California Earthquake Would Accelerate US Mortgage Meltdown Reveals Aon Benfield Study
In light of current economic conditions, a major catastrophe such as an earthquake in California would bring new misery to both US and international financiers, according to an analysis released today by Impact Forecasting LLC, a division of Aon Benfield, the world's premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor.
Read more News Source - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Publish date - 21:48:18 01/05/09

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General Growth Settles Suit Over California Mall For $48 Mln
General Growth Settles Suit Over California Mall For $48 Mln
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Publish date - 10:24:14 01/06/09

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Mortgage Rates Hover Around 5.00%
Year Rate Now at 4.98%, According to Zillow® Mortgage Rate Monitor
Read more News Source - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Publish date - 13:04:04 01/06/09

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Courson picked to lead Mortgage Bankers Association
John Courson, the chief operating officer of Mortgage Bankers Association, on Monday was named president and chief executive officer of the national association.
Read more News Source - BizJournals
Publish date - 19:12:06 01/05/09

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Business briefings
NINE-MONTH REPORT State's credit unions show '08 lending growth California credit unions grew their mortgage lending activity by 12 percent during the first nine months of 2008 as other struggling lenders tightened credit, the California Credit Union League said in a report Monday. A full report for 2008 won't be available until February. But league officials touted the ...
Read more News Source - The Sacramento Bee
Publish date - 08:08:44 01/06/09

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Mortgage crisis here may be worse than reported
Dorothy Gary never lost her home, but the senior citizen's oversized 24 percent mortgage rate brought her awfully, awfully close.
Read more News Source - The Buffalo News
Publish date - 13:33:39 01/05/09

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FORUM: Tips to get California going again
Some tips to improve the California economy and get it moving again:
Read more News Source - The Californian
Publish date - 08:17:24 01/05/09

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Good News: Foreclosures Down in Erie County
States like California and Florida are seeing huge foreclosure numbers for home, but Western New York appears to have escaped the subprime mortgage crisis.
Read more News Source - WGRZ-TV Buffalo
Publish date - 01:21:35 01/05/09

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Woman gets shot at NBCs Biggest Loser
Kristin Steede, 29, is a self-made woman who owns her own business, Community Choice Mortgage Group in Appleton.
Read more News Source - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Publish date - 10:08:36 01/06/09

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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday it has begun purchasing mortgage-backed securities in an effort to bolster the battered housing market.
Read more News Source - The Salt Lake Tribune
Publish date - 01:42:58 01/06/09

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