Lenders, homeowners reach out to solve mortgage troubles (East Valley Tribune) For Darrell Logan, 2008 has been the most difficult year of his life. An unyielding series of financial setbacks have culminated in the Queen Creek homeowner, along with his wife, Donnique, and their four children, falling behind on their mortgage and hoping that their lender, Washington Mutual, will give them a break and not rush them into foreclosure.

9 Year Old Non-Profit Partners with Consumer Advocacy Group to Assist Homeowners With Mortgage Mitigation and Credit ... (PRWeb) 9 Year Old Non-Profit Partners with Consumer Advocacy Group to Assist Homeowners With Mortgage Mitigation and Credit Protection. We can propose several different plans and strategies to the bank or lender to put the loan back in good standing. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1652824.htm

9 Year Old Non-Profit Partners with Consumer Advocacy Group to Assist Homeowners With Mortgage Mitigation and Credit ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) 9 Year Old Non-Profit Partners with Consumer Advocacy Group to Assist Homeowners With Mortgage Mitigation and Credit Protection. We can propose several different plans and strategies to the bank or lender to put the loan back in good standing.

3 Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme (Tyler Morning Telegraph) Three Henderson County people have been indicted for operating a mortgage scheme through their real estate businesses that defrauded the government and cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

Tighter credit limits hamper mortgage chances (Seattle Times) Credit-card companies are reducing credit limits on some borrowers. For some people, that may cause a drag on their credit score, making it harder to get a mortgage.

Marriotts indicted again (Corsicana Daily Sun) In a second round of indictments issued since August, a Kaufman County grand jury Friday charged four suspects with operating a criminal mortgage racket designed to defraud the government.

Asian Stocks Fall for Second Week as Global Recession Deepens (Bloomberg) Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a second week, led by financial companies and commodity producers, as a global recession and plunge in oil prices heightened concern demand and profits will be hurt.

Buy-to-let boom turns to nightmare as mortgage defaults soar by 50% (Daily Mail) Soaring numbers of buy-to-let investors have not paid a penny of their mortgage and face losing their property, official figures revealed today.

Local Boy to Receive Second Transplant (R News) A small school in Wyoming County is rallying around a young boy who needs a major operation. Tanner Krist, 7, will undergo a second kidney transplant next month.

Hard times and long lines for Southern Californians (Los Angeles Times) Thousands turn out for separate offerings of free food and mortgage help. Some leave empty-handed. Some sought a cart of groceries the week before Thanksgiving, others sought a way to keep from losing their homes in the new year. By the thousands, a diverse group of Southern Californians converged on two events Saturday aimed at helping families in hard economic times.