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Condo sales may become easier if FHA revises rules governing mortgages
Washington Post
According to condominium experts, realty agents, lenders and builders, FHA's rules have become overly strict and have cut off unit buyers from their best source of low-cost mortgage money, thereby frustrating the real estate recovery that the Obama ...

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Michelle Obama speaks to Paralympians and Olympians to get kids more active
Examiner.com
The White House today released a transcipt of Michelle Obama's speech to Team USA, Olympians and Paralympians to promote the Partnership for a Healthier America. The partnership is gearing up to promote getting kids more active to combat childhood ...



Is the government backing a new housing bubble?
MSN Money
Right now, under a plan introduced by President Barack Obama, an FHA-qualifying US homebuyer can apply for a 30-year mortgage with a 30 year fixed interest rate of 3.75 percent and a 15-year fixed mortgage at 3 percent. By The Fiscal Times 45 minutes ...

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Independents Disapprove of Obama's Handling of Housing Crisis
Independent Voter Network
... conducted on behalf of Campaign for Fair Settlement found that a majority of independents in Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina and a near majority in Pennsylvania and Florida disapprove of the way Obama handled the housing and mortgage crisis.

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'Obama's Promise,' Part II
FactCheck.org
Here we address the other, less egregious claims in the 60-second spot. The ad claims Obama broke a promise to ?help the millions of homeowners who are facing foreclosure.? The narrator notes that ?1 in 5 mortgages are still under water.

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Owner of American Home Recovery Found Guilty in Connection with a Mortgage ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Isaak Khafizov, a former owner of American Home Recovery (AHR), a mortgage loan modification business, was found guilty today in Manhattan federal court of ...

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Elizabeth Warren comes out swinging on financial accountability
AMERICAblog (blog)
However in an interview with David Dayen of FDL News Warren makes incredibly strong statements on the failure of the Obama administration and the mortgage fraud task force to hold Wall Street bankers accountable for the financial crisis.

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The Woman Without a Face
RealClearPolitics
President Obama recently gave a talk touting the need for government mortgage bailouts to help these same helpless middle class folk who are now the welfare state's main object of concern. He gave the talk in front of the home of a Reno couple whom he ...

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Misused funds
WatertownDailyTimes.com
Struggling homeowners in several states may see limited help from a highly touted national mortgage settlement as state lawmakers instead divert the money to other purposes. In February, the Obama administration and 49 states made national headlines ...

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Common Ground: Is Obama's 'Julia' fact or figment?
Delmarva Now
Bob: How about a government program in the tax code that allows deductions for mortgage interest? That government assistance goes on for 15 to 30 years or more. How about corporate welfare assistance, like deducting health insurance costs for employees ...



MarketWatch

Reverse mortgages provide needed cash
MarketWatch
By Robert Powell, MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) ? If you watch TV, you've probably seen some of the well-known actors who've promoted reverse mortgages, a financial product aimed mainly at older homeowners. There's Henry Winkler, Fred Thompson, ...



Va panel hears mortgage exec's appeal
Lake Wylie Pilot
By ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON - AP A former mortgage company chief executive convicted of orchestrating a nearly $3 billion fraud scheme is asking a federal appeals panel to reverse his conviction and send his case back for a retrial.

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NCOA to Congress: Take Note of a New Trend in Reverse Mortgage Borrowers
Reverse Mortgage Daily
While some lenders are now marketing to the reverse mortgage borrower who is not looking for a long-term financial fix, some industry affiliates are also beginning to note the potential for a new type of borrower to emerge.



Free Health & Wellness Lectures in June
SCVNEWS.com
June 6 - ?Senior Home Ownership, Mortgages and Loan Information,? presented by Candy Stone Watson, Reverse Mortgage Consultant for 1st Reverse Mortgage USA, Betty Wright, Real Estate Loan Officer for Lockheed Federal Credit Union, and Rick Mahn of ...



Reverse Mortgage Lenders are Gearing up For Growth, Now Hiring
Reverse Mortgage Daily
Reverse mortgage lenders are hiring now more than ever following big bank exits from the business. The list of lenders on the search has grown to include companies large and small, from phone originators to boots-on-the ground.



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Where will most boomers go if they don't age in place?
Akron Leader Publications
In the column on Page 36, we discussed the benefits of combining Social Security payments, securities portfolios and a reverse mortgage early into a retirement plan. A significant percentage of older homeowners, plus their children ? the 79 million ...



Va panel hears mortgage exec's appeal
Review seeker (press release)
(AP) ' A former mortgage company chief executive convicted of orchestrating a nearly $3 billion fraud scheme is asking a federal appeals panel to reverse his conviction and send his case back for a retrial. An attorney for former Taylor, ...

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Va. panel hears exec's appeal
Delmarva Now
AP RICHMOND -- A former mortgage company chief executive convicted of orchestrating a nearly $3 billion fraud scheme is asking a federal appeals panel to reverse his conviction and send the case back for a retrial. Former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker ...

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Va. panel hears exec's appeal
Delmarva Daily Times
AP RICHMOND -- A former mortgage company chief executive convicted of orchestrating a nearly $3 billion fraud scheme is asking a federal appeals panel to reverse his conviction and send the case back for a retrial. Former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker ...

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Va. panel hears exec's appeal
Gobeach Comber
AP RICHMOND -- A former mortgage company chief executive convicted of orchestrating a nearly $3 billion fraud scheme is asking a federal appeals panel to reverse his conviction and send the case back for a retrial. Former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker ...

