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Why it matters if your neighbor's struggling to pay the mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 9, 2009
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You might not want the federal government to bail out your neighbors who took out bad mortgage loans and now can't pay their monthly bills on time.
Most of them were greedy, you might say. ...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...al means to make monthly mortgage payments. These same sleazy brokers steered homeowners into risky loans, mortgage products such as interest-only loans and adjustable-rate mortgages with artificially...
Is plain vanilla the right goal?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 30, 2009
...e options.
The goal here is to make sure that consumers know that they can take out basic mortgage loans — without adjusting interest rates, interest-only options or any of the other fancy stuf...
Credit Scores and Car Insurance
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 29, 2009
... you get a better credit score. It will enable you to get lower interest rates on credit cards and loans, too.
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Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
If your home lost half of its value — not too unbelievable of an occurrence in today's housing market — would you be willing to simply walk away from your mortgage? Would you have any qualms about not making that monthly payment and simply leaving your house behind?
Surprisingly, a ...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
... the boom-time highs of two years ago and banks are also offering guaranteed bonuses. For ordinary income earners and for those who have lost their jobs because of the bank-induced financial crisis, ...
Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
...payments or those who are facing foreclosure. They promise to modify these homeowners' mortgage loans. But they end up doing nothing, or next to nothing, for the money they're paid.
The East ...
Recession drawing to an end. So what?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
...ama administration. Yes, the economy will be out of recession. But for many investors and ordinary income earners, it won't feel that way....
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...omeowners who during the housing boom took out option adjustable rate mortgages . In these type of loans, borrowers can decide to pay less than what their monthly balance is. The difference is simply...
Do you trust the government to protect you from mortgage lenders?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
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Do you have faith that the government can protect you and other borrowers from bad mortgage loans pushed by shady mortgage lenders? If you answered "yes" to this question, you'll be...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...firms to carry more capital to guard against losses. They will also have to retain a portion of the loans they package and sell. Another move will impose stricter rules on all those once-lucrative, an...
Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 17, 2009
... and bought homes that were too expensive for them. Mortgage lenders were lazy, and passed out home loans to people who clearly couldn't pay them back. Real estate agents didn't do enough to d...
Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...our sense of trust and well being." "I lost $650,000, my retirement savings and my total income stream." "AQs I now approach retirement after a 40 year career as a broadcast exec...
Want a better credit score? Manage your money
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 12, 2009
...y change your spending habits.
Home buyers with the highest credit scores qualify for the mortgage loans with the lowest interest rates. Buyers whose credit scores - also known as their FICO scores -...
Is it time to refinance your mortgage?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 10, 2009
...lano, Texas, that the story quotes, it generally makes sense for homeowners to refinance their home loans if their savings will in two years cover their closing costs, which can run at $2,000 or more ...
Art Funds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 10, 2009
... in 2009 as of the end of May. With this, the fund was not only able to outperform equity and fixed income markets, but also various art market indices.
Art Funds as an Alternative Asset Class ...
Are reverse mortgages the next trouble spot?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...ly, it doesn't always work that way. Loan officers are not above pushing inappropriate mortgage loans on borrowers.
A top U.S. banking official agrees. John Dugan, the U.S. comptroller of the cur...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
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Whenever I tell people that borrowers shouldn't always be blamed for the bad mortgage loans that they take out, I get sneers. These borrowers should have done their homework before taking out...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
...he US economy in smoking ruins. They inflated the credit bubble by letting banks originate and sell loans without having to put aside much capital for them. As a result, the banks were making a whole ...
Mortgage delinquencies not slowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
... their jobs. How many of these newly unemployed can make their mortgage payments when their monthly income is so severely slashed?
And that's the saddest part about covering the mortgage industry...
More bad news: Mortgage delinquencies on the rise
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 29, 2009
...ncy or foreclosure .
According to the Post story, about 12.07 percent of the nation's mortgage loans were either delinquent or in foreclosure in the first quarter of this year. This marks the hig...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...are in serious trouble. What's even more concerning is the fact that it's not the subprime loans that are the main cause of the problem. Prime fixed-rate loans now represent the largest share...
Mortgage interest rates went up. Don't panic!
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 28, 2009
...y: Don't panic.
Yes, we all want the lowest mortgage interest rate when we are refinancing our loans. I understand that. But rates are still at historic lows. A 5.45 percent interest rate is stil...
Is your credit score falling?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 27, 2009
...us. Credit scores have become the key indicator that determines whether people qualify for mortgage loans. When credit scores dip, it certainly is not a good omen for the future recovery of the housin...
Loan modifications not always helping homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 26, 2009
...ns aren't quite working .
The paper cites a Fitch Ratings report that points out that subprime loans that have been modified are turning bad again at high rates, even with a change in loan terms....
