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Mortgages in Spain 2007 (Market Guide)Banking Business Review -2 hours agoBy the end of 2006, outstanding covered bonds backed by mortgages amounted to EUR214.8 billion whereas new issues amounted to EUR69.9 billion in 2006. …Mortgages in France 2007 (Market Guide)Banking Business ReviewMortgages in Turkey 2007 (Market Guide)Banking Business Reviewall 3 news articles

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Fannie MoreWall Street Journal -13 minutes agoSo determined are Barney Frank and Chuck Schumer to "do something" about subprime mortgages that they have come up with a proposal that is unnecessary, …

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Bill Allowing Mortgage Lawsuits Expected to Stir Fierce OppositionNew York Times, United States -26 minutes ago“The people who package mortgages and sell them into the secondary market were a major cause of the single biggest world financial crisis since the Asian …

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Fund to encourage renovation mortgages in Orleans, Lake CharlesFort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN -9 hours agoAP A $4.5 million home renovation reserve fund, designed to help spur renovation mortgage activity in part of New Orleans and Lake Charles, …

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Finance Panel's Chairman Seeks Overhaul of Mortgage RegulationsWall Street Journal -13 minutes agoBy DAMIAN PALETTA WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is pushing for broad, industrywide overhaul of the way mortgages are …

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House bill targets predatory mortgagesKansas City Star, MO -25 minutes agoIn recent years, a booming housing market has led to risky mortgages, with home buyers often paying lending rates beyond their income levels. …

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National credit market worries a concern to King CountySeattle Post Intelligencer -18 minutes ago… long-term loans such as residential and commercial mortgages, credit-card debt and automobile loans and finance the purchases by borrowing short-term at …

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Paragon faces funding crunch Harry Wilson and William WrightFinancial News Online US, UK -15 minutes agoOne banker who has worked with the company said: “If the short-term asset-backed securities market remains closed for very much longer, Paragon will not be …

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TI Reports 3Q07 Financial ResultsCNNMoney.com -3 hours agoTotal cash (cash and cash equivalents plus short-term investments) was $3.67 billion at the end of the third quarter. This was an increase of $88 million …

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The Consumerist

Massachusetts Mortgages To Become Safer, FairerThe Consumerist, NY -6 hours agoMortgage brokers and lenders must be licensed, pay an annual fee and be subject to greater regulation and oversight by the Massachusetts Division of Banks. …Frank floats bill to set stricter standards for subprime mortgages…FinancialWeek (subscription)all 2 news articles

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