State launches senior-friendly reverse mortgage site -  Boston Business Journal 

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Ocwen Financial Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - seeking alpha

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MS and Goldman change approach to lending - Henny Sender - key sentence … Morgan Stanley’s use of the credit insurance market as a basis for lending decisions underscores the extent to which the derivatives market has replaced rating agencies as the final word on creditworthiness. … - FT.com 

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New words in the dictionary - On Language - includes, No Docs, subprime, exploding arm, foreclosure rescue, jingle mail, liars loans, ninja loans, and more - thanks Rob Chrisman - NY Times

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Summer 2008 RAND Review Available - The latest online edition of RAND Review has been posted. Eleven Emerging Challenges … The Aging Couple … Corporate America’s Next Big Scandal … Innovative Infrastructure … The Day After: When Electronic Voting Machines Fail … Reality Check for Defense Spending … A New Anti-American Coalition … The Future of Diplomacy: Real Time or Real Estate? … Corporate Counterinsurgency … Beating the Germ Insurgency … A Second Reproductive Revolution … From Nation-State to Nexus-State - view at RAND.org   
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Buyers flock to FHA, government-backed loans - Conventional loan applications drop 50 percent - Inman News

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Fraud in Real Estate, Mortgages & Homebuilders - has list 0f 6 types of fraud - The Big Picture

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Research Primer: Islamic Bonds (Sukuk)  - The International Monetary Fund has issued a guide to Islamic bonds, aimed primarily at sovereign debt managers, but helpful to anyone interested in learning more about this growing sector of the credit market.  The sukuk market has expanded dramatically over the recent past and continues to generate strong interest by new issuers in Muslim and non-Muslim countries alike, the IMF says in Islamic Bond Issuance—What Sovereign Debt Managers Need to Know. - Research Recap

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‘Fire Sales’ Boost Southern California Home Sales - PAUL JACKSON - housingwire

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Today’s Negative Equity Update - Paul Kedrosky - Two fascinating charts from the folks at Zillow today. Both highlight current trends in negative equity — homeowners who owe more on their home than it is worth — albeit in different ways. - Infectuous Greed

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The Mass Affluent and the Economy - Aaron Katz - compete.com blog 

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IRA ARTMAN SECTION - thanks Ira:

how Equity Key works - Finding Cash in a Home - BOB TEDESCHI - NY Times

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Fair Credit Reporting Risk-Based Pricing Regulations; Proposed Rule  - 64 pages Federal Trade Commission

Comments by American Bankers Association regarding proposed rule  - ABA.com 

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Boom Times: West Texas oil patch towns reap benefits of boom - BETSY BLANEY and ALICIA A. CALDWELL - The Associated Press - NJ.com