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The Blame Game: Congress, Wall Street, Home Buyers and Big Business Top Americans List for Economic and Financial Crisis: Obama seen as better able to handle economic issue than McCain ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- When it comes to the causes of the financial and economic crisis, Americans spread the blame around to both private and public sectors. Majorities blame all of the following "a lot": banks (76%), homebuyers who...; Tags: blame, FINANCE, financial, game, MARKETING, Mortgages, Obama, president, senator, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-24
Interthinx® Mortgage Loan File Review Business Sees Explosive Growth, Bolsters Automated Fraud Detection: A 400 percent increase in business puts fraudulent findings from more than 4,000 loan file reviews per month directly into FraudGUARD[R] for the benefit of mortgage lenders SAN FRANCISCO -- Agoura Hills, Calif.-based Interthinx[R] announced from the 95th Annual Mortgage Bankers Association's Conference and Expo that, due to historic...; Tags: FINANCE, fraud, ISO, Mortgages, Quality, tool; Research articles 2008-10-20
Letters to the editor: Training works I appreciate the letter by Frank Brentine on Sept. 30 about Crisis Intervention Team training. I am a member of the Topeka/ Shawnee County CIT Council, which has offered 40 hours of training twice to law enforcement and corrections officers. CIT is a community-based,...; Tags: board, FINANCE, Government, Mortgages, president, sheriff, training, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-19
Merrill Lynch Reports Third Quarter 2008 Net Loss from Continuing Operations of $5.1 Billion: NEW YORK -- Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) today reported a net loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2008 of $5.1 billion, or $5.56 per diluted share, compared with a net loss from continuing operations of $2.4 billion, or $2.99 per diluted share, for the third quarter of...; Tags: FINANCE, financial, Investment, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Mortgages, revenue, U.S.; Research articles 2008-10-16
The bailout & the average American: As our nation experiences an economic meltdown, those who brought it on are guaranteeing that it will get worse without massive government intervention. Yet they refuse to take the proper action that will solve the problem in the long run. Just the opposite, in fact. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] No...; Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Government, Mortgages, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-10-13

Letters to the editor: It starts with Congress All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills. Anybody familiar with that statement? No? That is what the Constitution says. What I am getting at...; Tags: FINANCE, financial, homeowner, Kansas, Mortgages, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-10
Investcorp: Investcorp announced that Christopher Hoeffel is to join its U.S. based real estate team as managing director with responsibility for its debt investment business. In his new role, Hoeffel will have responsibility for the expansion of Investcorp's debt platform including capital deployment for the recently formed US $1 billion Investcorp...; Tags: Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., FINANCE, Mortgages, U.S.; Research articles 2008-10-01
Congress passes housing bill: is it too little, too late?: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2008, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on July 30, is intended to rescue homeowners unable to cope with their mortgage payments. Whether it will be enough to stem the rising tide of foreclosures in the...; Tags: bankruptcy, borrower, FINANCE, homeowner, Mortgages, tax, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-01
1st Metropolitan Mortgage Introduces BrightGreen Mortgage Program; Toyota Prius Sweepstakes: CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- 1st Metropolitan Mortgage, a national mortgage originator, has made a commitment to making the mortgage origination process more environmentally friendly by introducing its national BrightGreen Mortgage program. The program will give originators the tools and support to produce mortgages in a more environmentally-friendly manner while saving borrowers...; Tags: borrower, Charlotte, environment, FINANCE, mortgage, Mortgages, sustainability, sweepstake, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2008-09-29
Congress Urged to Scrap Market Value Accounting: As part of the bailout of the mortgage markets, the bankers are lobbying Congress to halt by the end of the month requirements that financial institutions mark the value of their holdings at the fair market value. In a continuation of a two-decade debate, many in the financial...; Tags: accounting, bank, FINANCE, Mortgages, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-29
