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• Wachovia Changes The Lending Game

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via Realty Trac 

  With assets of more than $800 billion, Wachovia is the nation's fourth-largest banking institution .

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Regional Headlines

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  10 min ago | via Alabama Live 

  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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• US foreclosure filings more than double in 2Q

  23 hrs ago | via Washington Post 

  By J.W. ELPHINSTONE The Associated Press Friday, July 25, 2008; 2:41 PM NEW YORK -- The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, ...

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• U.S. foreclosure filings more than double in 2nd quarter

  21 hrs ago | via SF Gate 

  Nationwide, 739,714 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice during the quarter, or one in every 171 U.S. households, Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac Inc.

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• Slump of state home sales continues

  Yesterday | via Prattville Progress 

  Slump of state home sales continues Staff and wire reports * July 25, 2008 Home sales across Alabama plummeted during June.

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• Housing Rescue Bill Awaits Senate, but Questions Remain

  Yesterday | via WMFE 

  A hotly-debated housing bill aimed at helping struggling homeowners and shoring up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is next headed for the Senate.

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National Headlines

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  1 min ago | via Morris Daily Herald 

  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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• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  1 min ago | via WWLP 

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

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• Federal Regulators Close Two More Banks

  2 min ago | via X101.5 

  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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• U.S. Congress approves massive housing bill

  2 min ago | via The Globe and Mail 

  The bill was approved by the Senate in a 72-13 vote. It was passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

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  Related Topix: Housing, George Bush, Financial Services, Fannie Mae, US News, US Politics, Home, Mortgage

• Provisions of housing-mortgage relief bill

  2 min ago | via Buffalo News 

  The housing bill that Congress passed Saturday and sent to President Bush would: -Give the Federal Housing Administration $300 billion in new lending authority and relax standards to provide affordable, ...

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