Crime in British Columbia

. Lest we think it can't happen in our village or neighbourhood ... MARIJUANA SALES SHIFTING FROM NORTH-SOUTH TO EAST-WEST Demand reduced by rising Canadian ... it east-west within Canada, with emerging markets such as Newfoundland taking up the slack [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 01:53:42
Blog: The Legislature Raids...

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Autumn Linkfest: Week in Preview

Yesterday we looked at the week that was. Today, we preview the week that might be ... weight in on Thursday, when the BOE and the ECB both announce any rate changes. Factory Orders [more...]

Date: 2007-09-30 22:30:00
Blog: The Big Picture...

Truth and reconciliation

Channel surfing last night I stumbled on a LendingTree ad starring none other than the company's CEO, C.D. Davies ... Inman News looks at two online loan brokers, LoanInsights and BuySide Mortgage, who say they're ... . The gist of the spot was that it's a confusing time in the mortgage lending industry [more...]

Date: 2007-09-27 21:48:09
Blog: Inman News Blog...

Interest rates: "Made In China"

What has America's voracious appetite for all things "Made In China" meant for U.S. home buyers? A 0.5 to 1 percent discount on their mortgage interest rate, according to academics at the University ... by investing in U.S. bonds and mortgage-backed securities (MBS), say Ashok Bardhan and Dwight Jaffee [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 21:24:20
Blog: Inman News Blog...

Countrywide Continues to Try to Calm Nervous Brokers

Countrywide Continues to Try to Calm Nervous Brokers Published at October 1, 2007 in Mortgage Musings ... of 2007 and into 2008. The focus of this note is the ongoing importance of the mortgage broker “value proposition” in today’s mortgage market. This topic is particularly significant [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 21:16:12
Blog: Blown Mortgage - Honest...

Mortgage loan amortization schedule

The Times had a story in Sunday’s paper about making extra payments on your loan ... for yourself? Here’s a spreadsheet you can download that does just that: Mortgage loan ... . Basically, if you make extra payments on your loan, you’ll reduce the amount of interest you’ll [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 15:39:30
Blog: The Boston Neighborhoo...

I’m going to look at Mercedes C280 tomorrow…

It has always been my dream to be able to drive my own luxury car. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really just a simple guy ... of a Mercedes C280. Since I incorporated my car payment through my mortgage loan, the SUV is already paid ... . car payment, loans, mortgage loan, refinanceRelated PostsIt’s the end of September - - I’m ready [more...]

Date: 2007-09-29 18:44:19
Blog: Cheezmizan with Chuva ...

Educating Morons About the Margin

by The Mogambo Guru I was "on vacation" last week, ... predicted) interest rates, by lowering both the Fed Funds rate (the rate at which banks lend overnight ... mortgage is eating you alive because you believed your own lies and nonsense and invested heavily [more...]

Date: 2007-09-28 17:53:28
Blog: The Daily Reckoning...

Letter of Recommendation: Joseph Brady

World Wide Credit Corporation 9089 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92123 October 1, ... loan originator. He was hired because of his ability to develop a relationship over a period of years ... , and became an apt student of the mortgage industry. His service spanned interesting times [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 13:25:55
Blog: Joseph-Brady.com...

Letter of Recommendation: Joseph Brady

World Wide Credit Corporation 9089 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92123 October 1, ... loan originator. He was hired because of his ability to develop a relationship over a period of years ... , and became an apt student of the mortgage industry. His service spanned interesting times [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 13:28:22
Blog: Joseph-Brady.com...

Not many Malaysian’s plan for retirement

Not many Malaysian’s plan for retirement October 3rd, 2007 This was the findings of a recent survey conducted by Prudential lately ... reduces as the kids are almost independent and your mortgage or car loans are normally settled [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 09:39:32
Blog: drNaz & his networ...

Alan Blinder: Who Caused the Mortgage Mess?

