Three locals indicted on multiple counts
Swainsboro residents Brian and Natasha Steptoe, and Swainsboro attorney John R. Thompson were indicted on separate indictments by a Grand Jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Statesboro Division. The indictments were filed on February 3, 2010 and released Thursday, February 25, 2010. The indictments are as follows: Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, Mail Fraud ...
Read more News Source - The Swainsboro Forest-Blade
Publish date - 19:11:04 03/09/10

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11.3 million homeowners underwater on mortgage
WASHINGTON — More than 11.3 million homeowners — nearly one-fourth of all Americans with a mortgage — owe more on their loan than their home is now worth, according to a recent report released by FirstAmerican CoreLogic.
Read more News Source - Seattle Times
Publish date - 06:12:19 03/06/10

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‘On the Edge’ Banks Face Writedowns on FDIC Auctions (Update1)
A Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to auction more than $1 billion in assets seized from failed banks next month, including a loan to build a W Hotel in Atlanta, may trigger writedowns that weaken lenders nationwide.
Read more News Source - BusinessWeek
Publish date - 13:18:00 03/09/10

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‘On the Edge’ Banks Face Writedowns on FDIC Auctions
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- A Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to auction more than $1 billion in assets seized from failed banks next month, including a loan to build a W Hotel in Atlanta, may trigger...
Read more News Source - MalaysiaNews.net
Publish date - 14:12:17 03/09/10

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Flood Victims Risk Losing Home A Second Time
Some victims of the September floods are at risk of losing their homes for a second time to foreclosures. | Video
Read more News Source - CBS 46 News Atlanta
Publish date - 12:09:12 03/09/10

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ProSchools’ Offers NMLS-Approved SAFE Comprehensive Course for California Mortgage Loan Originators
The Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) has approved ProSchools’ 20 Hour SAFE Comprehensive course required under the S.A.F.E. Act. The S.A.F.E. Act, passed in July 2008, requires all mortgage loan originators originating residential mortgage loans meet minimum exam and education requirements.
Read more News Source - PRWeb via Yahoo! News
Publish date - 09:26:57 03/05/10

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Mortgage Company Offering Foreclosure Help in Macon Today
A mortgage company and a local agency that helps homeowners are teaming up today to offer help for people struggling with possible foreclosure.
Read more News Source - 13 WMAZ Macon
Publish date - 16:26:30 03/04/10

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Fighting foreclosure
Thomas McConnell didn’t know what to do when the heating and air conditioning quit working in his North Brainerd home last year.
Read more News Source - Chattanooga Times Free Press
Publish date - 17:28:31 03/07/10

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Hard times mean boom times for some companies
Some small businesses are not just surviving but thriving - even benefiting - from the economic weakness that has battered so many other smaller firms. Some have carved a niche few rivals can match.
Read more News Source - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Publish date - 14:58:58 03/07/10

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Cape chief's son, four others, take mortgage fraud plea deal
Five people, including the son of Cape Coral Police Chief Rob Petrovich, are taking plea deals on mortgage fraud charges.
Read more News Source - NBC 2 Fort Myers
Publish date - 18:02:12 03/03/10

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