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• Villains in the Mortgage Mess? Start at Wall Street. Keep Going. - Washington Post

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• Villains in the Mortgage Mess? Start at Wall Street. Keep Going.
Washington Post, United States -1 hour ago
But so far, the current mortgage meltdown hasn't featured the crasser displays of the 1980s savings and loan fiasco, when executives partied hearty — one …
New Overdue Home Loans Swamp Effort to Fix Defaults (Update3)Bloomberg
Growing bad loans swamp efforts to help homeownersFinancial Post
New overdue home loans swamp effort to fix defaultsKPCnews.com
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Rock set for jump in mortgage arrears - Independent

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Rock set for jump in mortgage arrears
Independent, UK -1 hour ago
Northern Rock warned earlier this month that mortgages in arrears by three months or more had risen to 0.95 per cent of its loan book at the end of March …
Rock doubles debt staff as mortgage fears growTimes Online
Northern Rock doubles debt management staffguardian.co.uk
Mortgage fears grow at Northern RockFinance Markets
BBC News - Reuters
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Hawaii mortgage rates jump on Fed worries - Bizjournals.com

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Hawaii mortgage rates jump on Fed worries
Bizjournals.com, NC -2 hours ago
Mortgage rates at Hawaii's four largest banks rose this week, along with the national average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate loan, amid concerns about …
Rates on 30-year mortgages jump to 11-week highSan Jose Mercury News
Mortgage rates rise, topping 6%CNN
Rates on 30-year mortgages jump to 11-week highThe Associated Press
Forbes - United Press International
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Sydney dominates mortgage stress top 10 - ABC Online

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Sydney dominates mortgage stress top 10
ABC Online, Australia -2 hours ago
By finance reporter Adrian Thirsk New research suggests a growing divide between rich and poor as mortgage stress continues to climb. …
Defaults hit mortgages in city's westSydney Morning Herald
Home buyers fall behind on paymentsThe Age
Sydney tops highest mortgage stress levelsScopical
Business Spectator - Interactive Investor
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Mortgage lender accused of fraud - Chicago Tribune

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Mortgage lender accused of fraud
Chicago Tribune, United States -1 hour ago
A Yorkville woman was arrested Thursday on charges of coercing her mortgage clients to falsify their loan applications, authorities said. …

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Premarket roundup: MFA Mortgage, Men's Warehouse - CNNMoney.com

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Premarket roundup: MFA Mortgage, Men's Warehouse
CNNMoney.com -1 hour ago
NEW YORK (AP) _ MFA Mortgage Investments Inc.'s $278 million common stock offering led an analyst to boost his rating and price target on the real estate …
MFA Mortgage prices common stock offeringCNNMoney.com
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Where's my mortgage gone? - BBC News

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BBC News

Where's my mortgage gone?
BBC News, UK -3 hours ago
By Adam Harcourt-Webster The number of mortgage products on the market has fallen dramatically in the last year, shrinking from nearly 11000 to around 3200. …

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Prudential sees mortgage losses capped at $400 mln - Reuters India

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Prudential sees mortgage losses capped at $400 mln
Reuters India, India -2 hours ago
N: Quote, Profile, Research), one of the largest US life insurers, said on Thursday it does not expect net credit losses from residential mortgage…

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