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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

• Myths and truths about foreclosure

  Friday Jul 11 | via Newsday.com 

  Few real estate terms carry as much negative and emotional baggage as "foreclosure" - a word that inevitably signals some family's financial distress that has resulted in an eviction or abandonment of their ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Suffolk County, NY

• FHA Mortgage Focus Fuels Lend America's Rise

  Monday Jun 30 | via Housing Wire 

  The changing landscape in mortgage banking is propelling fast-growth for lenders that specialize in originating mortgages endorsed by the Federal Housing Administration ; Melville, New York-based Lend America ...

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  Related Topix: Melville, NY, Biotech, Amersham, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Suffolk County, NY

• There kitty: June is Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month

  Thursday Jun 26 | via AMNY 

  American Humane has christened June Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month. But as we all know - cliche alert - any month is the ideal one for giving a home to a stray or unwanted kitty.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Selden, NY, Commack, NY, Entertainment

• Paterson, Senate Near Deal on Foreclosures

  Jun 17, 2008 | via New York Sun 

  Over vehement opposition from the banking and mortgage lending industries, Governor Paterson and legislative leaders are moving closer to an agreement on legislation that will make foreclosing on homes more ...

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

• Hundreds of Long Island Homeowners Seek Foreclosure Relief

  Thursday Jun 19 | via Three Village Times 

  More than 300 Long Island homeowners struggling to avoid foreclosure had their loans reviewed by bank and mortgage servicing company representatives last Saturday, during a forum hosted by Senator Craig M. ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY, Opinion

Regional Headlines

• Bad economy means good business for repo men

  Friday | 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

• Buffalo area tops for job growth

  Friday | via Buffalo News 

  Where was the New York State metro area with the hottest job growth in June? Would you believe Buffalo Niagara? While the region's job market was more tepid than scorching hot, the area still managed to add ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, New York, State University of New York System, Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Metro, Buffalo (State University of New York System), Allegany County, NY

• Politics is Everyone's Business

  Friday | via Rome Observer 

  The empire strikes back Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is flanked by Deputy Majority Leader Thomas Libous, R-52 Binghamton and Senator Joseph Griffo, R-47. Griffo invited his fellow Republicans to tour the ...

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  Related Topix: State University of New York System, Binghamton (State University of New York System), Home, Mortgage, New York, Oneida County, NY, Madison County, NY

• Your News Dissector Goes To Washington: NACA Helping Home Owners Big Time

  Friday | via News Dissector's Weblog 

  I arrived in our super hot Capital City to attend NACA's anti-foreclosure event at the Capital Hilton.

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  Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, World News, Ethiopia, Africa, New York, Foreclosures

• Economic role reversal

  Thursday | via The Telegraph 

  German broker Dirk Mueller at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Washington, July 17: The global slowdown stemming in part from the deepening US financial crisis is hitting the world's richest nations the hardest ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Housing, New York, York (Pennsylvania State University System)

National Headlines

• Many Ada County property owners get a break

  6 min ago | via Fort Mill Times 

  More than 1,000 property owners in southwestern Idaho's highly populated Ada County asked for a reduction in assessed property value in an attempt to lower their property taxes.

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  Related Topix: Ada County, ID, Real Estate

• Woes of U.S. credit crisis: lack of regulation?

  7 min ago | via The Hindu 

  "Issuers should only launch products which are easy to understand and easy to measure risk" The developments in the U.S. sub-prime markets or housing mortgage markets have brought to the fore several issues ...

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  Related Topix: Burbank, CA, Chicago (University of Illinois System), University of Illinois System, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• One year of the global financial crisis

  7 min ago | via The Hindu 

  It is a little over a year since the U.S. financial crisis became a global issue.

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  Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

• Banks sound but economy to take time: Paulson

  9 min ago | via Portland Tribune 

  The U.S. economy needs months to recover from its slowdown, but the banking system remains sound despite a home mortgage crisis that could cause more problems, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US News

• Paulson braces public for months of tough times

  10 min ago | via The Post-Star 

  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sought to reassure an anxious public Sunday that the banking system is sound, while also bracing people for more troubled times ahead.

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