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Lenders give advice on credit scores - Daily American Online
Whether people are trying to apply for a home or car loan, they need to realize that their credit report and credit score will affect their ability to borrow. A credit score is a determined number from 300 to 850 that indicates the level of risk for ...
2008-05-24 08:39:00 -
Ways to Wealth: Foreign investors buying home in U.S. should be ready ... - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Marba and Easton : We currently live in Canada and are interested in investing in a second home in the Mississippi Gulf Coast due to the nice exchange rate. Is it possible for us to get financing? Do you have information about our tax liabilities if ...
2008-05-24 09:58:00 -
Palm Beach County home sales decline slows - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
South Florida's housing picture wasn't as dreary last month as the lingering sales decline eased in response to another round of price cuts. Sales of existing homes in Palm Beach County dropped slightly in April, to 662 from 665 a year ago, the ...
2008-05-24 09:37:00 -
Housing woes mount for Rep. Laura Richardson (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Rep. Laura Richardson, who lost her Sacramento home in a recent foreclosure auction, has also defaulted on properties in Long Beach and San Pedro, records show. » San Pedro property documents » Long Beach property documents » Sacramento property documents
2008-05-24 04:25:57 -
Homeowners hit by credit tests (Independent)
Thousands of homeowners could be forced on to expensive and uncompetitive standard variable-rate (SVR) mortgages when their current fixed-rate deal comes to an end because of tough new credit-worthiness tests being imposed by UK banks.
2008-05-24 04:26:56 -
Dem. Congresswoman Battles Foreclosecure on Her Home (ABC News)
Laura Richardson reports she defaulted on the mortgage for her Sacramento home.
2008-05-24 04:34:17 -
Wealth Check: Half his old salary and no Porsche. Can he still enjoy the good life? (Independent)
After trading in a well-paid job for charity work, Mark Owen wants stability for his family's finances. Harriet Meyer reports
2008-05-24 04:48:41 -
Related Articles: (Quincy Herald-Whig)
Many Adams County property owners will be paying higher real estate taxes this year even though tax rates have declined for many local taxing bodies. Property owners will find out soon if their taxes have gone up.
2008-05-24 09:07:42 -
Tales from inside: Borrowers discuss housing crunch (Bradenton Herald)
M aria Wallace became one of Manatee County's subprime borrowers in 2005.
2008-05-24 10:02:03 -
$450M hanging in the balance: Centaur awaits ruling on gaming license (The Beaver County Times)
MAHONING TWP. — Officials from Centaur Gaming revealed Thursday that about $450 million in financing for Valley View Downs could be jeopardized unless the state Gaming Control Board issues the final license by next month.
2008-05-24 10:26:18 -
Appeals court says State Farm doesn't have to refund insurance ... - KHOU
AUSTIN – State Farm Insurance won't have to refund nearly $650 million in alleged overcharges any time soon after a state appeals court ruled Friday that the company was denied its due process rights in a battle with the Texas Department of ...
2008-05-23 02:50:00 -
'Demand destruction' (i.e., a slump) may prick oil bubble - Montreal Gazette
The evidence is growing stronger that the global shortage of oil isn't about to be relieved by anything dramatic on the supply side, which leaves an ugly alternative. In the financial world, they call it "demand destruction." We can just use plain ...
2008-05-24 01:13:00 -
Listen to Your Mother (KiplingerForecasts.com)
Readers share the best financial advice they got from their moms.
2008-05-22 06:14:52 -
Council considers backflow protection (The Torrington Telegram)
At their regular Tuesday meeting, the Torrington City Council passed on first reading an ordinance to require backflow devices on plumbing in the city. Backflow devices prevent possibly contaminated water from flowing back from a property into the potable water supply.
2008-05-23 12:16:31 -
Middle school first-place essay by Lauren Gregory (The Kansas City Star)
Moneymaking in my family started with chores. I learned some valuable lessons about responsibility and commitment to do my very best before I earned those first quarters. My first real job was pet-sitting a tortoise and watering plants for kind neighbors.
2008-05-24 08:27:42