Alan Blinder says it's time to start pointing fingers. All six of them: Six Fingers of Blame in the Mortgage Mess, by Alan S ... about devising a “suitability standard” for everyone who sells mortgage products. Under current law ... . Blinder, Economic View, NY Times: Something went badly wrong in the subprime mortgage market [more...]

Date: 2007-09-29 21:43:00
Blog: Economist's View...

"I Really Believe That Economics Can Make the World a Better Place"

Frederic Mishkin is interviewed by Gary Stern of the Minneapolis Fed. The interview was conducted last May, but it wasn't posted until recently. The initial discussion on the health of the financial system is interesting given recent troubles in mortgage markets: Interview with Frederic Mishkin, The Region, FRB Minneapolis, May [more...]

Date: 2007-09-28 19:06:00
Blog: Economist's View...

FB's Personal Finance Goals

Ms. M&P of the fabulous My Money and Politics blog wrote out a detailed post about her immediate financial goals, as well as her long-term goals. This inspired me to write out my own goals, and to really see them on here in black & white (okay, pink and white), and to use as a constant reminder of what Husband and I are working towards [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 22:50:00
Blog: Fabulously Broke in the...

HEDGE FUND NEWS @ 02 October 2007

FINTAG COMMENT Dow hits new highs. Bankers lose jobs. In this new dichotomy of insanity, rationality and timing lags, Citi and UBS shed unwanted human beings and spin the good news that all is well. Northern Rock turns to rubble as Hedgies and Pirates prepare to rip the beast apart [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 08:07:10
Blog: FiNTAG: Hedge Funds: Se...

HEDGE FUND NEWS @ 03 October 2007

FINTAG COMMENT Take a bottle of water, add some color and vitamins and make 400%. Now I understand why the US markets are in denial ... were assaulted is exposed. Old timers and Fixed Rate timers face a tough Christmas. Did Hyperion ... , "mainly related to deteriorating conditions in the US sub prime residential mortgage market," would [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 10:11:12
Blog: FiNTAG: Hedge Funds: Se...

NetBank Shuts Down!

This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com). NetBank ... . Everbank has taken over the mortgage assets. It is to be noted that principal and interest [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 02:48:17
Blog: FIRE Finance - A Top Pe...

Bank Balance Sheets and Earnings

Let's take a look at banks balance sheets credit card growth and other things through the eyes of Minyan Peter, who " ... lenders of last resort. As consumers have been shut out of the mortgage and home equity world [more...]

Date: 2007-09-30 18:41:32
Blog: Mish's Global Economic ...

Purchasing Property and Generating Wealth Islamically?

Purchasing Property and Generating Wealth Islamically? Posted September 29, 2007 Comments(14) We’re all aware that interest (riba) ... ) Mortgage The Ijara (Lease to own) Mortgage  The Murabaha Mortgage: This is only really an option ... of this Mortgage package that you are expected to pay (circa.) 20% of your home’s value, on the day [more...]

Date: 2007-09-29 15:44:41
Blog: Inner Reflections Tran...

Personal Savings Rate

The personal savings rate (PSAVERT) is an overall measure of how much individual Americans are saving ... are to be realized is to be paid from someone else’s savings (in the case of someone taking out a mortgage to buy your appreciated house, he is paying from future savings). We should also note that mortgage [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 02:32:32
Blog: Investing the Middle Wa...

launched our Facebook application

Since we launched our Facebook application with more than 200 employer partners in late July, ... Talent Networks. Following is list to date. • Technology • Accounting/Finance • Internet/New Media • Retail • Human Resources • Banking/Mortgage • [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 00:03:31
Blog: jobster blog...

Freddie Mac Pays $50M to Settle Charges

Freddie Mac Pays $50M to Settle Charges Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac on Thursday agreed to pay $50 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it fraudulently misstated [more...]

Date: 2007-09-27 22:54:13
Blog: Marketplace from Americ...

