Apollo Home Mortgage opens Hibbing branch
HIBBING — Surprisingly, given all the negative national press about home foreclosures and a crisis in the home mortgage industry, now is a “very good time to seek a home mortgage,” according to Bobbi Jo Amic, senior loan officer for the new Apollo Home Mortgage Group office recently opened at 2208 First Ave.
Read more News Source - Hibbing Daily Tribune
Publish date - 12:15:23 01/06/09

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Refinancing your home mortgage?
Berks County, PA - Have you recently or are you thinking about refinancing your home mortgage to take advantage of lower interest rates? If so, we'd like to talk to you for a story we're now working on.
Read more News Source - Reading Eagle
Publish date - 18:18:20 01/05/09

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Mortgage Help Scam Now Costing Couple Their Home
When Minnesota families sit down to balance their budget, many are finding money to pay for their home just isn't there. That's why foreclosure consulting companies across the country are reaching out to help homeowners. But that help is sometimes costing folks their homes.
Read more News Source - WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul
Publish date - 04:56:29 01/06/09

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Non-Agency Mortgage Bonds Rallied as Rates Declined (Update2)
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. mortgage bonds without government support rose last month, as efforts by the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department to lower home-loan rates boosted investor demand.
Read more News Source - Bloomberg
Publish date - 22:55:15 01/05/09

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Fed to Begin Buying Mortgage-Backed Securities
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday that it had begun purchasing mortgage-backed securities in an effort to bolster the battered housing market.
Read more News Source - New York Times
Publish date - 10:17:50 01/06/09

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Non-Agency Mortgage Bonds Rallied as Rates Declined (Update1)
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. mortgage bonds without government support rose last month, as lower home-loan rates boosted investor demand. Securities initially rated AAA and backed by prime- jumbo mortgages with five years of fixed rates climbed 5 cents on the dollar in December to 75 cents, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. data.
Read more News Source - Bloomberg
Publish date - 17:24:26 01/05/09

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Mortgage rationing gets tougher
Mortgage lenders are continuing to demand larger deposits as they ration home loans to their customers.
Read more News Source - BBC News
Publish date - 12:21:16 01/05/09

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Mortgage advice through email
A mortgage firm has been launched offering free advice on home loans to people through email.
Read more News Source - Channel 4
Publish date - 04:33:32 01/06/09

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Mortgage foreclosures continue to rise in NH
The number of home mortgage foreclosures has been climbing for several years in New Hampshire, with the last few years showing a dramatic spike.
Read more News Source - Boston Globe
Publish date - 17:26:42 01/05/09

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No place like home
Zelda Gallegos considers herself blessed to have reached two milestones in her life thus far: owning her own home and being mortgage-free.
Read more News Source - Rapid City Journal
Publish date - 06:51:19 01/06/09

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