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Mortgage bill faces tough road in Congress
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A sharply divided Congress isn't likely to jump at President Obama's challenge for quick passage of a mortgage refinancing bill that supporters say could help millions of homeowners save big each year and boost the economy.
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AIG will not join shareholder suit against Uncle Sam
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U.S. home prices jump 4.6 percent in August
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A measure of U.S. home prices jumped 4.6 percent in August compared to a year ago, the largest year-over-year increase in more than six years.
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Virginia foreclosure settlement claim forms being sent
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Claim forms are going out to about 46,600 Virginians who may be eligible for payments under the national mortgage foreclosure settlement.
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Maryland homeowners receive more than $220M from settlement
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Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler says that 2,825 Maryland homeowners received more than $220 million in a national mortgage settlement.
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Howard R. Shmuckler, Va. man pleads to fraud in mortgage rescues
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A Virginia Beach man has admitted to running a scheme in which he took thousands of dollars from homeowners and promised to modify their mortgages, but pocketed the money instead.
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Obama pushes lower rates on mortgage refinances
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U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to make it easier for millions of homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates.
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Fannie Mae knew of robo-signing, says Gov't report
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Mortgage giant Fannie Mae knew about allegations of improper foreclosure practices but did nothing to stop them, a watchdog says.
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Feds sue big banks over risky mortgage investments
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The government on Friday sued 17 financial firms for selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac billions of dollars worth of mortgage-backed securities that turned toxic when the housing market collapsed.
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Low mortgage rates sign of hope as worries over economy continue
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Sonja and William Harrison have found a bright spot in the economic woes of the past week and are refinancing a house. Other signs indicate the recovery is still fragile.
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D.C. may expand program to curb foreclosures
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Officials are considering making more people in the district eligible for a program that helps unemployed homeowners keep up with their mortgage payments.
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Desiree Brown, Raymond Bowman to be sentenced in mortgage fraud case
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The treasurer of what was the nation's largest private mortgage lender has been sentenced to six years in prison for her role in a $3 billion fraud that contributed to the sixth-largest bank collapse in U.S. history.
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