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WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.
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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials signaled at their August meeting that they would consider going beyond a modest program to purchase government debt if necessary to boost the economy.
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JACKSON, Wyo. - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Fed will consider making another large-scale purchase of securities if the slowing economy were to deteriorate significantly and signs of deflation were to flare.
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Aug. 27--One in nine Florida households with a mortgage was at risk of foreclosure this summer and the bad news is; that's the good news.
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Aug. 27--Fewer Maryland homeowners were behind on their mortgages or on the brink of foreclosure this spring, a welcome improvement but one that faces strong headwinds from an uncertain economy.
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WASHINGTON - The jobs crisis is putting more Americans at risk of losing their homes.
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WASHINGTON - One in 10 American households with a mortgage was at risk of foreclosure this summer as the government's efforts to help have had little impact stemming the housing crisis.
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Aug. 26--Maria Olmo, 63, doesn't like her chances of paying off her new, 40-year mortgage.
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BOSTON - Homeowners who had mortgages modified recently are faring better than those who did so earlier in the housing crisis, according to a report released Tuesday, possibly debunking predictions of a huge wave of defaults to come.
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Aug. 24--Ken Blaudow has felt the pain of the housing finance industry turmoil.
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Aug. 22--Most people who lose their homes to a short sale or foreclosure do what they can to conceal that fact, such is their embarrassment.
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Aug. 22--When Jose Palomo lost his job doing concrete maintenance for the city of Riverside, he said his mortgage lender told him there was no way he could save his house from foreclosure, especially since his father, who lived with him, also was laid off the assembly line at Fleetwood, an RV...
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Aug. 22--The increasing foreclosure rate in the Lynchburg region could paint a grim picture of the local economy, but a long-term view may offer some good news.
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Aug. 22--ST. PETERSBURG -- Five years ago, Florida's real estate market was a rollicking beachfront casino where you couldn't make a bad bet.
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WASHINGTON - Nearly half of the 1.3 million homeowners who enrolled in the Obama administration's flagship mortgage-relief program have fallen out.
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Aug. 20--Many people in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood say that if it weren't for ShoreBank, the community's legacy as an enclave for middle-class blacks wouldn't be anything like it is.
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WASHINGTON - Layoffs are back, and that's bad news for the fragile economic recovery.
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Aug. 19--ANGIE AND Kevin Burke turned to a federally sponsored mortgage refinancing program to help them recover from their recession-caused financial nose dive.
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In fall 2008, a Saddle River chateau -- on the market for almost $8 million -- was chosen to host a designer showcase fund-raiser, where visitors pay to peek at a glamorous lifestyle.
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Lenders, affordable housing experts, financiers, and others focus on vastly different priorities and factors during Treasury housing summit panel.