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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

  8 hrs ago | 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

• Freddie Mac readies its stock plan

  3 min ago | via The Herald 

  Freddie Mac, the troubled mortgage-finance giant, on Friday took a major step with the Securities and Exchange Commission toward selling billions of dollars of stock.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Securities and Exchange Commission

• Welcoming foreclosure

  1 min ago | via Dispatch.com 

  Ralph Stover has good credit and a steady job. But he took out a risky interest-only first mortgage and a second mortgage to buy a new 1,900-square-foot condominium in 2003 with no money down.

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

• Seven Days, Seven Projects for a Kitchen that Sells

  21 min ago | via Tideland News 

  In today's market, selling a home involves much more than posting a "for-sale" sign in the yard.

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  Related Topix: Home Selling, Home, Construction

• Affordable Bathroom Updates

  22 min ago | via Tideland News 

  With the slowdown in the real estate market, more people are looking for ways to add value to their homes and make them stand out from the rest.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Home Listing, Home

• Honor Your Word, or This Banker May Call Mom

  23 min ago | via HendersonvilleNews.com 

  Mary Milton, left, of Trapp, Md., treats herself to complimentary popcorn at Easton Bank and Trust in Easton, Md.

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  Related Topix: Personal Finance, Mortgage, Home, Mortgage, Easton, MD