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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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Local Headlines

• Penny problem comes full circle

  Friday Jul 4 | via Topeka Capital-Journal 

  State law prohibits the county treasurer and the county commission from forgiving a 1-cent underpayment of taxes, county officials learned Thursday.

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  Related Topix: Shawnee County, KS, Financial Services, Mortgage, Home

• Delinquent taxes - A penny lost

  Thursday Jul 3 | via The Topeka Capital-Journal 

  Benjamin Franklin once said, "A penny saved is a penny earned." His words on the wisdom of thrift were uttered in the 18th century, however.

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• Payment shortage to cost mortgage company in Shawnee County

  Tuesday Jul 1 | via Kansas.com 

  That will cover both delinquent taxes and costs the county incurred in pursuing them.

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• A few pennies lead to problems

  Tuesday Jul 1 | via Topeka Capital-Journal 

  A home mortgage company that shorted Shawnee County on property tax payments by about $9.25 appears likely to end up paying it about $9,000. County Treasurer Larry Wilson said late Monday afternoon that the ...

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• Mortgage company shorts county on payments

  Monday Jun 30 | via The Topeka Capital-Journal 

  A home mortgage company shorted Shawnee County 1 cent on each of roughly 925 property tax payments made recently, Shawnee County Treasurer Larry Wilson said today.

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Regional Headlines

• How they voted: Kansas roll call on housing bill

  Yesterday | via The Topeka Capital-Journal 

  How the Kansas delegation voted in the 272-152 roll call Wednesday by which the House passed a bill that aims to help homeowners facing foreclosure and to prevent mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from ...

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• AP Top Kansas News at 3:58 a.m. CDT Tuesday, ...

  Tuesday Jul 22 | via Hays Daily News 

  A year after a refinery oil spill into floodwaters blanketed a third of this southeast Kansas town, little remains in the area that was damaged.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Coffeyville, KS, Kansas, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Pat Roberts, Todd Tiahrt, US House of Representatives

• Obama Veep Search Turns To Dodd

  Thursday Jul 10 | via CBS 5 

  Barack Obama's presidential campaign has requested information from Democratic Sen. 3 comments

  Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, Home, Mortgage, Kansas Government, Kansas

• Announces Disaster Assistance for Kansas 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 46 storm-ravaged counties in Kansas and provide support to homeowners and low-income ...

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  Related Topix: Weather, Stafford, KS, Kansas, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage

• Starbucks closing 600 stores nationwide

  Tuesday Jul 1 | via PittsburghLIVE.com 

  Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator is still feeling the pain from ...

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National Headlines

• Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday

  2 min ago | via KTVN Reno 

  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

• Foreclosure Filings More Than Double

  3 min ago | via KCCI 

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

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• Housing bill clears hurdle, vote seen Saturday

  3 min ago | via Reuters 

  The U.S. Senate voted on Friday to limit debate on a bill aimed at shoring up both the housing market and mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, paving the way for a final vote expected on ...

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• Supervisors will make decision on SPARC funds

  3 min ago | via Southwest Times 

  The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors will decide Monday night whether to accept an agreement for $1 million in funding to cover another year of low-interest loans for first-time home buyers.

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• Durables orders, Freddie Mac provide firm view

  4 min ago | via Reuters 

  New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose unexpectedly in June on a surge in defense orders, while a gauge of business investment was also higher than forecast in signs of economic resilience, a ...

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