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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

• 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

• Local briefs

  Mar 27, 2008 | via Star-Gazette 

  February housing sales in Steuben County totaled $5.36 million, according to data provided by the Elmira-Corning Board of Realtors.

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  Related Topix: Steuben County, NY, Housing, Elmira Savings Bank FSB The, Banking, Financial Services, Corning, NY, Elmira, NY, Elmira Metro

• Local news

  Mar 21, 2008 | via Star-Gazette 

  James H. Sprague, a former real estate executive for a nationwide company, has opened a full-service real estate company in Elmira.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Elmira, NY, Elmira Metro, Corning, NY, Steuben County, NY

• Housing market down but not out

  Dec 31, 2007 | via Press & Sun-Bulletin 

  In the 30-plus years Cathy Weil has been in the real estate business, she's seen several up-and-down cycles affect the housing market.

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  Related Topix: Elmira, NY, Corning, NY, Chemung County, NY, Steuben County, NY, Schuyler County, NY, Housing

• Real Estate transactions

  Dec 29, 2007 | via Star-Gazette.COM 

  Real estate transactions are public records obtained by the Star-Gazette from deeds on file in the county clerks' offices.

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  Related Topix: Montour Falls, NY, Odessa, NY, Home, Mortgage, Tyrone, NY, Watkins Glen, NY, Steuben County, 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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  Related Topix: New York, Irwin Financial, Banking, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• 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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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, New York

• 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

  3 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

  3 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

  3 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

  4 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

  6 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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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Home Listing, Home, Opinion