January 18, 2008

ALL BUSINESS: More misfortune for banks (AP)

AP - Contrarian investors who think now is the time to start buying beaten-down banking stocks could be in for a shock if they don't carefully review those companies' distressed home-equity loan portfolios.

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December 26, 2007

Merrill's efforts (FT.com)

FT.com - Six years after Merrill Lynch set up shop in commercial finance for the US middle market, it has sold the business to GE Capital, releasing $1.3bn of capital for the subprime-battered investment bank.

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November 5, 2007

Investors see little comfort from past crises (FT.com)

FT.com - As the subprime crisis has unfolded over recent weeks, some observers have drawn parallels with the implosion of hedge fund Long Term Capital Management in 1998.

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January 14, 2008

Real Estate Agent In Houston Have Extensive Knowledge Posted By : Chris Crompton

Most of Houston is located in Harris County, but it also has expanded so that parts of it are in Fort Bend County and Montgomery County. It is one of the main cities in Texas and one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. This sprawling metropolis is home to artistic and economic communities and offers many cultural and entertainment activities. On the international scene, Houston is renowned for its aeronautics and energy industries as well as its shipping channel.

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December 21, 2007

Nation's need apparent during holidays (AP)

AP - A Salvation Army shelter in a well-to-do Kansas county has an unprecedented waiting list that includes families who've lost their homes to foreclosure.

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January 13, 2008

States probe banks' role in risky loans (AP)

An auction sign rests in front of this foreclosed home in Shaker Heights, Ohio in this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007 file photo.  The city of Cleveland, an epicenter of the nation's home foreclosure crisis, has sued 21 banks, claiming their subprime lending practices have created a public nuisance that hurt property values and city tax collections. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, seeks to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, including lost taxes from devalued property and money spent demolishing and boarding up thousands of abandoned houses. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)AP - Authorities in New York and Connecticut are investigating whether Wall Street banks hid crucial information about high-risk loans bundled into securities that were sold to investors, Connecticut's Attorney General said Saturday.


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January 12, 2008

States probe banks' role in risky loans (AP)

An auction sign rests in front of this foreclosed home in Shaker Heights, Ohio in this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007 file photo.  The city of Cleveland, an epicenter of the nation's home foreclosure crisis, has sued 21 banks, claiming their subprime lending practices have created a public nuisance that hurt property values and city tax collections. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, seeks to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, including lost taxes from devalued property and money spent demolishing and boarding up thousands of abandoned houses. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)AP - Authorities in New York and Connecticut are investigating whether Wall Street banks hid crucial information about high-risk loans bundled into securities that were sold to investors, Connecticut's Attorney General said Saturday.


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January 11, 2008

Cleveland sues banks over foreclosures (AP)

An auction sign rests in front of this foreclosed home in Shaker Heights, Ohio in this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007 file photo.  The city of Cleveland, an epicenter of the nation's home foreclosure crisis, has sued 21 banks, claiming their subprime lending practices have created a public nuisance that hurt property values and city tax collections. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, seeks to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, including lost taxes from devalued property and money spent demolishing and boarding up thousands of abandoned houses. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)AP - The city of Cleveland, an epicenter of the nation's home foreclosure crisis, has sued 21 banks and claimed their subprime lending practices created a public nuisance that hurt property values and city tax collections.


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March 5, 2008

Why Work With A Realtor? Posted By : Joe Samson

Many people, in an effort to avoid paying commissions to a Realtor, go the for sale by owner route. While this may seem like an exciting challenge to homeowners, the reality can be a little bit darker. True, real estate is an exciting market to be in, but it is also one fraught with legal complications.

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January 23, 2008

Key senator proposes company to buy mortgages (Reuters)

A foreclosure sign is seen in Antioch, California November 27, 2007. (Erin Siegal/Reuters)Reuters - The chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee is proposing to set up a government-sponsored company that would buy distressed mortgages in an effort to save Americans from foreclosure.


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