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Risky mortgages threaten to keep housing market down - Detroit Free Press

Washington Post

Risky mortgages threaten to keep housing market down
Detroit Free Press, United States - Sep 7, 2008
BY ALAN ZIBEL • AP • September 7, 2008 In the mortgage industry, they are called liar loans -- mortgages approved without requiring proof of the borrower's ...
Video: US takes over mortgage giants - 08 Sep 08 AlJazeeraEnglish

It's a hard time to get new credit San Francisco Chronicle
In Crisis, Paulson's Stunning Use of Federal Power Washington Post
New York Times - Boston Globe
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Feds take control of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac - San Francisco Chronicle

Boston Globe

Feds take control of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 3 hours ago
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bankruptcies would have left them unable to finance mortgages, potentially wreaking more havoc than a failure of brokerage giant ...
US economy not out of the woods despite Fannie-Freddie bailout ABC Online
Takeover seen easing loan crisis Boston Globe
Federal Government Seizes Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Chatmag.com
The National - New York Times
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Report says 3.1 percent of Conn. mortgages overdue - Newsday

FinFacts Ireland

Report says 3.1 percent of Conn. mortgages overdue
Newsday, NY - Sep 6, 2008
Connecticut's rate of mortgage foreclosures and seriously delinquent home loans has reached its highest level on record for at least the past several ...
Troubles spread to prime Md. mortgages Baltimore Sun
Mortgages: No relief in sight Minneapolis Star Tribune
Troubled mortgages increasing in state Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Palm Beach Post - Housing Wire
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Lehman may split in two, separating mortgages - MarketWatch

AFP

Lehman may split in two, separating mortgages
MarketWatch - 15 hours ago
By Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Lehman Brothers is mulling a plan to rid itself of debt tied to bad commercial mortgages by splitting ...
Lehman Considering Mortgage and Real Estate Spin Off Seeking Alpha
Crunch Time For Lehman Forbes
Plan to split Lehman Brothers as sale stalls Times Online
Reuters - Schaeffers Research
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Street Set to Fill Hole in Mortgage Market - Wall Street Journal

Street Set to Fill Hole in Mortgage Market
Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago
By RANDALL SMITH and SERENA NG The federal takeover of two mortgage giants could eventually be a boon for Wall Street, by jump-starting a faster rebound in ...
Wall Street Trading Gets Zero Value From Lehman, Merrill Owners Bloomberg
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