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Former Dublin Man Sentenced in Mortgage Fraud Case
LoanSafe
(Source: Kathy Lynn Gray The Columbus Dispatch, Ohi (MCT) ? A former Dublin man who flipped high-end properties in central Ohio and lived the high life with $3.4 million in kickbacks was sentenced today to 4 1/2 years in prison.

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Certification battle in Ohio MERS class action heats up
Lexology (registration)
The plaintiff argues that the case, which the plaintiff is attempting to bring on behalf of all 88 Ohio counties for relief relating to the allegedly unlawful failure of MERS and its member institutions to record millions of mortgages and mortgage ...



Ashland County Receieves Grant To Demolish Vacant Properties
North Central Ohio
Ashland County will receive $270126 from the Moving Ohio Forward Demolition Grant Program for the demolition of more than 25 vacant properties. The program is through the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Commissioner Kim Edwards said the commissioners ...

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Geauga County land transfers
News-Herald.com
Donna M. Zaverl sold a home at 15190 Old Rider Road to Federal National Mortgage Association for $45000. Dawn Marie Baynes sold a property at Aquilla Road to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation for $46700. JD Properties Inc. An Ohio Corporation sold ...

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Former Dublin man sentenced in mortgage fraud case
Columbus Dispatch
By Kathy Lynn Gray A former Dublin man who flipped high-end properties in central Ohio and lived the high life with $3.4 million in kickbacks was sentenced today to 4 1/2 years in prison. Judge Dick Sheward of Franklin County Common Pleas Court ordered ...

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Columbus' Red Mortgage Capital provides more than $43 million worth of FHA ...
REjournals.com
Columbus, Ohio-based Red Mortgage Capital, LLC, recently processed and funded more than $43 million of non-recourse FHA financing for properties in three states. GNMA/FHA Section 223(f) financing recently was secured in the amount of $24.4 million for ...

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Mortgage Lender Residential Finance Corp. Explains Benefits of HARP 2.0
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
COLUMBUS, Ohio--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--When June Snow first looked into refinancing her interest-only mortgage, she was told it would be impossible because the value for her three-bedroom, two-bath ranch style home was not in the necessary range.

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Missouri Among States Spending Mortgage Settlement On Other Priorities
KCUR
By Sylvia Maria Gross Missouri is one of more than a dozen states using funds from a $25 billion dollar mortgage settlement to plug unrelated budget gaps, according to the New York Times and a report from Enterprise Community Partners, an affordable ...

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Sen. Reed Introduces Bill to Enhance Mortgage Protections Accorded to Service ...
Targeted News Service (subscription)
I., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Mark Begich, D-Alaska. The legislation was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. The full text of the bill is available from the Library of Congress Thomas legislative web site.

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US housing starts rose to 717000 in April
Asbury Park Press
Tom Steindl works inside a new home under construction in Columbia Station, Ohio Wednesday. US builders started work on more homes and apartments last month and requested more permits to build single-family homes. The increases suggest the battered ...

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StateImpact Idaho

Housing Groups Cry Foul As Idaho Holds Onto Settlement Money
StateImpact Idaho
By Molly Messick Click on the map above to see a study of how states have used their portions of the mortgage settlement. Idaho received more than $13 million in a national, multi-billion dollar mortgage settlement reached early this year.

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Homeowners In 17 States Getting Shaft In Mortgage Settlements
Lez Get Real
Nine states are using part of the money for mortgage relief, and part of it for other programs. Indiana is using half of it to assist low-income households with energy bills. Idaho, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Maine and West ...

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Consumer Mortgage Debt Falls Three Percent Since April 2011, According to ...
Business Review USA (press release)
Consumer credit card and mortgage spending slowed from a year ago, with the average credit card debt per consumer falling 13% to $5650 and the average mortgage debt decreasing 3% to $166631. Consumers in eight states decreased their mortgage by more ...

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Announces New Appointment to Board of Directors
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
SEATTLE--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (Seattle Bank) today announced the appointment of David P. Bobbitt of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to serve on the Seattle Bank's Board of Directors as a member director representing ...

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Consumer Mortgage Debt Falls Three Percent Since April 2011, According to ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Oklahoma (12%), Wyoming (11%) and Idaho (9%) paid down their student loan debt the most while Vermont (8%), Utah (7%) and Delaware (7%) saw the biggest increases. Mississippi ($4232), Louisiana ($4504) and Alabama ($4811) have the least amount of ...

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Your Treasure Valley business community-05-16-2012
The Idaho Statesman
Mario Reyes has been appointed dean of the College of Business and Economics at the University of Idaho. Scott Jackson and Roni Leuck have joined HomeStreet Bank as a mortgage loan officers. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center has earned its STAR ...

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Consumer Mortgage Debt Falls Three Percent Since April 2011, According to ...
Marketwire (press release)
Consumer credit card and mortgage spending slowed from a year ago, with the average credit card debt per consumer falling 13% to $5650 and the average mortgage debt decreasing 3% to $166631. Consumers in eight states decreased their mortgage by more ...

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Consumer Mortgage Debt Falls Three Percent Since April 2011, According to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Consumer credit card and mortgage spending slowed from a year ago, with the average credit card debt per consumer falling 13% to $5650 and the average mortgage debt decreasing 3% to $166631. Consumers in eight states decreased their mortgage by more ...

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Announces New Appointment to Board of Directors
SunHerald.com
SEATTLE -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (Seattle Bank) today announced the appointment of David P. Bobbitt of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to serve on the Seattle Bank's Board of Directors as a member director representing the state of Idaho.

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Announces New Appointment to Board of Directors
MarketWatch (press release)
SEATTLE, May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (Seattle Bank) today announced the appointment of David P. Bobbitt of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to serve on the Seattle Bank's Board of Directors as a member director ...

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