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Homeowners Fight for Loan Modifications from Swamped Mortgage Servicers

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2009-(MCT)-After losing his job in January, Stuart Miller has fought hard to keep his home out of foreclosure. At the end of May, the Plano, Texas, man began trying to get Wells Fargo & Co. to review his application for a loan modification. After making repeated calls, he finally was told that the company would place a three-month moratorium on his mortgage payments.
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Refinancing Borrowers Choose Shorter-Term Fixed-Rate Loans

Monday, August 17th, 2009
RISMEDIA, August 18, 2009-Freddie Mac recently announced that in the second quarter of 2009, refinancing borrowers overwhelmingly chose fixed-rate loans,
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Mortgage Bill Could Be Revived

Monday, August 10th, 2009
RISMEDIA, August 11, 2009-(The Hill)-Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said on Monday of last week that if the financial industry
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Technology Credit Union Offers a Helping Hand to Distressed Homeowners

Monday, August 10th, 2009
RISMEDIA, August 11, 2009-Technology Credit Union has announced it has modified more than $10 million in mortgage loans for homeowners since accelerating its effort two years ago to provide assistance to members facing financial difficulty. As part of its efforts, Tech CU implemented a variety of payment relief options ...
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Remodeling Market Activity Builds Momentum

Sunday, August 9th, 2009
RISMEDIA, August 10, 2009-Residential remodeling showed modest gains during the second quarter of 2009 with increases in all indicators, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI). The current market conditions measure grew to 38.1 from 34.5 in the first quarter. Future expectations rose ...
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Making Home Affordable Program on Track to Help Millions of Homeowners

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
RISMEDIA, August 5, 2009-The Obama Administration recently released its first monthly Servicer Performance Report detailing the progress
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One in Five Homeowners Filed for Bankruptcy to Avoid Foreclosure in June

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
RISMEDIA, August 5, 2009-One in five people who receives credit counseling before filing for bankruptcy cites avoiding foreclosure
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Chase Exclusives Rewards Checking Customers with New 1% Mortgage Cash Back

Monday, August 3rd, 2009
RISMEDIA, August 4, 2009-Chase, one of the nation's leading consumer banks, announced 1% Mortgage Cash Back, an innovative new benefit from Chase Exclusives, the program that rewards checking account customers for using the bank's other products and services. ...
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HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Announces New FHA-Making Home Affordable Loan Modification Guidelines

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
RISMEDIA, August 3, 2009-U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced the Federal Housing Administration
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