Good to Go Pile . . .

Gapping up: VIAC +50.9%, LUM +26.5%, PDLI +7.2%, PKX +6.4%, LFC +6.2%, MVSN +3.2%, CHL +3.2%, FXI +2.7%, CHU +2.7%, BIDU +2.7%, CBH +2.0%, NBL ++2.1%, CPSL +1.5%… Gapping down: EFJI -24.5%, HMY -4.5%, GOLD -3.8%, RTP -2.7%, TOT -2.7%, SAP -2.3%, BHP -1.9%, GLD -1.7%, BP -1.6%. Research In Motion (RIMM) [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 12:34:32
Blog: Trading for the Masses...

Data Feed

Gapping up: EFUT +13.2%, MBRX +12.7%, GRRF +9.8%, CSASR +9.2%, HIHO +9.1%, SCOR +8.2%, WON +7.1%, SSTR +5.0%, BOBJ +3.7%, PNRA +3.2%, DB +3.0%, CIEN +2.7%, HBC +2.4%… Gapping down: MWY -12.6%, RCH -8.6%, PFCB -9.1%, CTDC -7.3%, CRNT -6.6%, ACTS -6.6%, JRJC -4.3%, KONG -4.1%, MU -4.0%, CHNR -4.0%, CPSL -3.4%, LFC -3.0% [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 13:00:54
Blog: Trading for the Masses...

Personal Finance Review - Working Too Hard Edition

I hate working over the weekend! I hate working over the weekend! Did I mention that working over the weekend sucks? ... -The Causes and Consequences of the Subprime Mortgage Financial Crisis @ The Digerati Life -Where ... ) @ Get Rich Slowly -Q&A: Dave Ramsey and Debt Reduction @ Five Cent Nickel -Giving Makes [more...]

Date: 2007-09-30 17:40:54
Blog: Money Smart Life...

Northern Rock battered by fresh ‘fire sale’ fears (Stuff) Shares

Northern Rock battered by fresh ‘fire sale’ fears (Stuff) ... you out of an impending mortgage rate increase. Do any really help? Major considerations: Often ... By Paying Off Their Mortgage for a Year … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) PHILADELPHIA—-FEARnet [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 05:10:20
Blog: Mortgages List...

Goldman Sachs tiptoeing into the bear camp

Related Goldman went long subprime in the clients accounts and short subprime in their own account. Gee ... that turmoil is spreading beyond the debt markets to the factory floor. "Much has changed since mid [more...]

Date: 2007-09-29 17:35:48
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

Explosion in currencies, gold, oil, food! Urgent steps ...

Related Commodities Post Biggest Monthly Gain in 32 Years --- (by Martin Weiss) 10/1/2007 7:20:00 AM ... consecutive all-time record high. The Canadian dollar has surged from 61.79 U.S. cents only five ... decline, expect impacts on U.S. bond markets, the U.S. mortgage market and the U.S. stock market [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 15:59:04
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

Getting Ready for the Roof to Fall

"By now, with mortgage defaults climbing and home sales falling, the plot line of this drama is becoming clear ... has been sounding warnings for more than a year that mortgage lenders had taken leave of their senses ... of the borrowers' ability to pay back the debt. By now, with mortgage defaults climbing and home sales [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 20:49:43
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

WHO RUNS THE WORLD AND WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY

By Carolyn Baker Monday, 01 October 2007 A review of The True Story Of The Bilderberg Group, By Daniel Estulin It is difficult to re-educate people who have been brought up on nationalism to the idea of relinquishing part of their sovereignty to a supra-national body [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 14:29:26
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

Why UBS's (UBS) pain exceeds Citigroup's (C)

Related Credit crisis strikes UBS, Citi, Credit Suisse --- "European banks like UBS were only marginally brighter than the poor U.S ... bank issue a mortgage and keep it on its books. What happens now is that a mortgage broker convinces ... . subprime mortgage borrowers because they actually fell for the line that packages of subprime [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 16:41:03
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

Achieving Financial Freedom - I've Retired In My Forties

"I did it." - my three year old when accomplishing something. Yesterday was my last day at the office. I've retired, in my forties ... with my financial advisor, everything has been mostly normal. Mainly, because we aren't planning ... , I will start planning my "third phase." :-) Here's what I do know: Financial status. My company's [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 14:34:24
Blog: My Wealth Builder...