Housing market struggling: The median home price in the San Fernando Valley dropped by 35 percent in August when compared with the previous year, according to a report from California State University at Northridge. The median price was $420,000, a drop of $33,000 when compared with July. In August 2007, the median...; Tags: California State University, FINANCE, Mortgages, SALES; Research articles 2008-09-29
Think first: Those of us who have been around for any length of time have experienced days, or weeks, when aspects of our personal or professional lives have seemed to be spiralling out of control and we've wished the world would just let us catch a breath. Then, we realized...; Tags: FINANCE, financial, Government, Mortgages, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-26
Fitch Updates Home Loan Services' RMBS Servicer Ratings; Watch Evolving: NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has updated Home Loan Services' HLS U.S. residential servicer ratings. The ratings remain as stated below and are placed on Rating Watch Evolving: --Primary servicer for subprime product 'RPS2'; --Primary servicer for Alt-A product 'RPS2'; --Special servicer 'RSS2-'. Fitch's recently completed...; Tags: FINANCE, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Mortgages; Research articles 2008-09-26
"Wall Street Should Be Looking for Bail, Not a Bailout": LIUNA Opposes Any No-Strings Raid on Taxpayers; Calls for Congress to Seize the Opportunity to Build America So America Works Again WASHINGTON -- As the Bush Administration and Congress craft a $700 billion Wall Street bailout, LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - is rejecting any...; Tags: America, FINANCE, job, Mortgages, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-25
Fitch Downgrades 1 Class of Morgan Stanley 1998-XL1: NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings downgrades and places on Rating Watch Negative one class of Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.'s commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 1998-XL as follows: --$27.8 million class H to 'BB-' from 'BBB-' The following classes are affirmed by Fitch: --$48.8 million class D...; Tags: FINANCE, issuance, Morgan Stanley, Mortgages; Research articles 2008-09-24
Bailout plan could violate constitution, say lawyers and law: Since first being floated mere days ago, a proposal to give the treasury secretary unprecedented power over the financial system has been called many things -- among them creeping socialism, a necessary evil and a blank check. Here's one more: Arguably unconstitutional. While the administration and...; Tags: administration, Associated Press, FDR, FINANCE, Government, Mortgages, professor, secretary, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-09-23
Fitch Takes Actions on 65 Classes from 13 Goldman Sachs Mortgage Loan Trusts Securitizations: NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings affirms the following Goldman Sachs Mortgage Loan Trusts, mortgage pass-through certificates: Goldman Sachs TE 1998-1 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class RI affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class RP affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M downgraded to 'BBB' from 'A+'; Goldman Sachs...; Tags: FINANCE, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Mortgages; Research articles 2008-09-23
Fitch Upgrades 4 Classes of Bear Stearns Series 1999-WF2: NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings upgrades Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 1999-WF2, as follows: --$27 million class E to 'AAA' from 'AA+'; --$10.8 million class F to 'AA+' from 'AA'; --$21.6 million class G to 'A' from 'A-'; --$16.2 million class...; Tags: Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., FINANCE, Mortgages; Research articles 2008-09-23
Fitch Places One Class of Bear Stearns 2004-BBA3 on Rating Watch Negative: NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings places one class of Bear Stearns commercial mortgage pass-through certificate, series 2004-BBA3 on Rating Watch Negative as follows: --$18.7 million class L rated 'BB+'. The Rating Watch Negative placement is a result of the upcoming maturity of the transaction's remaining loan, Riverside Center....; Tags: Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., FINANCE, lease, Mortgages; Research articles 2008-09-23
Foreclosures chill once-hot Southeast housing market: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Housing markets in the Southeast once sizzled like an August afternoon, helping to heat up the region's economy. But a cold wave of foreclosures has crashed through many of the region's housing markets, and its ripples have spread through most corners of the region. The eventual toll...; Tags: Atlanta, borrower, equity, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Florida, homeowner, Mortgages, Southeast; Research articles 2008-09-22