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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

• Bay Area Foreclosures Skyrocket

  2 hrs ago | via Tampa Bay Online 

  Bay area homeowners continue to struggle to make their mortgage payments and are increasingly losing their homes to foreclosure, according to the California-based research company RealtyTrac.

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

• Hillsborough teacher training now includes emphasis on ethics

  17 hrs ago | via WFTS 

  Where did my car go? Some call it "tow-jacking" Investigative reporter Matthew Schwartz says dozens of cars in Hillsborough County are being towed without the owner's knowledge or consent.

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  Related Topix: Hillsborough County, FL, Foreclosures, Tampa, FL, Housing

• Tampa City Council hears concerns about foreclosures and the bad economy

  18 hrs ago | via WMNF-FM Tampa 

  Homeowners who are struggling to make mortgage payments and keep their homes finally got a break yesterday when Congress neared final agreement on landmark housing legislation.

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

• Hurricane Dolly may save you a few cents next time you fill up

  Yesterday | via WFTS 

  A Tampa based company may become the first in the state to use solar power to generate electricity on a massive scale.

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  Related Topix: Hillsborough County, FL, Foreclosures, Housing

• Financial regulator asked to step down

  Yesterday | via WMNF-FM Tampa 

  On Sunday, the Miami Herald published an investigation titled "Borrowers Betrayed." It revealed that state regulators allowed thousands of ex-convicts to enter the mortgage business.

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  Related Topix: Pinellas County, FL, Tampa, FL, Foreclosures, Florida, Florida Government

Regional Headlines

• Homes sell; prices plunge in Lee County

  8 hrs ago | via News Press 

  Lee County real estate agents sold slightly more homes in the first half of this year than a year ago - but the future's uncertain for the rest of the year.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Cape Coral, FL, Lee County, FL, Collier County, FL, Naples, FL, Florida

• Instant Editorial: Take action to protect home buyers

  8 hrs ago | via News Press 

  It's easy to jump the gun and call for heads to roll when a scandal erupts, but when years pass by and officials continue snubbing the law, it's past time to act.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, Florida, Florida Government, Opinion

• Criminals were allowed to sell home loans in Florida, state official admits

  8 hrs ago | via News Press 

  MIAMI - The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged that his office did not follow a screening law, but blamed legislators for failing to ...

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  Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• RealtyTrac: Florida is No. 2 in Q2 foreclosure filings

  Monday Jul 21 | via Orlando Business Journal 

  The Sunshine State saw a 25 percent increase in foreclosure filings in the second quarter when compared with the first, according to RealtyTrac 's quarterly report.

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  Related Topix: Florida, Foreclosures, Bradenton, FL, Miami Metro, Sarasota Metro, Tampa Metro

• Protesters call for loan regulator to quit

  2 hrs ago | via MiamiHerald.com 

  Waving placards and belting out full-throated chants, a community activist group marched into the Office of Financial Regulation's Miami office Thursday with a message for the state agency's chief: Resign.

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  Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Thursday, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Florida, Florida Government

National Headlines

• Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday

  4 min ago | via KTVN Reno 

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

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

• Foreclosure Filings More Than Double

  4 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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  Related Topix: Foreclosures

• Housing bill clears hurdle, vote seen Saturday

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

• Supervisors will make decision on SPARC funds

  5 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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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

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