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• High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes

  Monday Jun 30 | via Realty Trac 

  Until now, the foreclosure crisis was confined to a narrow niche of middle-class urban communities and outer-rim new housing developments where first-time homeowners and real estate speculators benefited ...

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  Related Topix: Housing, Home, Mortgage

Local Headlines

• Home sales down from '07

  Jun 14, 2008 | via Democrat & Chronicle 

  Home sales in the Rochester region fell for a fourth consecutive month in May compared with 2007, but selling prices remained stable.

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  Related Topix: Orleans County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Steuben County, NY, Housing, Rochester Metro, Rochester, NY

• Foreclosure crisis looming in western New York, experts say

  Jun 12, 2008 | via Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 

  With Monroe County facing a foreclosure-action rate higher than most of New York, state and local officials gathered in downtown Rochester to inform homeowners of their rights and options.

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  Related Topix: New York, Foreclosures, African-American

• First Baptist Church of Grand Blanc

  Apr 5, 2008 | via The Flint Journal 

  On April 13, First Baptist Church of Grand Blanc will burn its mortgage and celebrate with a potluck dinner.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Grand Blanc, MI, Genesee County, MI

Regional Headlines

• National City posts $1.76 billion loss for quarter

  8 hrs ago | 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

• Irwin to sell home equity loans for $1B

  2 hrs ago | via IBJ.COM 

  Columbus-based Irwin Financial Corp. said late yesterday that it has struck a deal to sell $1 billion of home equity loans to a New York firm and to securitize an additional block of loans with the same firm.

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  Related Topix: New York, Irwin Financial, Banking, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage

• For the Record: News and Notices from Local Elected OfficialsJuly 24, 2008

  13 hrs ago | via The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 

  Assemblywoman Janele Hyer-Spencer , Assemblyman Michael Cusick and Assemblyman Matthew Titone announced the Assembly passed legislation addressing the subprime mortgage crisis and providing some assistance to ...

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  Related Topix: Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, New York

• Fed Report Portrays Grim Economy

  22 hrs ago | via Realtor Magazine 

  The Federal Reserve's Beige Book report for the latest six-week period portrays the economy as increasingly weak across most of the U.S. All 12 districts reported slower home sales, continuing big inventories ...

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  Related Topix: Housing, New York, Mortgage, Home

• National City Rises as Chief Executive Says Bank Has `Sufficient Capital'

  22 hrs ago | via Bloomberg 

  National City Corp. rose as much as 11 percent in New York trading after Chief Executive Officer Peter Raskind said the bank, Ohio's largest, has enough capital to survive the credit-market contraction.

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  Related Topix: New York, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, National City Corporation, Banking, Financial Services, IndyMac Bancorp

National Headlines

• Early Briefing: Bob Johnson's Foray Into Liberia

  4 min ago | via The Washington Post 

  Robert Johnson, who is building a resort in Liberia, says African Americans "have a responsibility" to support the West African nation.

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  Related Topix: Marketing, Housing

• Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday

  4 min ago | via WAOW-TV Wausau 

  The Senate has cleared the last hurdle to passing a massive housing rescue bill.

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

• Housing construction continues slump in St. Louis

  5 min ago | via STLtoday 

  Sales of new houses nationwide fell in June, prolonging a deep slump and other data show the St.

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• Why Do We Need Publicly-Listed Commercial & Investment Banks? Part One

  5 min ago | via The Reasoned Sceptic 

  A collection of often sceptical, always candid observations and insights on the US economy, politics and large-cap equity markets by the Chief Investment Officer of Performance Research Associates, LLC.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Mortgage

• Human Services provides various assistances services

  5 min ago | via Mason Valley News 

  The Lyon County Human Services Department offers a wide variety of programs and services to families, including assistance with rent, utilities, food, and shelter.

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  Related Topix: Lyon County, NV, Home, Mortgage, Fernley, NV, Silver Springs, NV, Yerington, NV