PALO ALTO, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Opes Advisors, a wealth management and residential mortgage banking firm, announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with Absolute Mortgage Banking. This cooperative effort will allow both companies to provide additional mortgage options and more competitive pricing to their clients. Further, with access to Opes Advisors' wealth management division, Absolute Mortgage Banking can help clients ensure that their loan structure, and associated leverage, supports their long term...
Bond says mortgage counselors can stem foreclosures 
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star
ST. LOUIS | Republican Sen. Kit Bond says a new training program for mortgage counselors is the best way to keep Missouri residents from losing their homes in foreclosure. Bond spoke at a regional training conference for...
High mortgage foreclosure rate has hit broad economy: Bernanke
The Times Of India
The Times Of India
WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve chairman Ben S Bernanke, seeking to end the worst housing slump in a quarter century, urged the government and mortgage lenders to intensify their efforts to avoid home...
Philadelphia ends moratorium, resumes mortgage foreclosures
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - A one-month moratorium is over, and the city of Philadelphia has resumed mortgage foreclosure sales. The first round of sales Tuesday was of dwellings not occupied by the owners or...
Denish and mortgage group team up to prevent foreclosures
Business Journal
Business Journal
> State gets $1.3M grant to prevent foreclosures [Tampa Bay] Cleveland Fed names two new Cincinnati board members [Cincinnati] Mortgage servicers back national effort [Columbus] Albuquerque bucks mortgage trend...
Scenes From the Mortgage Mess A California Couple's Descent Into Foreclosure, Bankruptcy
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
The Borrowers: Sherrie Floyd, 44, a clerical assistant at the Kaiser Foundation, and her husband, Kevin Floyd, 45, a truck driver in Vallejo, Calif. The House: In June 1995, the Floyds bought a four bedroom, 2,100 square...
Foreclosure filings surge 65% in April; mortgage rates dip
USA Today
USA Today
Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By Alex Veiga, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES — More U.S. homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing...
Canada Mortgage Acceptance Corporation - Recent Announcement by DBRS on Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Canada Newswire
Canada Newswire
Mortgage Clinic: 'Should I switch to an offset mortgage?'
The Independent
The Independent
'I'm tempted to switch to an offset mortgage, but I'm worried that I'd have to pay a significantly higher rate compared to a regular deal. My balance is £98,000, with 15 years to run. I have savings of £27,000' KR,...
Britain's biggest mortgage lender Halifax bans new customers from taking out a standard variable rate mortgage
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
Bernanke Warns of Dangers Posed by Surging Home Foreclosures, Urges Congress to Act
Fox News
Fox News
WASHINGTON - A rising tide of late mortgage payments and home foreclosures poses considerable dangers to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned anew as he urged Congress to take additional steps...
30-year mortgage rates top 6% for third week in a row
The News Tribune
The News Tribune
WASHINGTON - Rates on 30-year mortgages edged down slightly this week, but remained above 6 percent for the third straight week. Mortgage company Freddie Mac reported...
