound, while also bracing people for more troubled times ahead.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

• Many Ada County property owners get a break

  9 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

• Woes of U.S. credit crisis: lack of regulation?

  9 min ago | via The Hindu 

  "Issuers should only launch products which are easy to understand and easy to measure risk" The developments in the U.S. sub-prime markets or housing mortgage markets have brought to the fore several issues ...

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  Related Topix: Burbank, CA, Chicago (University of Illinois System), University of Illinois System, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• One year of the global financial crisis

  10 min ago | via The Hindu 

  It is a little over a year since the U.S. financial crisis became a global issue.

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  Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage