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12 pct. are behind on mortgage or in foreclosure      (AP)
12 pct. are behind on mortgage or in foreclosure (AP)
AP - A record 12 percent of homeowners with a mortgage are behind on their payments or in foreclosure as the housing crisis spreads to borrowers with good credit. And the wave of foreclosures isn't expected to crest until the end of next year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday.
How To Avoid Foreclosure
livingoffdividends.com — You must have read the recent post about the New York Times economics reporter who is facing... foreclosure himself. Edmund Andrews covered the US economy and Alan Greenspan for over six years, but despite his financial accumen still got suckered into a ... (more) How To Avoid Foreclosure
Mortgage rates rise, remain below 5 pct (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - Rates on 30-year home loans rose this week and were poised to go higher as... investors demanded higher rates for long-term government debt, which is closely tied to mortgage rates. (more) Mortgage rates rise, remain below 5 pct (AP)
Mortgage delinquencies seen rising through 2009 (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - The rate at which people are falling behind on their mortgage payments went up for... the ninth straight quarter in the first three months of 2009, and is expected to keep rising through the end of the year, according to credit reporting agency ... (more) Mortgage delinquencies seen rising through 2009 (AP)
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12 pct. are behind on mortgage or in foreclosure (AP)
Yahoo! News: Personal Finance News — ... AP - A record 12 percent of homeowners with a mortgage are behind on their payments or in foreclosure as the housing crisis spreads to borrowers with good credit. And the wave of foreclosures isn't expected to crest until the end of next year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday. ...

Borrowers with good credit fuel foreclosures in 1Q (AP)
Newsback — ... ) AP - The mortgage crisis is spreading and hitting new heights: Borrowers with good credit now make up the largest share of foreclosures as job losses and pay cuts exact their toll. Read the full story here . ...

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