Pine Hall Brick brings back workers
Pine Hall Brick Co. has brought back 80 employees after an annual year-end shutdown for maintenance, said Fletcher Steele, president of the Winston-Salem company. bizjournals.com |
Obama readies steps to fight foreclosures, particularly for unemployed
The Obama administration plans to overhaul how it is tackling the foreclosure crisis, in part by requiring lenders to temporarily slash or eliminate monthly mortgage payments for many borrowers who are unemployed, senior officials said Thursday. feeds.washingtonpost.com |
NYT: Some homeowners stop paying mortgages
A growing number of the people whose homes are in foreclosure are fashioning a sort of homemade mortgage modification, one that brings their payments all the way down to zero. Mortgage - Foreclosure - Mortgage modification - Business - United States pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Mortgage rates again fall to record lows
Mortgage rates fell this week to the latest in a series of record lows amid concerns about the state of the U.S. economy, according to a survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac. Mortgages - United States - Business - Financial Services - Mortgage loan feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Mortgage rates reverse course, reaching record low
Mortgage rates dropped to a record low this week, the first decline in a month, as the Federal Reserve began a program to buy Treasury bonds to support the economy. feeds.washingtonpost.com |