Fault Lines in Lending

The following is a post I just made at 'the other place'. I'd be interested in opinions, especially from other Aussies ... -Doc or No-Doc lending products to them without concern for the Five C's of Credit. As Nicholas accurately describes, Lo-Doc/No-Doc loans are a self-certification of income product first floated by non [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 12:44:28
Blog: alius locus, alius mihi...

Psychology and economics

Psychology and economics Stefano DellaVigna from UC Berkeley has written a very useful review of Psychology and Economics: ... and across topics in psychology. While the research in behavioral finance and consumption savings is very active, relatively few studies, instead, have tackled mortgage markets, development [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 21:59:42
Blog: New Economist...

Sellers Too Broke To Sell

Here's a new one: Being too broke to sell by Chicago Tribune - 10/1/07 snip: Most anybody in the mortgage business will tell you that August was a month that will live ... sectors of the mortgage world. How bad was it? A survey of mortgage brokers suggests that one in three [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 00:27:08
Blog: New York City Housing B...

LiberalTory Surplus Story

So the Throne Speech will be a Budget Speech. The new-con men; Harper's Neo-Con Government are preparing for a confidence vote ... for the first four months of the current budget year, at $7.8-billion, is on pace to become ... the government unveiled this week. Assuming spending and the rate of tax revenue growth remain [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 09:41:32
Blog: LE REVUE GAUCHE - Left ...

Gubernatorial Debate: Campaign Finance

Our gubernatorial debate focuses this week on campaign finance issues. In this installment, Democrat Steve Beshear and Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher answer a question posed by Pol Watchers. On Friday, they'll answer a question submitted by the opposing campaign. All answers must be 100 words or less [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 09:00:44
Blog: Pol Watchers...

China raises mortgage interest

0928mortgage.jpg On Friday, the People’s Bank of China raised mortgage interest rate and hiked minimum down payment needed for purchasing ... immediately, mortgage rate for both commercial and investment residential properties (non-primary ... investment and commercial properties. In a joint announcement with China Banking Regulatory [more...]

Date: 2007-09-28 09:44:42
Blog: Shanghaiist...

Take your mortgage news with a grain of salt

By Charlottesvillain at 10/01/2007 09:31:00 AM You don't have to follow financial news very closely to have seen the growing number of horror stories about the mortgage business, sub-prime and otherwise. The media has turned on a dime ... of the currently deflating housing bubble. The business of mortgage finance is complicated [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 13:47:04
Blog: TigerHawk...

More Woe Ahead for Private Equity and Mortgage-Backed Securities Lawyers?

More Woe Ahead for Private Equity and Mortgage-Backed Securities Lawyers? sinking ship Above the Law blog.jpg ... , in the current issue of the American Lawyer. It echoes the problems we discussed back in this post ... mortgage-backed securities practice. Here's an excerpt from the American Lawyer piece: Even scarier [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 22:11:13
Blog: Abovethelaw.com...

Mortgage Clinic: ‘Can a big deposit make up for a low income?’

Mortgage Clinic: ‘Can a big deposit make up for a low income?’ October 03rd, 2007 * Comments(0) ... rules. You will have to go to a mortgage broker who handles unusual cases. “You have very good ... to borrow 100,000, you would normally need an income of 25,000 to 33,000. Mortgage companies will lend [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 03:49:43
Blog: Alanat News...

Go On…Say the “F” Word!

