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Rate of U.S. foreclosures ease in April

07:38:59 | 12/05/2011 - Source: OregonLive.com

Rate of us foreclosures ease in aprilFewer Americans had their homes repossessed by banks or were put on notice for being behind on their mortgage payments in April compared to a year ago.

Banks and states meeting on foreclosure probe

01:34:32 | 12/05/2011 - Source: KSWB-TV San Diego

U.S. state attorneys general are pressing five large banks to reduce loan balances for troubled borrowers as part of a settlement over mortgage servicers' foreclosure practices.

The bank will close the branches as part of a plan to consolidate operations.

21:20:04 | 11/05/2011 - Source: WREC-AM Memphis

The bank will close branches as part of a plan to consolidate operationsBancorpSouth Inc. said Tuesday that it will close 23 bank branches in six states this summer as part of a plan to consolidate operations.

Wells Fargo, Bank of America offer $5B in mortgage probe

21:20:03 | 11/05/2011 - Source: American City Business Journals

Wells Fargo has joined Bank of America and other banks to offer $5 billion to settle a probe into their foreclosure practices.

Why Geithner Won't Be Selling Our Gold

19:10:18 | 11/05/2011 - Source: TheBostonChannel

Why geithner wont be selling our goldThis just in from the Treasury Department: The United States will not be unloading its nearly $400 billion stash of gold to delay hitting the debt ceiling.

Upscale housing may suffer amid federal retreat from big loans

18:05:34 | 11/05/2011 - Source: Bend Bulletin

Upscale housing may suffer amid federal retreat from big loansBy summer's end, buyers and sellers in some of the country's most upscale housing markets are slated to lose their biggest benefactor of the economic downturn: the deep pockets of the federal government.

Mortgage applications surge as rates fall: MBA

13:55:55 | 11/05/2011 - Source: WMGI-FM Terre Haute

Mortgage applications surge as rates fall mbaApplications for U.S. home mortgages surged last week at the fastest pace in two months as interest rates dropped for a fourth week in a row, an industry group said on Wednesday.

Iowa businessman pleads guilty to wire fraud

10:41:05 | 11/05/2011 - Source: WHBF-TV Rock Island

A Pella businessman has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud after acknowledging he took money that was supposed to pay mortgages for his own use.

US banks float $5 bln deal to settle foreclosure probe - WSJ

07:41:39 | 11/05/2011 - Source: Reuters

Major U.S. banks are willing to pay as much as $5 billion to settle claims by federal and state officials of improper mortgage foreclosure practices, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.

DA: Man Used Investors' Cash For Bookmaker

03:31:44 | 11/05/2011 - Source: KVVU-TV Henderson

NEW YORK -- A New York businessman who drew the Securities and Exchange Commission's attention in the 1990s is now facing criminal charges of swindling investors out of more than $1.2 million.

FEMA asks for return of disaster aid

23:17:01 | 10/05/2011 - Source: WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Fema asks for return of disaster aidAfter the raging Cedar River filled his home with 13 feet of water and ruined most of his possessions, Justin Van Fleet pleaded for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get back on his feet.

Senate banking panel chief defends Dodd-Frank

18:12:27 | 10/05/2011 - Source: KSWB-TV San Diego

Rolling back the Dodd-Frank Wall Street law of 2010 "would be dangerous and irresponsible," said the Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday.

Home Prices Fall 3 Percent in First Quarter; Lowest Point Since 2008

14:03:08 | 10/05/2011 - Source: WLTI-FM Syracuse

In yet another blow to the housing market, home values fell three percent in the first three months of this year -- more than many economists had expected.

No end in sight to foreclosure quagmire

09:47:47 | 10/05/2011 - Source: WXIA-TV Atlanta

No end in sight to foreclosure quagmireFour years after a wave of rogue mortgage lending sent the U.S. housing market into the worst collapse since the Great Depression, the devastating flood of resulting foreclosures shows no sign of abating.

Increase in property transactions

05:38:21 | 10/05/2011 - Source: Milngavie Today

Scots are being "more realistic" about property prices, it has been claimed, as the number of buying and selling transactions increased last month.

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