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  • World stock markets spiral lower

    China Post - ... reported that new home construction dived to a 10-year low in July, and Countrywide Financial -- America's leading mortgage ... We have seen pressure on global markets as analysts are finding it difficult to calculate the extent of the losses involved ...
    2007-08-17 02:04:00
  • Global markets dive as credit storm intensifies 

    Business Day South Africa - ... year low last month, and Countrywide Financial — America’s leading mortgage lender — said it had tapped an $11,5bn credit line to boost its finances. “We have seen pressure on global markets as analysts are finding it difficult to calculate ...
    2007-08-17 05:10:00
  • Simple Ways to Raise Your Credit Score

    KWQC - On a scale of 350 to 850, scores in the 500s were good enough to secure a mortgage just last year. But now, any score below ... Many companies will supply personal credit scores for a fee, but the formula that one uses to calculate a score may not be ...
    2007-08-16 02:23:00
  • Wall Street pares losses as global markets plunge further

    Raw Story - Rising home foreclosures have unleashed a financial storm on the US mortgage industry spurring investors to pull money out ... We have seen pressure on global markets as analysts are finding it difficult to calculate the extent of the losses involved ...
    2007-08-16 09:54:00
  • Stay cool, Yam tells `irrational' market players

    Hong Kong Standard - ... cool head under the prevailing turbulence in the wake of the credit squeeze brought on by the US subprime mortgage fallout. ... Yam said it is difficult to calculate market losses in the meantime, since investors' positions in yen holdings remain unclear
    2007-08-17 07:44:00
  • Read today's Color of Money column: Keep a 10-Foot Pole's Distance

    Washington Post - Frederick, Md.: Do I have to worry about my mortgage with Countywide? I have had it for over 5 years now but should I be ... In fact, calculate what you need for three months and if the $23,000 is more than that transfer some over to the life happens ...
    2007-08-16 12:54:00
  • Wall Street Slips But Regains Its Balance

    Forbes - Bonds backed by those mortgages, many of which were purchased by the lightly regulated investment vehicles known as hedge funds, have become difficult to trade, since their value is hard to calculate. The problems in the mortgage market have also ...
    2007-08-16 10:58:00
  • Fearing Slide in Economy, Fed Cuts Its Discount Rate

    Herald Tribune - ... step yesterday of encouraging the nation’s banks to borrow directly from the Fed, particularly to support home mortgage ... pessimistic because of costly food and fuel, not the unfolding financial crisis. “People have not yet begun to calculate ...
    2007-08-18 01:23:00
  • WHY THE MARKET'S GOING NUTS

    San Francisco Gate - The great mortgage crisis of the summer of 2007 has slopped over into nearly every nook and cranny of the financial markets ... Because exposure to bad mortgages is so hard to calculate, a wide array of lenders, financial institutions and banks fall ...
    2007-08-17 08:52:00
  • Local lender discusses mortgages

    Winchester Star - To calculate your debt-to-income ratio, add all of your monthly payments on credit cards, loans, including your mortgage payment, and divide that sum by your total gross monthly income. Q. What should homeowners with subprime loans do if they fall ...
    2007-08-18 04:12:00
  • Mortgage mess not easy to clean up

    Rocky Mountain News - They can't be traded, and their value is difficult if not impossible to calculate. BNP Paribas SA, France's biggest bank, last week stopped withdrawals from three investment funds with subprime mortgage investments because it couldn't value them ...
    2007-08-18 05:59:00
  • Annaly plans IPO of mortgage investor

    BusinessWeek - Chimera, which will be classified as a real estate investment trust, will invest in residential mortgage loans, mortgage ... The company noted the total offering price was estimated solely to calculate its registration fee and may change. Annaly said ...
    2007-08-17 03:33:00
  • Divided lot limits tax break (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    A couple can sell a portion of their property, but CPA George Saenz says they must sell it all to get the most tax benefit.
    2007-08-17 10:00:00
  • Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. Announces Results of Second Quarter 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

    Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. , a real estate investment trust , reports second quarter 2007 net loss of $ million, or $2.05 per diluted common share, as compared to net earnings of $26.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted common share for the second quarter 2006.
    2007-08-14 08:24:00
  • Befuddled Borrowers (Winchester Star)

    The rising delinquency of subprime mortgages is the latest twist in the downturn of the housing market.
    2007-08-18 04:37:21