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Kiwibank, Westpac slash lending rates - 3 hours ago - Kiwibank and Westpac have slashed home loan rates ahead of an expected Reserve Bank interest rate cut in December. On Thursday, Kiwibank cut its home loan rates by up to three quarters of a percent to 7.95 and reduced its fixed rates by 0133 : radionz

Consumer prices, home starts plunge in October - 3 hours ago - WASHINGTON Reuters - Consumer prices fell at a record pace in October and new-home building slumped to fresh lows, according to government reports on Wednesday that suggested the economy likely is already in a recession that may be long 0133 : Portland Tribune

HUD updates its loan process - 11/13/2008 - The Department of Housing and Urban Development yesterday announced reforms to help consumers find low-cost home loans and avoid excessive fees. In updating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, HUD will require lenders and mortgage 0133 : San Diego Union-Tribune

Fannie, Freddie soon to drop high limit - 11/10/2008 - Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Starting Jan. 1, the biggest loan on a single-family home that can be purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac falls to 625,500 from 729,750 in certain high-cost areas including most Bay Area counties. In most of 0133 : San Francisco Gate

Loan modification plan shelved - 11/9/2008 - In a setback for homeowners menaced by a troublesome mortgage, Wachovia Corp. has abruptly terminated a program with several mortgage companies that would have allowed consumers to restructure their home loans to avoid a foreclosure. 0133 : Contra Costa Times

Paulson shift pressures home lenders, investors - 11/13/2008 - Sheila Bair, the chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. An FDIC initiative to rewrite problem loans for customers of the failed IndyMac Bank was applauded by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as a potential model for helping 0133 : Boston Globe

Heating resource guide created - 3 hours ago - PORTLAND, MAINE Maine Equal Justice Partners has created a resource guide to help those who need assistance with their winter utility and fuel bills. The guide identifies 12 programs that help with housing and utility costs. It also lists 0133 : Bangor Daily News

LATEST HEADLINES - 4 hours ago - Mortgage rates may fall a bit initially but probably not enough to halt the decline in home prices anytime soon. Some delinquent borrowers may have a better shot at modifying their loans and ending up with lower fixed payments. And the 0133 : CNBC