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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

• Montgomery County Homeowners Are Facing More Housing Foreclosures

  19 hrs ago | via WMAL-AM Washington 

  A new report from the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis shows the Washington area has one of the fastest-growing foreclosure rates in the country and the number of people losing their homes ...

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  Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Foreclosures, Germantown, MD

• News Summary - 7/16

  Tuesday Jul 15 | via Daily Record 

  CoStar sees earnings surge CoStar Group Inc., of Bethesda, posted the highest second-quarter earnings in its history, and said it anticipates even stronger results in the third quarter.

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  Related Topix: Bethesda, MD, Real Estate, Montgomery County, MD

• Six Indicted in Ohio Mortgage Fraud Scheme

  Friday Jul 11 | via National Mortgage News 

  Agencies participating in the Dayton Mortgage Fraud Task Force recently arrested six current or former Dayton-area residents accused of operating an extensive mortgage fraud scheme affecting 210 residential ...

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  Related Topix: Montgomery County, OH, Foreclosures, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Metro, Cleveland Metro

• Six indicted for involvement in $15 million mortgage fraud scheme.

  Thursday Jun 26 | via Federal Bureau of Investigation 

  DAYTON, Ohio Agencies participating in the Dayton Mortgage Fraud Task Force today began arresting six current or former Dayton-area residents accused of operating an extensive mortgage fraud scheme affecting ...

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  Related Topix: Montgomery County, OH, Foreclosures, Cleveland Metro, Cleveland Metro

• Surviving the Miami Valley Money Crunch

  Jun 23, 2008 | via WHIOTV 

  Few will disagree that our economy is in crisis right now. The price for a gallon of regular gas has climbed to more than four dollars a gallon in many places and food prices have skyrocketed as well.

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  Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Montgomery County, OH, Home, Mortgage

Regional Headlines

• U.S. home sales fall to lowest in decade

  15 min ago | via StarNewsOnline.com 

  Washington Sales of existing homes tumbled more sharply than expected in June, pushing activity nationally to the lowest level in more than a decade.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Ohio, Foreclosures

• Central Ohio foreclosure filings jump 40% in 2Q

  Monday Jul 21 | via Business First of Columbus 

  Metropolitan Columbus turned in one of the 50 highest housing foreclosure rates in the nation in the second quarter, but it fared better than most other cities in the state, RealtyTrac reported Friday.

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  Related Topix: Ohio, Foreclosures

• DNC - McCain Watch: Campaign Flags as Income Inequality Rises

  2 hrs ago | via Press Releases 

  Yesterday the McCain campaign hit a rough patch as they tried to escape the fallout over McCain's continued gaffes on foreign policy and ongoing coverage of his promise of four more years of failed Bush-McCain ...

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

• RealtyTrac: Ohio sixth, Cincinnati 41st for 2Q foreclosures

  Monday Jul 21 | via Cincinnati Business Courier 

  Cincinnati had fewer home foreclosures than most of its regional neighbors during the second quarter, but still ranked in the top 50 of 100 metro areas, RealtyTrac said Friday.

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  Related Topix: Ohio, Foreclosures

• State launches anti-foreclosure billboard campaign

  17 hrs ago | via Blog.cleveland.com 

  State officials introduced new billboard advertisements this week, the latest addition to the statewide ''Save the Dream'' foreclosure prevention campaign.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Ohio, Ohio Government

National Headlines

• Early Briefing: Bob Johnson's Foray Into Liberia

  3 min ago | via The Washington Post 

  Robert Johnson, who is building a resort in Liberia, says African Americans "have a responsibility" to support the West African nation.

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  Related Topix: Marketing, Housing

• Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday

  3 min ago | via WAOW-TV Wausau 

  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

• Housing construction continues slump in St. Louis

  3 min ago | via STLtoday 

  Sales of new houses nationwide fell in June, prolonging a deep slump and other data show the St.

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• Why Do We Need Publicly-Listed Commercial & Investment Banks? Part One

  4 min ago | via The Reasoned Sceptic 

  A collection of often sceptical, always candid observations and insights on the US economy, politics and large-cap equity markets by the Chief Investment Officer of Performance Research Associates, LLC.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Mortgage

• Human Services provides various assistances services

  4 min ago | via Mason Valley News 

  The Lyon County Human Services Department offers a wide variety of programs and services to families, including assistance with rent, utilities, food, and shelter.

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  Related Topix: Lyon County, NV, Home, Mortgage, Fernley, NV, Silver Springs, NV, Yerington, NV