subprime mortgages
Churches across America help with mortgage crisis (The Pantagraph)
NEW YORK -- The Rev. Jeffry Dillon switched from the religious to the secular on a recent Sunday morning to ask his parishioners a pointed question: “Do subprime mortgages scare you?’’
Churches across USA help with mortgage crisis (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Rev. Jeffry Dillon switched from the religious to the secular on a recent Sunday morning to ask his parishioners a pointed question: "Do subprime mortgages scare you?"
Risk of foreclosure in 2008 jumps in state
A consumer group has looked into California's future and seen a home loan payment shock looming this year for tens of thousands of people who borrowed to buy or refinance homes two years ago using subprime mortgages.
Complex formulas govern aid to subprime borrowers
WASHINGTON - It may be the only test you flunk if you score too high: It's called the "FICO Test" and it is a key element of the sometimes arcane new guidelines governing which homeowners qualify for "fast track" interest rate freezes on their subprime mortgages, and those who don't.
Senators back mortgage bill (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Hundreds of thousands facing foreclosure because of ballooning interest rates on subprime mortgages would get federal help under legislation overwhelmingly approved Friday.
Senate passes bill aimed at helping homeowners caught in mortgage crisis (Savannah Morning News)
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of Americans facing foreclosure because of the ballooning interest rates on their subprime mortgages would get help from the federal government under legislation overwhelmingly approved by senators Friday.
Mortgage rate relief measure for homeowners passed in Senate
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of Americans facing foreclosure because of the ballooning interest rates on their subprime mortgages would get help from the federal government under legislation overwhelmingly approved by senators today.
Mortgage rate relief measure for homeowners passed in Senate
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of Americans facing foreclosure because of the ballooning interest rates on their subprime mortgages would get help from the federal government under legislation overwhelmingly approved by senators today.
Senate OKs bill to help homeowners in mortgage crisis (Chicago Tribune)
The thousands of Americans facing foreclosure because of the ballooning interest rates on their subprime mortgages would get help from the federal government under legislation overwhelmingly approved by senators Friday.
Harney: In this case, a good credit score actually could hurt you
It may be the only test you flunk if you score too high: It's called the "Fico test" and it is a key element of the sometimes arcane new guidelines governing which homeowners qualify for "fast track" interest-rate freezes on their subprime mortgages, and those who don't.