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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 quot;There are signs of a slow down in the rate of decline across the metro areas, but no evidence of a bottom," said David M. Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor's, in a press release issued to announce the numbers. "Little percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released today. Prices in those metro areas were down 19.5
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Lenders help their customers curb foreclosures
Banks are increasingly testing new strategies to help curb mortgage delinquencies . Bank of America Corp. Each foreclosure costs about a third of the value of the loan. Please feel free to comment on this article, or write an e-mail to us at: editor@foreclosurepulse.com . Posted 02-06-2007 As borrowers falling behind on their mortgage payments increase in number, they are getting help form an unlikely source — the mortgage industry. To prevent potential problems, National City Corp. —
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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From $2B Bailout to $4B Buyout at Countrywide
Just late last year Bank of America infused $2 billion into the coffers of Countrywide Financial to support the floundering lender’s attempt to survive the subprime mortgage mess — which reportedly almost forced the firm into filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this week. Now with Countrywide’s stock weak and its value depressed, it is being widely reported that Bank of America is paying $4 billion in stock to buy out the company — in which it already had a 16 percent stake in convertible preferred stock after the bailout. It didn’t take long from a historical perspective.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • From $2B Bailout to $4B Buyout at Countrywide
    Just late last year Bank of America infused $2 billion into the coffers of Countrywide Financial to support the floundering lender’s attempt to survive the subprime mortgage mess — which reportedly almost forced the firm into filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this week. Now with Countrywide’s stock weak and its value depressed, it is being widely reported that Bank of America is paying $4 billion in stock to buy out the company — in which it already had a 16 percent stake in convertible preferred stock after the bailout. It didn’t take long from a historical perspective.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Lenders help their customers curb foreclosures
    Banks are increasingly testing new strategies to help curb mortgage delinquencies . Bank of America Corp. Each foreclosure costs about a third of the value of the loan. Please feel free to comment on this article, or write an e-mail to us at: editor@foreclosurepulse.com . Posted 02-06-2007 As borrowers falling behind on their mortgage payments increase in number, they are getting help form an unlikely source — the mortgage industry. To prevent potential problems, National City Corp. —
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Not Enough Rope in Administration's Lifeline' Program
    Just a few short months ago President Bush stood in front of the press and swore that it was not the federal government’s job to bail out either lenders who made bad loans or speculative homebuyers who purchased more home than they could rightly afford utilizing the so-called “exotic” or “liar loans” popularized over the past few years. Called “Project Lifeline,” it has the backing of Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Faith Schwartz, Executive Director of the Hope Now Alliance, a foreclosure prevention coalition of the public and private sectors.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
    Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 quot;There are signs of a slow down in the rate of decline across the metro areas, but no evidence of a bottom," said David M. Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor's, in a press release issued to announce the numbers. "Little percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released today. Prices in those metro areas were down 19.5
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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