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• Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected
  
  Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected July 31, 2009, Associated Press WASHINGTON – The economy sank at a pace of just 1 percent in the second quarter of the year, a new government report shows. It was a better-than-expected showing that...( read more ) ...Tags: Tags: FHA unemployment defaults
  Foreclosure Pulse - Friday, July 31, 2009
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• Foreclosure Sometimes Best for Lenders' Bottom Line
  
  Foreclosures Are Often In Lenders' Best Interest July 28, 2009, The Washington Post Government initiatives to stem the country's mounting foreclosures are hampered because banks and other lenders in many cases have more financial incentive to...( read more
  Foreclosure Pulse - Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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• History in Sen. Dodd's Favor, But Nothing Else
  
  time when politicians come out in droves to complain to the American public about pork-barrel spending and the massive red tape involved by increased Washington bureaucracy. What Dodd suggested last week, at least as a temporary fix, is for the federal government to create a new agency called the Home Ownership Preservation Corp. Pollack, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute , a conservative It’s a presidential election year. A
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
  
  Yearning to retake the GOP-controlled White House next year, the Democrats are clamoring for the federal government to do something, anything, to contain the crisis. The Republicans, on the other hand, are opposed to a government bailout for lenders, homeowners and speculators. Clinton also wants the government to impose new disclosure requirements on mortgage brokers and curb their ability to dictate lending With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma
  
  Share values have dropped more 90 percent, investors have lost more than $100 billion, and both companies were rescued by the federal government earlier this month, placed in a government conservatorship run by the newly created Federal Housing Finance Agency. Second, some people think it would be a really good idea to dismember Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "I say that we cant let them go fast enough," explains a commenter by the name of Wazzel who posted on the Washington Independent website. "Let Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma By Peter G.
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• And the Hits' Just Keep On Coming!
  
  Washington Mutual and Merrill Lynch. Now with the first week of October behind us, Citigroup, Washington Mutual (WaMu as it likes to be known) and Merrill Lynch announced their organizations would be taking major hits in the pocketbook for the third quarter of 2007. Still, the federal government and the mortgage industry are now left with the mess and are in the midst of cleaning it up, which will take years. Countrywide. Citigroup.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Solution to Foreclosure Level
  
  It looks like foreclosures are starting to become a national call to action for some Washington bureaucrats. The key focus of the discussion: creating partnerships between community organizations and local and state governments as a viable solution to the problem. One example — Rep. Steven C.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Rate Cut, Real GDP Are Some Positive News
  
  One day after President Bush pointed the finger at Congress and told the American public to blame lawmakers for all of their recent financial woes, an inkling of actual positive news came out of Washington Wednesday with two announcements from government agencies. On the plus side, personal consumption expenditures for services, private inventory investment, exports of goods and services and federal government spending helped prop up the nation’s economy for the quarter. In the first, and the more closely watched of the two, the Federal Reserve took a much anticipated move to lessen the pressure on the nation’s economy by lowering the federal funds rate another 25 basis points to 2 percent (that’s a long way down from the 5.25
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Can "Appreciation Sharing" Solve The Mortgage Mess?
  
  Miller     We’re about to see something new in the mortgage marketplace: The government is going to insure huge numbers of shared-appreciation mortgages, a type of home financing rarely seen in the U.S. But for those with toxic loans, a high-cost mortgage with sane terms is better than foreclosure, bankruptcy and having your stuff sitting on the curb. Equity Sharing During the past few months there has been a huge debate in Washington regarding how to assist those with toxic loans, assuming they should get any assistance at all. Can “Appreciation Sharing” Solve The Mortgage Mess? By Peter G.
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Getting Help to Stop Foreclosure, Avoid Home Foreclosure Process - RealtyTrac
  
  And this has local, state and national government officials concerned and non-profit consumer groups up in arms. Schumer (D-NY) chaired the Joint Economic Committee in Washington, DC, on the topic, "Sheltering Neighborhoods from the Subprime Foreclosure Storm." House Finance Services Committee in Cuyahoga County (a region with one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation) last August calling for the creation of partnerships between community organizations Check out our NEW Features! Login Why Join? FREE Trial Feedback Help
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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