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  • Reports of mortgage woes don't tell whole story: Most borrowers are OK

    Seattle Post Intelligencer - ... month for which data were available, more than 25 percent of borrowers who had a subprime interest-only ... If you have an adjustable-rate mortgage, find out how much you owe, when your interest rate will reset and how much your new payments will be.
    2008-02-21 03:53:00
  • Last 125% mortgage offer is scrapped

    The Independent - The 125 per cent mortgage was rendered extinct yesterday as the final lender withdrew from the market. ... could also hit customers who have taken out such deals recently, usually on a discounted or fixed-rate of interest offered for only ...
    2008-02-22 04:06:00
  • Mortgage stress? Just stick it on McDonald's hot property

    Sydney Morning Herald - Judging by Ross McDonald's comments, the financial woes of those in the mortgage belt are nowhere near as ... Big Roscoe will no doubt let all and sundry know when the odds on offer are better than bank interest. And Weekend Hussler isn't the only three ...
    2008-02-24 05:41:00
  • Prepaying your mortgage is a sound investment decision

    Everett Herald - ... the discipline to actually invest additional cash instead of paying off the mortgage? How would I feel if a sure-bet stock went bust, blowing not only my ... Remember, you can save a great deal of money in the form of mortgage interest by prepaying your ...
    2008-02-23 11:58:00
  • Credit woes infect loans for college

    Philadelphia Inquirer - ... to borrow a lot of money for college, you are not going to like what the mortgage ... for college students to obtain some loans and is adding painfully high interest ... Under federal rules, students in their first year of college can receive only $3 ...
    2008-02-23 11:58:00
  • Repossession nightmare still haunts me

    This is Money - It may also be possible to switch a mortgage from repayment to interest-only or extend the term - for example, from 25 to 30 years - to bring down monthly costs.
    2008-02-24 04:23:00
  • Bullock heads state trade group's board (The Courier News)

    Ron Bullock, chairman of Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. in St. Charles, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association last month.
    2008-02-24 02:31:23
  • Around Canton (Canton Observer)

    Bowling fund-raiser
    2008-02-24 03:53:28
  • Plymouth Pipeline (Plymouth Observer)

    Toxic toys
    2008-02-24 04:08:52
  • 7-year-old boy sketches to beat the band: Homeowner Help (The Nashua Telegraph)

    As the New Hampshire Philharmonic performs at the Portsmouth Music Hall today, audience members will see drawings in the background of birds hatching and prancing around a field by 7-year-old Nick Ireland, of Nashua. ...
    2008-02-24 05:26:15
  • Graphite Capital Backs 95 Million Pound Buyout of Kurt Geiger (Bloomberg.com)

    Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Graphite Capital has backed a 95 million pound ($186 million) buyout of Kurt Geiger Ltd., a luxury shoe chain, from owner Barclays Private Equity.
    2008-02-24 06:13:19
  • Doha Bank and Capital Investment offer new home loan for danatQatar (AME Info)

    Capital Investment CEO Hafsa Al Alma and Doha Bank CEO, R. Seetharaman recently announced a new financing agreement together with Asteco, to offer a new home loan to buyers of danatQatar.
    2008-02-24 05:03:37
  • Around NeMiss (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)

    ALCORN COUNTY City, county close land deal - CORINTH – The Corinth Board of Aldermen Tuesday approved a Memorandum of Agreement with Alcorn County to transfer title to jointly owned property where a proposed regional and county jail will be built.
    2008-02-24 06:08:49
  • Nader Takes On Third Presidential Effort (CBS 46 News Atlanta)

    For a third time, Ralph Nader will run for president.
    2008-02-24 06:43:11
  • More Americans hit retirement accounts to make ends meet; withdrawals ...

    Star-Banner - Mortgage lenders have also reduced limits on home-equity lines of credit. ... Based on current savings rates, the center estimates that 43 percent of households risk not being able ...
    2008-02-24 04:30:00