How low will interest rates go? Who knows?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 22, 2009
...en better if you're interested in a 15-year fixed-rate loan. The average interest rate on these loans checked in at 4.63 percent this morning.
With rates like these — and there's no hin...
Merced County California Looking for Entrepreneurs
in TJ's Weblog, on May 21, 2009
... Agency, which works in the western area of Merced County, are able to provide some microenterprise loans of up to $50,000 to help people start businesses. Small business operations run by entrepreneu...
The refi money is still flowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 21, 2009
...at have resulted in lower mortgage interest rates.
This means that buyers who qualify for mortgage loans at an interest rate at or slightly below 5 percent — not unusual these days for a 30-yea...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
... drug dealer where Americans became hooked on cheap goods and cheap money, and China depends on the income from selling those goods. The consequences, the piece warns, are truly frightening. It will d...
How to introduce a carbon tax
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
... that a carbon tax would create a more efficient and equitable means of raising revenue than taxing income, consumption, or other typical bases for taxation. He says it should start low so as not to d...
How bad is the housing market? That depends
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 19, 2009
...buyers who may not have a ton of money to throw at a new home. Cheaper homes equal smaller mortgage loans. And that's something any homebuyer can appreciate....
Cashing in on the disgust with banks
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
... the footsteps of retail giant Tesco which is moving into banking with a a full range of savings, loans and insurance products. Lucy Neville-Rolfe, corporate and legal-affairs director at Tesco told...
Will federal mortgage loan assistance hurt your credit rating?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 18, 2009
...ew Making Home Affordable program — which lets homeowners refinance their existing mortgage loans or modify them to make their payments more affordable — might be a blessing.
The feder...
Times' reporter's story a reminder: It's easy to fall into foreclosure nightmare
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 15, 2009
...y tell me that they're frustrated that homeowners who were simply greedy, and took out mortgage loans with artificially low initial interest rates, are now placing a burden on the rest of us taxpa...
Financial crisis winners to hurt banks
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
...lending marketplace" and which has garnered more than 790,000 members and some $169 million in loans since its debut in 2006, LendingClub and Zopa . As The Economist points out, people are no...
More bad news: Housing foreclosure activity remains at record levels
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 14, 2009
...'t happen.
Often, lenders will work with homeowners to renegotiate the terms of their mortgage loans to make sure that these owners can keep their homes.
I know it's embarrassing, and fright...
Downturn easing without recovery
in Sox First, on May 12, 2009
...ng rates are high. If nothing nasty happens - losses on mortgages, commercial real estate, business loans, and credit cards - the banks might just be able to make it through without another crisis. In...
Credit card losses to hit banks
in Sox First, on May 11, 2009
... sheets are likely to get worse because of their exposure to commercial real estate and credit card loans. If these reports are right, the economic contagion could get a lot worse. Those green shoots...
No recovery yet
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
...arting to level off. As a result, banks are still making it harder for consumers to get credit card loans, according to a Fed survey reported here . What this data shows is that the US is a long way...
Save Money on Your Grocery Shopping
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 7, 2009
... out - it would probably surprise most people. When you realize that so large a percentage of your income goes to food would probably even be a shock to many. Finding ways to save money on groceries w...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
... crack down on them? First comes its report showing that that the top 25 originators of subprime loans, the $1 trillion worth of assets that created the meltdown were owned and financed by investme...
Marketing Tips For Wedding Photographers
in Digital Shot, on April 30, 2009
...al camera with you.
Of course there are those among us who either make a living or earn some extra income photographing weddings too.
So whether you take pictures at weddings for cash rather than fu...
Kiki McDonough Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 27, 2009
...gh seized the opportunity to sell modern designer jewelry to women with higher levels of disposable income. Not that it has always been easy, McDonough admits. Despite the various fashion changes of t...
TARP fraud investigations
in Sox First, on April 21, 2009
...ned structure for buying the toxic securities, which include intricate bundles of bad mortgages and loans. That's unlikely to happen which means we will get more fraud investigations. The appalli...
美国银行一季净利42.4亿美元
in Independent Money & Investment Guide, on April 20, 2009
美国银行今天公布了09年第一季度财报，报告显示，得益于住房再融资和交易收入，美国银行第一季度净利润为42.4亿美元，较去年同期的12.1亿美元增长两倍以上超出分析师的最乐观预期。
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Back door bank nationalisation
in Sox First, on April 20, 2009
...e US Government is now moving in this direction with plans to convert the government's existing loans to the nation's 19 biggest banks into common stock. This means the US Treasury could becom...
New Hedge Fund Manager at SilkInvest
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 15, 2009
...t Research Africa at investment bank Renaissance Capital, to spearhead its move into Frontier Fixed Income, an emergent hedge fund asset class.
"We will offer a liquid Frontier Market Fixed Inco...
