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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

• Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

  Jun 11, 2008 | via Nashville Business Journal 

  Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Company Profile - View Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Company Information Louisiana-Pacific Corporation > Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Last: 9.92 Change: -0.57 Last Trade Time: ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Marketing, Louisiana Pacific, Construction, Nashville Metro

• State Financial Regulators Seek Assistance for Flood Victims

  May 9, 2008 | via State of Maine 

  May 9, 2008 Professional and Financial Regulation In response to the Governor's call to action on behalf of the people of Aroostook County, the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation is encouraging ...

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  Related Topix: Aroostook County, ME, Home, Mortgage, Weather, Banking, Financial Institutions, Financial Services

• Potato farmer in foreclosure

  May 1, 2008 | via Sun-Journal 

  The federal government has gone to court to foreclose on land owned by a long-time Aroostook County potato grower.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Aroostook County, ME, Fort Fairfield, ME

• Maine Real Estate

  Apr 23, 2008 | via WAGM TV 

  The Maine real estate market remained cool in March, with home sales down 28 percent and prices down more than 3 percent.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Aroostook County, ME

Regional Headlines

• Home sales in Maine continue to slump

  7 hrs ago | via The Citizen 

  The figures were announced Friday by the Maine Real Estate Information System, which monitors home sales throughout the state.

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  Related Topix: Home Selling, Home, Housing, Maine

• Fuel costs stymie consumers, government

  Yesterday | via Village Soup 

  AUGUSTA : There are no easy answers for the governor or the Legislature to help the growing number of Mainers who will have trouble paying their heating bills this winter, and people most likely will have to ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Healthcare Law, Law, Maine, Maine Government

• Hope for the Best

  Wednesday | via The Ellsworth American 

  There are no easy answers from the Governor or the Legislature to help the growing number of Mainers who will have trouble paying their heating bills this winter.

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  Related Topix: Hope, ME, Healthcare Law, Law, Home, Mortgage, Maine, Maine Government

• No Easy Answers For Looming Heating Crisis

  Wednesday | via Lincoln County News 

  There are no easy answers for the governor or the Legislature to help the growing number of Mainers who will have trouble paying their heating bills this winter and people most likely will have to rely on ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Healthcare Law, Law, Maine, Maine Government

• Maine woman shocked to find 8-foot snake in washer

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Earthlink 

  More Maine woman shocked to find 8-foot snake in washer Nuisance wildlife specialist Richard Burton, left, holds an 8-foot long non-venomous reticulated python as wildlife rehabilitator Jen Lewis calls a friend ...

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, Maine, Gorham, ME, Offbeat

National Headlines

• Senate Passes Housing Rescue Bill, Bush to Sign

  4 min ago | via WCOH-AM Newnan 

  The Congress approved a massive housing market rescue bill on Saturday, offering emergency financing to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, creating a new regulator for the mortgage titans and setting up a $300 billion ...

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

• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  6 min ago | via Kndu.com 

  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, Yakima, WA

• Alexander Backs Housing Bill, Which Passes 72-13

  6 min ago | via Chattanoogan.com 

  He said the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 includes the following provisions: Provides a refundable tax credit of up to $7,500 for first-time homebuyers, and a standard property tax deduction for taxpayers ...

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

• Mike's Blog Roundup

  7 min ago | via Crooks and Liars 

  Years of proxy wars with the USSR created demons that US arrogance thought could never turn and rend it.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

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