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How to Work out a Problem Mortgage with Your Lender

By Lew Sichelman ...

Mortgage Group Says Psychological Effect Alone Could Sink Consumers

By Amy Hoak, MarketWatch ...

Mortgage Mayhem Doesn’t Seem to Be Contagious for Other Types of Credit

RISMEDIA, August 21, 2007—(MCT)—There is a severe credit crunch in the home mortgage market, but there should be few problems for consumers seeking other types of credit, such as car and personal loans, experts said Friday. ...

What If Your Lender Goes Bust?

RISMEDIA, August 20, 2007—(MCT)—The stock markets fell in early trading Thursday in part because a financial analyst raised concerns about the liquidity of Countrywide Financial, the nation's largest home lender by volume. ...

Los Angeles to Study Homeowner Bailout Fund

RISMEDIA, August 20, 2007—(MCT)—With a growing number of homeowners facing potential foreclosure in a slowing housing market, Los Angeles officials agreed Tuesday to study creating a special emergency loan fund. ...

How Market Jitters Could Affect You

RISMEDIA, August 20, 2007—(MCT)—The Federal Reserve last Friday tried to ease investor concerns by pumping $38 billion into the financial system. Banks have become averse to taking risks following the meltdown of so-called subprime loans, which were given to borrowers with weaker credit histories. ...

How to Use Credit Cards Wisely

By Marshall Loeb, MarketWatch ...

Trading Pieces: With Any Fractional Property Ownership, Resale Comes into Play

By Jennifer Openshaw ...

Avoiding a Capital Gains Tax on the Sale of Your House

By Tom Herman, The Wall Street Journal Online ...

Retail Sales Show Modest Rebound in July

RISMEDIA, August 15, 2007--(MarketWatch)--U.S. retail sales showed a moderate rebound in July from what had been a weak June. ...

CreditCards.com: Student Cards Charged Highest APR

RISMEDIA, August 14, 2007—Credit card interest rates kept their positions this week alongside a Federal Reserve decision to leave monetary policy unchanged. However, certain Fed watchers took changes in language used by the central bank to mean that a lowering of the prime rate could be on the horizon. ...

Late on Your Mortgage? How to Keep Your Home

By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch ...

Consumer Spending Will Not Collapse in Face of Housing Correction

RISMEDIA, August 10, 2007--"Financial markets endured quite a roller coaster ride in recent weeks, as the gap between perceived and actual credit risks converged. The ongoing meltdown in the risky end of the mortgage market tested the limits of existing credit risk models, which are better suited to estimate the ...

The Answer to Avoid Foreclosing on Your Future

RISMEDIA, August 7, 2007--Gavin Fenske, president of Great Financial Real Estate, wants homeowners to know that as bad as things can get in the real estate market, and with current news headlines reporting a major foreclosure crisis, anyone facing this horrific fate can be saved. ...

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