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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

• Man Pleads Guilty in New York to Massive Mortgage and Insurance Fraud Scheme

  Tuesday Jul 22 | via Federal Bureau of Investigation 

  MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DOMINICK DEVITO pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court before United States District Judge BARBARA S. ...

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• State Provides $357M For Affordable Builds

  Thursday | via GlobeSt.com 

  Gov. David Paterson has been pro-active this year in his approach to improving and expanding housing opportunities across New York State.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Schenectady County, NY, Westchester County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Queens, NY, New York, NY

• State approves $12 million in financing to renovate 186 affordable housing units

  Thursday | via Mid-Hudson News 

  NEW YORK The boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation Wednesday approved $12 million in financing to renovate 186 affordable housing units in ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, New York Metro, Westchester County, NY, Sleepy Hollow, NY

• Tompkins Trust parent reports strong quarter

  Thursday | via Ithaca Journal 

  While it experienced a slight increase in losses and bad loans, Tompkins Financial Corp., parent of Tompkins Trust Co., reported Wednesday that second-quarter earnings increased 12.3 percent over the same ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Westchester County, NY, Sleepy Hollow, NY

• Harrison man admits mortgage scam

  Wednesday Jul 23 | via Journal News 

  A Harrison man admitted he ran a scam in which he and others schemed to buy high-end homes in Westchester County and leave the banks that financed the deals holding the bag.

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  Related Topix: Westchester County, NY, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Harrison, NY, Rye, NY

Regional Headlines

• Fitch Rates $100MM San Diego County (CA) Ser 2008B 'AA/F1+'

  19 hrs ago | via PR-inside.com 

  The long-term 'AA' rating reflects the county's very low debt burden, sound financial operations, and very strong and effective financial and debt policies, as well as concern over the economic and financial ...

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  Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Financial Markets, New York

• NYC jury convicts former Haitian paramilitary leader in scheme to cheat mortgage lenders

  20 hrs ago | via Newsday.com 

  A Brooklyn jury found Emmanuel "Toto" Constant guilty on Friday of fraud and grand larceny.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, New York

• Irwin shares soar after loan sale

  Yesterday | via IBJ.COM 

  Columbus-based Irwin Financial Corp. shares rose 25 percent this morning, in the first trading session since the company announced late yesterday that it was scaling back its exposure to the battered mortgage ...

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• N.Y. jury convicts ex-Haitian strongman of fraud

  Yesterday | via Buffalo News 

  A once-feared Haitian paramilitary leader has been convicted in a New York mortgage fraud scheme to cheat lenders out of $1.7 million.

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• National City posts $1.76 billion loss for quarter

  Yesterday | via Lansing State Journal 

  NEW YORK - Regional bank National City Corp. on Thursday reported a $1.76 billion loss for the second quarter, as mortgage loans soured and it took a big charge related to previous acquisitions.

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  Related Topix: New York, Home, Mortgage, National City Corporation, Banking, Financial Services

National Headlines

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  4 min ago | via WLS 

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

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

• Aid for returning veterans in housing rescue bill

  4 min ago | via Star Tribune 

  The housing rescue bill Congress passed Saturday includes a provision by Sen. Norm Coleman that would give returning veterans more time to work out mortgage problems upon their return.

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  Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Norm Coleman, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Federal Regulators Close Two More Banks

  4 min ago | via Mix 104.5 KKMY-FM 

  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

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  6 min ago | via Newsday.com 

  The 72-13 roll call Saturday by which the Senate passed a bill that aims to help homeowners facing foreclosure and to prevent mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from failing.

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

• House Plants Joys and Benefits for the Indoor Gardener

  7 min ago | via American Chronicle 

  When you walk into a house that is filled with plants, you immediately feel at home.

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