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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

• So Far, So Good

  Sunday Jul 20 | via WTAP-TV Parkersburg 

  West Virginia's Treasurer says the state's financial picture looks good...for now.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, Parkersburg, WV

• City bank ranks 3lst in magazine

  Tuesday Jul 15 | via Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel 

  A Parkersburg bank was named one of the top 200 small banks in the United States, according to a banking trade magazine.

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  Related Topix: Parkersburg, WV, Ronceverte, WV, Charles Town, WV, Shepherdstown, WV, Home, Mortgage

• Board approves bonds to buy building for state

  May 16, 2008 | via Charleston Gazette 

  The West Virginia Economic Development Authority board agreed to issue up to $18 million in bonds to buy the Greenbrooke building on Charleston's East End for the state.

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  Related Topix: West Virginia, Law, Wood County, WV, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Mortgage Crisis: Hitting Home?

  Apr 30, 2008 | via WTAP-TV Parkersburg 

  While the mortgage crisis has taken a toll on banks across the country, including in parts of Ohio, the West Virginia financial community says the impact here has been minimal at best.

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  Related Topix: Huntington, WV, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Parkersburg, WV

• Stock market continues shift

  Mar 15, 2008 | via Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel 

  Investors to re-evaluate financial goals By BRETT DUNLAP, bdunlap@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG - ' As the stock market continues to shift, investors are being told to not get emotional and to be patient as ...

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, Parkersburg, WV, Financial Markets

Regional Headlines

• Helping companies - absolutely right'

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Register-herald.com 

  Tossing a life-saving raft out to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, struggling to stay afloat in a sea of red ink, is an idea backed by some members of West Virginia's congressional delegation.

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  Related Topix: US News, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, West Virginia, West Virginia Government

• State Office Helps Small Businesses Survive and Grow

  Saturday Jul 12 | via Huntington News 

  July 12, 2008 State Office Helps Small Businesses Survive and Grow From The Governor's Desk A weekly column by Gov.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Virginia, Virginia Government, West Virginia, West Virginia Government, Small Business, Personal Finance

• Housing authority celebrates its 50 years

  Saturday Jul 12 | via The Times West Virginian 

  For 50 years, the Fairmont Housing Authority has been providing decent, affordable homes and financing for low- to moderate-income individuals in two cities and four counties across the region.

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  Related Topix: West Virginia, Home, Mortgage

• Court Strips West Va. Bank Executive of Punitive Damages Award

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via Insurance Journal West 

  A West Virginia man who says his association with the failed First National Bank of Keystone cost him his banking career should be stripped of a $2.4 million damage award, a federal appeals court has ruled.

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  Related Topix: West Virginia, US News, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Financial Services, Accounting, Home, Mortgage

• Thumbs - Saturday, June 28, 2008

  Friday Jun 27 | via Register-herald.com 

  Thumbs up ... to William "Sarge" McGhee, whose talents are exhibited across Mullens in the numerous murals depicting life in the once-bustling railroad town.

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  Related Topix: Mullens, WV, West Virginia, Beckley, WV, Fayette County, WV, Home, Mortgage, Opinion

National Headlines

• Downtown Sacramento Real Estate Market Report

  2 min ago | via Sacramento Real Estate Blog 

  Real estate in Downtown Sacramento continued to command top dollar in May, with sold price per square foot running more than twice as high as the county-wide average, though this year's crop of homes was much ...

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  Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Foreclosures, Events

• 15-Year Mortgage or a 30-Year Mortgage?

  2 min ago | via About.com 

  The traditional 30-year mortgage has become the standard method of borrowing for most people, but the 15-year mortgage is still a viable solution for many people.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  2 min ago | via KCBY-TV Coos Bay 

  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, Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Home, Mortgage

• Gregg, Sununu vote for housing bill

  3 min ago | via The Boston Globe 

  Sens. John Sununu and Judd Gregg were on the winning side Saturday as the Senate approved a plan to help homeowners facing foreclosure and to save mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .

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

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  4 min ago | via Times Leader 

  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, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage