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Loan modification: Hundreds of loan modification complaints filed against Bank of America
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 24 days 19 hours 7 minutes ago
Loan modification mess: Hundreds of complaints about Bank of America have been filed with the Florida attorney general over mortgages and stalled loan modifications. Other major lenders have few complaints.

Drop in mortgage rates spurs refinancing
Denver Post, The | 46 days 5 hours 55 minutes ago
When Dawn Williams closes Friday on the deal to refinance her home, she'll be saving more than $100 a month on her mortgage.

Realtors, home builders, mortgage bankers will benefit from aid to unemployed
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) | 16 days 17 hours 54 minutes ago
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS The Associated Press WASHINGTON Emergency help for the jobless will be a huge windfall for Realtors, home builders, mortgage bankers and others, and that’s no accident.

Make money in 2010: Your home
CNNMoney.com | 1 day 4 hours 8 minutes ago
Prices should stabilize at last, but rebuilding your equity will take time.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Business aided by jobless bill
Yahoo! | 16 days 23 hours 35 minutes ago
WASHINGTON – Emergency help for the jobless will be a huge windfall for Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage bankers and others, and that's no accident.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Jobless aid helps business by The Associated Press
National Public Radio | 17 days 12 hours 9 minutes ago
Emergency help for out-of-work Americans will be a huge windfall to Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage bankers and others, and that's no accident.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Jobless aid helps business
Seattle Times, The | 17 days 12 hours 53 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Emergency help for out-of-work Americans will be a huge windfall to Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage bankers and others, and that's no accident. Those industries have spent months and millions of dollars making the case for $20 billion in tax cuts for homebuyers and businesses to help create jobs and revive a sluggish housing market. Their lobbying campaign paid off Thursday when Congress voted to pass the tax breaks as part of a broader extension of unemployment benefits.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Real estate industry, other businesses win tax breaks in jobless aid bill -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 17 days 13 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emergency help for out-of-work Americans will be a huge windfall to Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage bankers and others, and that's no accident.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Jobless aid helps business - National Business - MiamiHerald.com
Miami Herald, The | 17 days 12 hours 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- Emergency help for out-of-work Americans will be a huge windfall to Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage bankers and others, and that's no accident.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Jobless aid helps business - Breaking News - Business - MiamiHerald.com
Miami Herald, The | 17 days 12 hours 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- Emergency help for out-of-work Americans will be a huge windfall to Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage bankers and others, and that's no accident.

Federal Housing Administration's financial cushion dips below mandated levels, audit says
Hartford Courant (Conn.), The | 11 days 6 hours 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Housing Administration says its financial cushion has dipped to a dangerously low level but should remain above zero under "most economic scenarios."

Home-buyer tax credit renewal 'very close': MBA - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 42 days 1 hour 55 minutes ago
"We are pushing for expansion of the tax credit, and we are very close to winning this one," said David Kittle, MBA's outgoing chairman.

Homeowners scramble to refinance mortgages
Detroit Free Press | 46 days 3 hours 18 minutes ago
Every dollar counts in this economy. Homeowners hustled last week to refinance their mortgages after interest rates fell below 5% for the first time since May.Refinance applications climbed 18% from the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday, as rates on 30-year home loans dropped to their lowest level in four months to 4.89%.With extra cash lining their pockets each month, homeowners could help the economy recover.