Take your photography pro
in Digital Shot, on April 9, 2009
...ng your services in return for cold, hard, cash.
It's a great way to get a little bit of extra income on the side, and while I've been paid for a few photo sessions in the past, it's neve...
More bad news ahead, says Roubini
in Sox First, on April 8, 2009
...ds and Reuters reporting that 7% of homeowners with mortgages were at least 30 days late on their loans in February, up 50% from a year ago. The scary part behind those mortgage delinquencies comes ...
The Panic of 2008-09
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
...onfidence in one another driving up the price of their raw material, money, and where rates on call loans to brokerage houses soared to extremes. Warsh is talking about a complete collapse in trust a...
Fake Accounting Standards Board strikes again
in Sox First, on April 6, 2009
... impaired financial securities into a balance sheet dumping ground called "Other Comprehensive Income". That will still sit on the balance sheet but it won't go into the income statement...
Giving banks permission to lie
in Sox First, on April 4, 2009
...;Japan was allowing the banks to continue to pretend that they were healthy-by not writing down bad loans and by making new loans so companies could pay interest on bad loans and the bankers could say...
Ways To Reduce Your Taxes More
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...so qualify, as well. Saving money in a retirement account enables you to deduct it from your gross income, and it removes taxes, too - until you take it out. Generally, this will be after you retire.
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Save Money with Self-Employment Taxes
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 28, 2009
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If you want to save money on income taxes, then a great way to do it is through self-employment. Having some kind of business of your own enables you to deduct some of your expense...
Pay Less On Your Taxes This Year
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 27, 2009
... little more careful in filling out their forms.
One very important tool to use when you do your income taxes is to use tax software. It does not cost much, but it may enable you to get much more ba...
Private Student Loans Network
in Wangtam, on March 24, 2009
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Avoid the Tax Rush and Save Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 24, 2009
...ling taxes every year is a ritual that many people hate. Of course, most people do not like paying income taxes, but some people actually take advantage ahead of time and save money at tax time. Waiti...
Why Geithner's plan won't work
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
...being asked to put up a small amount of their own money, and in return they get large, non-recourse loans from the taxpayer to buy bad assets. "For the private investors, this is an open invitat...
The story of the Kiva from its founder
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
... lending $3,000 to seven entrepreneurs in Uganda, so far Kiva has facilitated nearly $40 million in loans from 330,000 lenders to 60,000 entrepreneurs worldwide.
I recommend you to take a look at Je...
Save Money on Taxes This Year
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 22, 2009
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Saving money isn't something that you can only do when you buy things, or put it into a savings account. You can also save money at tax time. After all, Uncle Sam does not need you to pay more than you need to.
Taxes are something that most people do have to pay. Keepin...
Fedex announces the quarter earnings are down 75 percent
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
...is less freight to be relocated. The new quarterly earnings of Fedex is one evidence of this:
Net income for the Memphis -based company was down sharply at $97 million, a 75 percent decline from ...
Mortgage fraud and AIG
in Sox First, on March 17, 2009
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Mortgage fraud is on the rise, up 26% , and it's a serious problem. Fewer loans are being processed but there's more fraud, suggesting there is a real sickness in the system. It means peo...
Saving Money By Using Free Stuff
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 16, 2009
... more - allowing you to put more money away.
Here are some things you can get for free:
1. Free Loans - If you have credit card debt, get a new balance transfer credit card with 0% APR interest a...
Will Health Care Reform Affect Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 15, 2009
...bulk of health care and social security programs through value added taxes or other consumption or income oriented taxes. Instead, it suggests (with health care) or mandates (with social security and ...
Saving Money Is An Attitude That Must Be Developed
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 14, 2009
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"a wide range in how much people at the same income levels were able to save for retirement. The study also pointed out that it wasn't just t...
Do You Have An Action Plan for Getting Out of Debt Yet?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 12, 2009
...u can put toward paying those bills?
3. Have you analyzed where all your money is going?
4. If your income is less than your bills, have you talked to anyone yet - about either a new job, or about red...
Millionaires and fake prosperity
in Sox First, on March 12, 2009
...the Boston Globe , this one could be worse than the Great Depression because the securitization of loans and the various financial instruments ensures we don't know who owns what, American househ...
Dubai bailout
in Sox First, on February 23, 2009
...gs agency Moody's, it might have to find a way of refinancing $15 billion this year in maturing loans and bonds. This is why the United Arab Emirates has been forced to step in and buy half of an...
Save Money by Trimming Your Budget
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 21, 2009
...l pay off the debt sooner - and save a considerable amount of money. This principle also applies to loans, too.
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Eliminate Bad Habits
The cost ...
Making Adjustments On Your Household Budget
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 18, 2009
...n immediately. Obviously, you are headed for serious financial trouble, and until you increase your income or get rid of some bills - it won't go away. Saving money will be impossible under those ...
