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| http://www.thesttammanynews.com/art.../news/doc4926ddabb9ef3122883712.txt |

| http://www.wbj.pl/article-43405-mor...-will-continue-to-drop.html?typ=ise |

| http://www.mckinneymessenger.com/articles/2008/11/22/news_update/39.txt |

| http://cbs2.com/local/US.Bank.Bank.2.871105.html |

| http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/781060.html |

| http://www.theunionleader.com/artic...953717f-cb65-4e6f-a6e4-2ddfe7413c14 |

| http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081121/ny48059.html?.v=1 |

| http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20081121/bs_bw/0848b4110036448352 |

| http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/112208/opi_358524278.shtml |
| Federal regulators shut 2 Californ |
| Federal regulators on Friday shut down two big thrifts based in Southern California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state. |
| http://ap.whiznews.com/dynamic/stories/B/BANK_CLOSURES?SITE=WHIZ |
| Plano: Museuma s missing money still under investigation |
| After almost two years of investigation, the missing $160,000 from one of Plano's oldest institutions remains missing the case unsolved. |
| http://www.mckinneymessenger.com/articles/2008/11/22/news_update/39.txt |
| 2 More SoCal Banks Fail, Taken Over By U.S. Bank |
| Nov 21, 2008 10:10 pm US/Pacific NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. Federal regulators on Friday shut down two big thrifts based in Southern California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in ... |
| http://cbs2.com/local/US.Bank.Bank.2.871105.html |
| NH home foreclosure rate slows |
| The number of foreclosures, however, has still been higher each month compared with last year's figures. |
| http://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=NH+home+foreclosure+rate+slo... |
| Auto bailout: The best medicine? |
| The Editorial Blog gives you a chance to sound off at once on newsworthy subjets. |
| http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/112208/opi_358524278.shtml |
| Analysis: Obama Treasury choice could calm markets |
| Why aren't the government bailouts working? The presidential transition may be adding to the uncertainty roiling the financial markets. |
| http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/11/21/exclusive/doc49279b24c918b138804744.t... |
| Houston housing gets a vote of confidence |
| Home sales have fallen for more than a year. Values have dipped. And buyer confidence has deteriorated. |
| http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6126583.html |
| U.S. Bank Acquires Downey Savings & Loan and PFF Bank & Trust Through an |
| The two acquired institutions are Downey Savings & Loan Association, F.A., the primary subsidiary of Downey Financial Corp. |
| http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/US-Bank-Acquires-Downey-Savings/story.aspx... |
| RMG Capital Corporation Reports Third Quarter Earnings |
| RMG Capital Corporation announced year-to-date net income of $3.02 million or $.98 per share compared to $3.56 million or $1.17 per share for the same period 2007. |
| http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/RMG-Capital-Corporation-Reports-Third/stor... |
| Downey, PFF banks seized |
| US BANKING regulators seized California banks Downey Savings and Loan and PFF Bank & Trust late on Friday as the housing crisis claimed two more victims from the financial crisis. |
| http://www.straitstimes.com:80/Breaking%2BNews/Money/Story/STIStory_305505.html |
| MetLife Loans introduces Slidell Mortgage branch ÃÂÃÂ (St. Tammany News) |
| The Slidell mortgage branch of First Horizon Home Loans has announced it is now officially part of MetLife, and doing business as a mortgage branch of MetLife Home Loans.ÃÂ ÃÂ |
| http://www.thesttammanynews.com/articles/2008/11/21/news/doc4926ddabb9ef31228837... |
| The sale of mortgage loans have dropped and analysts are predicting a further 20 |
| Mortgage loans in the third quarter have dropped by 1.4 percent in Q3 in comparison to the same period in 2007 and by 4.5 percent in comparison to Q2 2008, according to a report from Open Finance (OF). |
| http://www.wbj.pl/article-43405-mortgage-loan-demand-will-continue-to-drop.html?... |
| Mortgage rates continue to fall (Miami Herald) |
| Mortgage rates dropped for a third straight week, reflecting the impact the weakening economy is having on financial markets. Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.04 percent this week, down from 6.14 percent last week, Freddie |
| http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/781060.html |
| Columbia Bank is an Approved FHA Mortgage Lender (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
| Columbia Bank today announced that it has begun accepting applications for Federal Housing Administration Residential Mortgage Loans within New Jersey. |
| http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081121/ny48059.html?.v=1 |
| FHA-Backed Loans: The New Subprime (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) |
| As if they haven't done enough damage. Thousands of subprime mortgage lenders and brokers -- many of them the very sorts of firms that helped create the current financial crisis -- are going strong. Their new strategy: taking advantage of |
| http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20081121/bs_bw/0848b4110036448352 |
| Nigeria: IFC Invests in Ghana Home Loans to Expand Access to Housing Finance (Al |
| IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will invest in Ghana Home Loans to help the specialised mortgage provider boost residential mortgage lending and provide better access to housing finance for Ghanaians. |
| http://allafrica.com/stories/200811210175.html |
| LendingTree Loans Selects IBM for Loan Fulfillment Services (Marketwire via Yaho |
| IBM today announced a multi-year, exclusive contract with Tree.com, Inc.'s LendingTree Loans(SM), the company's consumer direct online mortgage lender, to provide comprehensive, private label mortgage loan fulfillment services. |
| http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/081121/0454675.html |
| Top-Rated Commercial-Mortgage Bond Spreads Tighten by Record (Bloomberg) |
| Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Yields on top-rated commercial- mortgage securities fell the most ever relative to benchmark rates, as investors were attracted by a jump in the spreads after the U.S. abandoned plans to buy devalued mortgage assets. |
| http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=aHM2bT3XV2Ok |
| Commercial-Mortgage-Securities Holders Blame Paulson (Update1) (Bloomberg) |
| Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Top-rated commercial-mortgage bonds tumbled 24 percent in November, almost triple the worst month ever, as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson reversed a decision to buy mortgage assets to help stabilize the credit marke |
| http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aFfkijkbvXC4 |
| Cairns Lockie Mortgage Commentary 21 Nov 2008 (Scoop.co.nz) |
| Welcome to the twenty-first fortnightly Cairns Lockie Mortgage Commentary for 2008. We aim to keep you informed on developments at Cairns Lockie, Home Loans and the mortgage market in general. |
| http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00379.htm |

