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US widens help for homeowners - 1 hour ago - WASHINGTON - The government will let more borrowers qualify for a new 300 billion program that lets troubled homeowners swap risky loans for more affordable ones, a Bush administration official said Wednesday. Department of Housing and 0133 : Cincinnati.com

Minn. AG wants mandatory mediation in foreclosures - 1 hour ago - St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson today called for the state to require banks to negotiate with homeowners before foreclosing on properties. Swanson said her office has had some success with voluntary mediation in a 0133 : Minnesota Public Radio

Pa. gov promises bankruptcy exit help for Boscov's - 1 hour ago - HARRISBURG, Pa. AP Gov. Ed Rendell says the state has secured 35 million in federal loans to help regional department store chain Boscov's exit bankruptcy. Rendell said Thursday the loans will be financed through a program that allows 0133 : Associated Press

Mortgage rates down - 3rd straight week - 2 hours ago - NEW YORK CNNMoney.com Mortgage rates fell for the third week in a row amid reports of record-high job losses, weak retail sales and a home-construction market in a deep slump. Freddie Mac said 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 0133 : CNN Money

Fitch Affirms HomEq's Resi Servicer Ratings - 1 hour ago - NEW YORK BUSINESS WIRE Fitch Ratings takes the following actions on BCREI dba HomEq Servicing HomEq U.S. residential servicer ratings The primary servicer rating for Subprime product affirmed at 'RPS1 ' The primary servicer 0133 : Businesswire.com

U.S. Bonds Feed On Investor Fears - 1 hour ago - Investors are running in fear from the stock market as jobless rates continue to climb and terror sets in over worries of a declining commercial real estate market. The new pain would be increasing defaults in the commercial real estate 0133 : Forbes

8 Easy and Cheap Ways to Prevent Home Theft - 15 hours ago - Given all the frightening headlines about exotic mortgage products and under-water home loans, it's easy to forget about the old-fashioned threats to property. But in 2007 alone, there were nearly 2.2 million burglaries in the United States 0133 : US News and World Report

TIMELINE Half a century of oil price volatility - 1 hour ago - LONDON Reuters - OPEC meets in Cairo on November 29 in an attempt to stem a collapse in oil that has knocked two thirds off the price in just four months. Oil ministers face an uphill task trying to tame a commodity that has seen a 0133 : Reuters