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Mortgages
Federal court throws out fraud case against Bank of America
May 24, 2016
The decision could limit the Justice Department’s ability to push for settlements with big banks over the financial crisis.
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Help arrives for (some) underwater homeowners
Apr 15, 2016
Mortgage holders who are delinquent and hold too much debt get a federal break .
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Household debt is rising, but still below 2008 levels
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Annie Baxter
Feb 12, 2016
Mortgage balances and student loan debt have been on the rise.
Who let the cats out? Russia did.
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 28, 2014
Russia is lending cats out to people taking out mortgages because of Russian lore.
Rising risk in mortgage market
by
Jeff Tyler
May 27, 2014
A stress test for new mortgages reveals higher chances for a market correction.
How your mortgage is related to the debt ceiling
Feb 12, 2014
...not to mention the Federal Reserve and treasury yields.
Why we can't let go of the fixed-rate mortgage
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Adriene Hill
Nov 26, 2013
There's a financial cost to mortgages that stay at the same interest rate for 30 years, but there are also social benefits.
For public good, not for profit.
Who thought 30-year mortgages were a good thing?
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Adriene Hill
Nov 25, 2013
Lending money for 30 years at a fixed interest rate isn't attractive to banks. So how did 30-year fixed-rate mortgages come to be the standard?
What did $13 billion just buy J.P. Morgan?
Nov 19, 2013
Most banks with legal exposure to the financial crisis are dealing with the lawsuits one-by-one. Not J.P. Morgan Chase.
Bank of America and Countrywide's "Hustle"
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 23, 2013
A jury in Manahattan found Bank of America guilty of a single count of civil fraud related to defective mortgages sold by Countrywide Financial.