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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

• Complacent Connecticut Renters Uninsured and at RiskLoading...

  Tuesday Jul 22 | via Insurance News Net 

  Source: Wordcount: 929 HARTFORD, Conn. , /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the number of Americans renting homes dramatically increases with the current housing foreclosure crisis, a new survey released today by ...

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  Related Topix: Hartford Metro, Hartford, CT, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Harvard University, Foreclosures

• Ford plans to revamp some U.S. plants and bring six small vehicles to ...

  Tuesday Jul 22 | via Austin American Statesman 

  Ford Motor Co. plans to revamp some U.S. plants and bring six small vehicles to the U.S. market from overseas to meet customers' growing demand for more fuel-efficient options, a person briefed on the company's ...

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• Dizzy heights for a demolition man

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Irish Independent 

  Buddy, can you spare a dime? The lyric of the best-known song of the Great Depression sprang to mind yesterday as Brian Cowen , leader of a country with a faltering economy, travelled to the place where it all ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, New York, NY, Opinion

• Hartford, Connecticut

  Tuesday Jul 15 | via The River 105.9 FM 

  President George Bush Tuesday tried to assuage U.S. consumers' concerns about a skittish U.S. economy, saying the long-term foundation is sound.

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  Related Topix: Hartford Metro, George Bush, Hartford, CT, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Woman Gets Help Days Before Losing Home

  Monday Jul 14 | via WFSB-TV Hartford 

  The mortgage crisis has left 1,000 victims in Connecticut. In the past few weeks, both the state and federal government have passed new laws aimed at assisting those families.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, East Hartford, CT, Hartford Metro, Hartford, CT

Regional Headlines

• Dodd to release loan information

  14 hrs ago | via Political Gateway 

  Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd said he plans to give additional details about his home loans amid accusations he received special treatment as a Senate member.

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  Related Topix: Connecticut, Connecticut Government, US Politics, US News, Christopher Dodd, Foreclosures, Financial Services, Countrywide Financial

• Hartford Politics: He Said, She Said in 5th District Primary

  Yesterday | via Ctnewsjunkie.com 

  CT Elections 2006 Edited: Waxing Nostalgic Election 2008 Lieberman Mum on 4th District Leanings Bummer: Photo Op Spoiled Environment DeLauro Sees 'Perfect Storm' on Oil General News Edwards Crusades Against ...

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  Related Topix: Connecticut, Connecticut Government, Non-Profit, Foreclosures

• Bad economy means good business for repo men

  Friday Jul 18 | via Thehour.com 

  BRIDGEPORTAssociated PressThis is what it looks like when a gilded age turns to brass: the boats, motor homes and expensive cars bought during the good times are turned over to the repo men in favor of paying ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, New York Government, New York, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, Foreclosures

• KISS 95.7 = Connecticut's Hit Music = 860-247-9570

  Friday Jul 11 | via KISS 95.7 Hartford 

  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are too big to fail and must be kept alive to avoid a crisis of "unspeakable magnitude," a former top Federal Reserve policy-maker said on Friday.

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  Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Connecticut

• Obama Seeks Info On Dodd In Vice President Search

  Friday Jul 11 | via Hartford Courant 

  Barack Obama's presidential campaign has requested information from Democratic Sen. 86 comments

  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, Connecticut, 2008 Presidential Election, Home, Mortgage

National Headlines

• U.S. Congress passes mortgage aid for 400,000 struggling homeowners

  5 min ago | via Penticton Herald 

  U.S. Congress passed a housing rescue bill Saturday aimed at sparing 400,000 struggling homeowners from foreclosure.

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

• FDIC closes First Heritage Bank

  5 min ago | via Taipei Times 

  WILD WEST: The 28 bank branches in Nevada, Arizona and California will reopen as Mutual of Omaha Bank branches X with the full amount of deposits insured AP, CARSON CITY, NEVADA Sunday, Jul 27, 2008, Page 11 ...

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  Related Topix: Scottsdale, AZ, Foreclosures, Arizona, Arizona Government

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  6 min ago | via My West Texas 

  Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market that has dragged down the economy.

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

• Congress passes housing rescue bill

  6 min ago | via KATU-TV Portland 

  Congress has passed a housing rescue bill aimed at sparing 400,000 struggling homeowners from foreclosure.

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

• Building wealth : Not yet time to relax

  6 min ago | via The New Zealand Herald 

  Many homeowners and potential buyers may have thought they could breathe a sigh of relief after the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate last week for the first time in five years.

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  Related Topix: Oceania, New Zealand, World News, Mortgage, Home