I’m talking about Finance…get your mind outta the gutter When I first entertained the thought of buying a house I was pretty darn naive about home loans ... out that I could successfully get a mortgage I started to shop around with The Hotness and finally picked [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 20:10:52
Blog: An Indian Summer ...

Cara’s Tuesday Report, Oct. 2, 2007, 8:16 AM

Market Chat Yesterday was kind of crazy in the equity market. With big banks reporting all kinds of problems, the market shrugged it off and traded Financials (XLF) up over +2 pct on the day. Go figure. More of the same is promised today. Not surprisingly, the DJIA closed up +192 points (+1.4 pct) at 14087, hitting an all-time intra-day high [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 12:17:15
Blog: Bill Cara: Capital Mark...

Highest-paid TV celebrities, the Google phone & top 5 divorce mistakes - 9/28

Highest-paid TV celebrities, the Google phone & top 5 divorce mistakes - 9/28 Posted Sep 28th 2007 9:09AM by Allan Halprin Filed under: Google (GOOG), Ford Motor (F), Citigroup Inc. (C), Money and Finance TodayIn the News: · Consumers Still Spending Freely · 3Com to Announce Sale to Bain, Huawei · Citi Sends Unrequested Credit Cards to 3.5 [more...]

Date: 2007-09-28 09:09:00
Blog: BloggingStocks...

Third quarter winners and losers

Third quarter winners and losers Posted Sep 29th 2007 10:00AM by Douglas McIntyre Filed under: Major movement, China, NovaStar Financial (NFI) ... has a subprime lending operation, fell 63.4% to $3.90. Mortgage lender Novastar Financial (NYSE: NFI ... quarter. No one would find it odd that home builders and mortgage lenders were among the big losers [more...]

Date: 2007-09-29 10:00:00
Blog: BloggingStocks...

Before the bell: Stocks sluggish as subprime woes continue

Before the bell: Stocks sluggish as subprime woes continue Posted Oct 1st 2007 7:50AM by Melly Alazraki Filed under: Before the bell, ... Inc. (C), Economic dataU.S. stocks will likely start the fourth quarter mixed as subprime mortgage ... a jolt of reality today when UBS warned of a massive writedown due to subprime mortgage complications [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 07:50:00
Blog: BloggingStocks...

Are mortgage woes over? Probably not!

Filed under: Market matters, Citigroup Inc. (C), Money and Finance Today, Bank of America (BAC), Merrill Lynch (MER) ... that they were writing down billions of dollars based on the bad subprime mortgage loans they bought. UBS ... , which are loans made to people with the worst credit histories, the problems have not yet really [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 08:12:00
Blog: BloggingStocks...

America's most toxic cities, small-cap stock superstars & best places to buy electronics - Today in Money 10/3

America's most toxic cities, small-cap stock superstars & best places to buy electronics - Today in Money 10/3 Posted Oct 3rd 2007 9: ... to Sell Some Brands · Microsoft Revamps Zune in Time for Holidays · Mortgage Rates and New ... Petroleum. http://ibd.morningstar.com/article/article.asp?CN=aol828&id=206594 . Best Places [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 09:21:00
Blog: BloggingStocks...

Mortgage loans: Singapore and elsewhere

You'll have to agree that anywhere in the world, especially in Singapore, ... rates that are pegged to the bank's board rates.When choosing the right housing loan, you may wish ... - fees and penalties By preparing yourself and your credit before a home purchase or refinance [more...]

Date: 2007-09-29 03:48:58
Blog: Culture Shiok! Singapor...

Gold Price Reach 27 Year High, What’s Next for Gold

Spot gold prices have been on a roller-coaster ride since peaking at $740 per ounce last Friday, a 27-year high ... of England is now offering short-term loans - and agreeing to accept mortgage-backed bonds as collateral [more...]

Date: 2007-09-28 01:44:57
Blog: The Daily Reckoning Aus...

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