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• More Risk for Fannie, Freddie? - Wall Street Journal

  More Risk for Fannie, Freddie?Wall Street Journal - 1 hour agoBut it also would expose the nation's two government-sponsored mortgage companies to greater credit risk. With defaults rising, investors lately have ...
  2008-01-24 09:18:59

• Stimulus Plan May Soothe Economy, But Isn'tA Cure-All - Tampa Tribune

  Stimulus Plan May Soothe Economy, But Isn'tA Cure-AllTampa Tribune, FL - 59 minutes agoThe stimulus package does take aim at the problems in the mortgage markets. A provision to let the Federal Housing Administration insure more subprime loans ...
  2008-01-24 09:22:34

• Our view on fighting recession: Stimulus plan may ease pain, but ... - USA Today

  Our view on fighting recession: Stimulus plan may ease pain, but ...USA Today - 57 minutes agoRaising this limit for the two publicly traded companies would do little to address the subprime mortgage mess. And it would not constitute much of an ...
  2008-01-24 09:23:58

• Indian markets open strong on global cues - KalingaTimes

  Indian markets open strong on global cuesKalingaTimes, India - 56 minutes agoThe package included payments to some 115 million Americans to help overcome the mortgage crisis and new tax breaks for both large and small companies in a ...
  2008-01-24 09:24:55

• FDIC chairman vows to pressure lenders - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

  FDIC chairman vows to pressure lendersPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 54 minutes agoThe FDIC and other bank regulators can pressure, but not force, mortgage companies to modify loans, she said. Only 5 percent of US mortgages cannot legally ...
  2008-01-24 09:27:00

• One citizen's take on the State of the Union - The Free Lance-Star

  One citizen's take on the State of the UnionThe Free Lance-Star, VA - 47 minutes agoNor will you stress the fact that it is almost impossible to sell a house, that many homeowners are faced with ballooning mortgage payments and that ...
  2008-01-24 09:34:40

• Northwestern Mutual Reports Record Dividend - HULIQ

  Northwestern Mutual Reports Record DividendHULIQ, NC - 46 minutes agoAt year-end 2007, the company's general account portfolio was diversified among bonds and short term investments ($79 billion), commercial mortgage loans ...
  2008-01-24 09:35:27

• Economic stimulus a big break for home buyers - San Francisco Chronicle

  Economic stimulus a big break for home buyersSan Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 46 minutes agoYou could get a big break on your mortgage from the economic stimulus package announced Thursday. Besides its core purpose of providing tax refunds, ...
  2008-01-24 09:35:40

• Lawmakers work to overhaul lending industry - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

  Lawmakers work to overhaul lending industrySan Gabriel Valley Tribune, CA - 40 minutes agoMajor provisions would ban kickbacks paid to mortgage brokers to steer customers into pricier loans, require lenders to determine if the borrower has the ...
  2008-01-24 09:41:18

• Two Cheers for Wall St. - New York Times

  Two Cheers for Wall St.New York Times, United States - 37 minutes agoBy DAVID BROOKS There is roughly a 100 percent chance that we’re going to spend much of this year talking about the subprime mortgage crisis, the financial ...
  2008-01-24 09:44:26

• Cover yourself within the cover - Commodity Online

  Cover yourself within the coverCommodity Online, India - 32 minutes agoBut like the Fed chairman then explained to the diners from Women in Housing, "as subprime mortgage losses rose to levels that threatened even highly-rated ...
  2008-01-24 09:48:50

• Senate May Scuttle House's Agreement With Bush on Stimulus Plan - Bloomberg

  Senate May Scuttle House's Agreement With Bush on Stimulus PlanBloomberg - 13 minutes ago... Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest US mortgage finance companies, to temporarily buy mortgages of up to $729750, exceeding a $417000 federal limit. ...
  2008-01-24 10:08:08

• Trends & Analysis - Memphis Daily News

  Trends & AnalysisMemphis Daily News,  USA - 8 minutes agoTaken together, those events all give at least a partial indication of the way the nation's credit crunch and problems in the mortgage industry have spilled ...
  2008-01-24 10:12:45

• U.S. stocks wobble higher as volatility continues (USA Today)

  Stocks struggled higher Thursday as investors absorbed more bad news about bond insurers but also received economic data that suggested the job market remains largely undented.
  2008-01-24 09:50:28

• Ambac May Rise on Speculation of Takeover by Billionaire Ross (Bloomberg.com)

  Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Ambac Financial Group Inc., the bond insurer whose shares plunged 87 percent in a year, may rise in New York trading on speculation billionaire Wilbur Ross will buy the company.
  2008-01-24 09:50:59

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