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• Top 7 Foreclosure Stories of Past Year

  Jun 19, 2008 | via Realty Trac 

  The euphoria that surrounded six years of escalating home prices, record levels of home sales and rock-bottom interest rates crashed and burned in 2007, forcing many foreclosure investors to ratchet down their ...

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Local Headlines

• State Provides $357M For Affordable Builds

  20 hrs ago | via GlobeSt.com 

  Gov. David Paterson has been pro-active this year in his approach to improving and expanding housing opportunities across New York State.

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• IDA helps south county project move.....

  Thursday Jul 17 | via The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York 

  A step toward bringing jobs to the county was accomplished Tuesday as the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency passed a resolution taking preliminary action which could lead to the National Bedding ...

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• AMVETS Post 1996 Turns In Charter

  May 30, 2008 | via The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York 

  Article Photos The American Veterans members of the Thomas G. Stone Post 1996, located at 3155 Fluvanna Ave., Jamestown, voted to disband, according to a statement issued by former Post Commander Ron Williams. 3 comments

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• Cobb Joins M&T As Specialist

  May 24, 2008 | via The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York 

  Cynthia A. Cobb has joined M&T Bank and will work as a reverse mortgage specialist in the Chautauqua and Cattaraugus County area.

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• Report: County Bucking Real Estate Trends

  Feb 18, 2008 | via The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York 

  Despite the conditions of the national housing market, the New York state and Chautauqua County markets have remained relatively stable, according to statistics released from the New York State Association of ...

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Regional Headlines

• National City posts $1.76 billion loss for quarter

  8 hrs ago | via Lansing State Journal 

  NEW YORK - Regional bank National City Corp. on Thursday reported a $1.76 billion loss for the second quarter, as mortgage loans soured and it took a big charge related to previous acquisitions.

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• Irwin to sell home equity loans for $1B

  2 hrs ago | via IBJ.COM 

  Columbus-based Irwin Financial Corp. said late yesterday that it has struck a deal to sell $1 billion of home equity loans to a New York firm and to securitize an additional block of loans with the same firm.

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• For the Record: News and Notices from Local Elected OfficialsJuly 24, 2008

  13 hrs ago | via The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 

  Assemblywoman Janele Hyer-Spencer , Assemblyman Michael Cusick and Assemblyman Matthew Titone announced the Assembly passed legislation addressing the subprime mortgage crisis and providing some assistance to ...

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• Fed Report Portrays Grim Economy

  21 hrs ago | via Realtor Magazine 

  The Federal Reserve's Beige Book report for the latest six-week period portrays the economy as increasingly weak across most of the U.S. All 12 districts reported slower home sales, continuing big inventories ...

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• National City Rises as Chief Executive Says Bank Has `Sufficient Capital'

  22 hrs ago | via Bloomberg 

  National City Corp. rose as much as 11 percent in New York trading after Chief Executive Officer Peter Raskind said the bank, Ohio's largest, has enough capital to survive the credit-market contraction.

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National Headlines

• Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday

  5 min ago | via KTVN Reno 

  The Senate has cleared the last hurdle to passing a massive housing rescue bill.

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• Foreclosure Filings More Than Double

  5 min ago | via KCCI 

  The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago.

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• Housing bill clears hurdle, vote seen Saturday

  5 min ago | via Reuters 

  The U.S. Senate voted on Friday to limit debate on a bill aimed at shoring up both the housing market and mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, paving the way for a final vote expected on ...

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• Supervisors will make decision on SPARC funds

  6 min ago | via Southwest Times 

  The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors will decide Monday night whether to accept an agreement for $1 million in funding to cover another year of low-interest loans for first-time home buyers.

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• Durables orders, Freddie Mac provide firm view

  6 min ago | via Reuters 

  New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose unexpectedly in June on a surge in defense orders, while a gauge of business investment was also higher than forecast in signs of economic resilience, a ...

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