News tagged with mortgage crisis
Study: Mortgage Losses On Owner-Occupied Homes Lower Than Assumed
Oct 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Homeowners who are struggling with mortgages for their own residences are a relatively small part of the overall mortgage crisis, according to results of a new nationwide study of consumer balance sheets.
Mortgage crisis: Blame the bank?
Aug 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Banks have played a big role in the mortgage crisis, not only because they issued loans to suspect borrowers, but because many originated and sold bad loans to other lenders, says a University of Michigan ...
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New study shows racial disparities in Twin Cities mortgage lending (Video)
Feb 12, 2009 |
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A new report, "Communities in Crisis," issued by the University of Minnesota Institute on Race and Poverty shows that the Twin Cities has some of the nation's worst racial disparities in mortgage lending. In the Twin Cities, ...
Older Americans: How they are faring in the recession
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Older Americans have weathered the financial crisis relatively well, although many now expect to work longer than they did just a year ago, according to a University of Michigan study released on Capitol ...
More Than a Third of Homeowners in Foreclosure Suffer from Major Depression, Study Shows
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation’s home foreclosure epidemic may be taking its toll on Americans' health as well as their wallets. Nearly half of people studied while undergoing foreclosure reported depressive symptoms, and 37 ...
Subprime lending not main trigger of real estate bubble
Jul 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Critics often point to subprime mortgage lending – the funding of home loans to borrowers with less-than-perfect credit – as the culprit in the unsustainable boom in U.S. home prices that eventually derailed ...
Foreclosure Is Not Inevitable, Advises Consumer Finance Expert
Sep 20, 2007 |
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If homeowners facing mortgage problems follow the advice of a University of Arkansas consumer and family finance expert, they can greatly increase their chances of keeping their homes. Time is of the essence, and reliable, ...
Full extent of financial crisis still not known, Purdue expert says
Oct 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The depth of the current financial crisis is unknown partly because most financial institutions don't disclose they are in trouble until after the fact, a Purdue University expert says.
Credit crunch hits cash-strapped homeowners
Dec 11, 2008 |
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Homeowners have drawn on their biggest asset, the roof over their heads, not to fund 'champagne moments' but to get through hard times; that's the finding of a preliminary study by Durham University.
Financial Crisis Reduces Economic Freedom in China and the West
Jul 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The current financial crisis may reduce economic freedom as governments are likely increase intervention in a bid to protect their own economies - according to a study in Pacific Focus published by Wiley- ...
As Economy Slumps, New Study Highlights Tools For Avoiding Fiscal Crises in Local Government
Jul 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As news reports focus on the shaky footing of the national economy, a researcher from North Carolina State University has released a study laying out several best practices that can be implemented by state ...
Are men hardwired to overspend?
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Dec 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bling, foreclosures, rising credit card debt, bank and auto bailouts, upside down mortgages and perhaps a mid-life crisis new Corvette—all symptoms of compulsive overspending.
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