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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

• Wachovia cuts dividend again

  Wednesday Jul 23 | via The Morning Call 

  Wachovia Corp. , the Lehigh Valley's largest bank by deposits, announced Tuesday it lost $8.9 billion in the second quarter, is slashing its dividend and eliminating 10,750 positions nationwide after losses ... 1 comment

  Related Topix: Financial Services, Northampton County, PA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Wachovia Corporation, Banking

• Stine again delays foreclosure sale

  Thursday Jul 17 | via The Morning Call 

  Clayton Stine Jr. won another delay of the foreclosure sale of his 147-acre farm in Lower Mount Bethel Township which had been set for 11 a.m. today in the Northampton County Courthouse. 2 comments

  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Northampton County, PA, Agriculture, Science

• Northampton County Looking to Halt Home Foreclosures

  Monday Jul 14 | via WFMZ 

  Northampton County may have a quick fix for putting foreclosures on hold. County Council is looking into a measure that would help people avoid losing their homes by temporarily stopping sheriff's sales.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Northampton County, PA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Northampton County Trying to Help Residents Keep Homes

  Friday Jul 11 | via WFMZ 

  Officials in Northampton County are looking for new ways to help residents keep their homes and avoid foreclosure.

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  Related Topix: Northampton County, PA, Foreclosures, Housing

• County eyes foreclosure moratorium

  Friday Jul 11 | via The Morning Call 

  Northampton County is researching whether it has the legal authority to temporarily suspend sheriff sales to try to help residents whose homes are in foreclosure. 8 comments

  Related Topix: Northampton County, PA, Foreclosures, McClure, PA, Bucks County, PA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Regional Headlines

• Senators find Pittsburgh casino is in dire shape

  18 hrs ago | via Luminary 

  State senators asking questions Thursday about the rescue of a financially troubled Pittsburgh casino project by other investors found the situation more complicated and dire than they originally thought.

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Mortgage, Home

• Regional economy shows improvement

  Wednesday | via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

  Despite weaknesses in parts of the housing and retail sectors, the economy in the Federal Reserve's Fourth District, which includes Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and parts of Kentucky and West Virginia, improved ...

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Mortgage, Home

• Economic Watchdog, July 21

  Monday Jul 21 | via Optionetics 

  The economy might take a backseat to earnings news this week, but there still are several reports that could impact trading.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Pennsylvania, Financial Markets, Home Selling, Housing

• Dundee Homeowners Choose To Auction House

  Sunday Jul 20 | via KETV 

  Some Omaha homeowners are waiting months to sell their homes, but a family in Dundee intends to sell their in an instant.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Pennsylvania, Home Listing, Home

• State Capitol Roundup for July 18

  Friday Jul 18 | via Tony Phyrillas 

  I thought the Legislature was on its 2-month summer vacation, but it appears some lawmakers are still in Harrisburg.

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Home, Mortgage

National Headlines

• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  2 min ago | via WSJV-TV South Bend 

  The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at helping thousands of struggling homeowners fight off foreclosure.

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

• Two more U.S. banks fail

  2 min ago | via John Dvorak 

  Federal regulators have closed two small Western banks, bringing to seven the number of U.S. banks that have failed this year.

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  Related Topix: Scottsdale, AZ, Financial Services, Foreclosures, Housing, Home, Mortgage

• Housing Stimulus Package to Stabilize Neighborhoods, Attract New Capital to Communities: LISC

  3 min ago | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald 

  The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 will help stabilize disinvested neighborhoods, offer relief to families stung by the foreclosure crisis and attract new capital to affordable housing developments ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures

• Apartment Industry Commends Congress For Learning From Past Mistakes...

  3 min ago | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald 

  The National Multi Housing Council /National Apartment Association joint legislative program issued the following statement by NMHC/NAA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Jim Arbury concerning the ...

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  Related Topix: George Bush, US News, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  3 min ago | via The Oregonian 

  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, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News