U.S. indicts Md. man in mortgage fraud
GREENBELT, Md., March 9 (UPI) -- Authorities Tuesday arrested a Maryland man in what the Department of Justice called a massive mortgage fraud scheme that left victims homeless.
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Publish date - 02:55:29 03/10/10

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Foreclosures drop for 2nd month in February: RealtyTrac
U.S. mortgage foreclosure filings dropped for a second straight month in February, and notched the smallest annual increase in four years as housing-rescue efforts contained activity, a report released on Thursday showed.
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Publish date - 12:30:40 03/11/10

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Foreclosures Drop For 2nd Month In Feb.
Mortgage foreclosure filings nationwide dropped for a second straight month in February, with severe weather to blame for slowing the process in the Northeast, a report released on Thursday showed.
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Publish date - 15:55:56 03/11/10

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Hard Times Update: Readers Share Tales of Foreclosure Schemes, Mortgage Misfortune
What's Your Reaction? Last month, we put out a call for stories and photos to help document the effect that "Hard Times Profiteers" are having on distressed borrowers and others suffering financial hardship because of the recession. The response was robust.
Read more News Source - The Huffington Post
Publish date - 19:28:37 03/10/10

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Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years
The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.
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Publish date - 18:03:22 03/11/10

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Amanda Zamora: Hard Times Update: Readers Share Tales of Foreclosure Schemes, Mortgage Misfortune
Send Us Your Tips and 'Bandit Sign' PhotosLast month, we put out a call for stories and photos to help document the effect that "Hard Times Profiteers"...
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Publish date - 23:28:48 03/09/10

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Foreclosure Filings Rise at Slowest Pace in 4 Years (Update1)
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. foreclosure filings rose at the slowest pace in four years in February as the government sought to reduce record bank seizures, RealtyTrac Inc.
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Publish date - 18:30:56 03/11/10

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Foreclosures: Smallest Uptick in 4 Years
Expert says Housing Crisis Not Over Yet, and Numbers Could Turn, But There's New Reason for Hope
Read more News Source - CBS News
Publish date - 19:16:58 03/11/10

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Foreclosures Slow Considerably In February
Fears remain about the hundreds of thousands of homeowners who are still being evaluated for help under loan modification programs. Many analysts say most of those borrowers will eventually lose their homes, sparking a new round of foreclosures later this year.
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Publish date - 17:34:30 03/11/10

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Ideal Federal Savings Bank ordered by feds to merge or sell assets
One of Maryland’s oldest black-owned financial institutions has been ordered by federal regulators to merge with another bank or find a buyer for its assets. Ideal Federal Savings Bank, which has one branch on Druid Hill Avenue in the Upton area of Baltimore, has until March 31 to submit a binding merger agreement to its regulator, [...]
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Publish date - 19:19:23 03/10/10

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