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Consumer Borrowing


Mortgage Rates Rise

for Second Week;

30-Year at 3.51%


»» Mortgage Applications Dive on Higher Interest Rates

»» Credit Scores: Consumers 'Severely Disadvantaged' By Lack of Knowledge

»» Home Loans Approved with Credit Scores Under 680 Have Seen a 90% Drop

»» Installment Loans: Deceptive, Costly Traps with Triple-Digit Rates

»» Many Homebuyers Don’t Know Mortgage Basics

»» Mortgage Late-Pays Up; Fewer Foreclosures

»» U.S. Widens Review of Auto Lenders, ‘Add-Ons’

»» U.S. Auto, Truck Sales Surge as Loans Get Longer


Foreclosure Settlements


Rust Consulting Feels

Heat from Payout

Recipients, Lawmakers


»» IFR Checks Cashed $2B; NMS Checks Mailed: 0

»» Rust: 96,000 IFR Check Recipients Underpaid

»» First NMS Payments Pushed Back to 'Mid-2013'

»» NY to Sue BofA, Wells Fargo Over NMS Violations

»» Claimants Face June 25 Deadline in Wells Fargo Biased-Lending Case

»» Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley to Send $247M

»» Democrats Push for IFR ‘Independent Monitor’

»» Mystery Deepens Over Review 'Error Rates'


Student Loans


Obama Market-Rate Plan

for Student Loans

Gets GOP Support


»» Student Loan Debt Can Hinder American Dream, Economy: Report

»» Senator: Students Should Get Same Loan Rate as Banks (0.75%)

»» Engineering Colleges Offer Best Return on Tuition Investment

»» Florida OKs Online Degrees, Pushes Lower Fees

»» Student Loan Debtors Retreat from Markets

»» IBR Makes Repaying Student Loans Easier

»» Obama: Make Student Loans ‘Market-Based’

»» Government Reaps Billions from Student Loans


Small Business Trends


We’re All Closer

to Paying More

for Online Purchases


»» Is Online Sales Tax Fair to Consumers?

»» Sales-Tax Issue Aside, Amazon Plows Forward in Digital Media

»» eBay Wants to Derail Online Sales Tax

»» Loan Approvals Higher at Smaller Banks

»» Banks Paid Back Bailouts Over Lending


Consumer Protection

Top Headlines



Latest HAMP Update:

Mortgage Re-Defaults Up

57% from Year Ago


»» HARP Refinances Surpass 2.3M as Those Deeply ‘Underwater’ Benefit

»» Home Prices See Biggest Annual Gain Since May 2006; Average 9.3% for 20 Cities

»» Consumer Credit Sets New High at $2.8 Trillion But Growth Eases

»» Homeownership Rate at 65%, Lowest Since Third Quarter 1995


More Headlines

»» FDIC Gets Tougher on Deposit Advance Loans

»» Foreclosures Down 52% Since Crisis Peak in 2010

»» Mortgage Write-downs Could Help 1.2M Borrowers, Save Taxpayers $2.8B: CBO

»» Tight Inventories Favor Home Sellers

»» New Home Sales See Best Quarter Since 2008

»» Obama’s Mortgage-Mod Defaults ‘Alarming’

»» 401(k), IRA Fees are Eating Away at Your Savings

»» FHA to Require $943M in First-Ever Bailout

Tags: Housing Market, Auto Loans, Interest Rates, Financial System Reform, Mortgage Relief, Student Loans, Credit Delinquencies


Personal Finance


Credit Card Qualifying

is Now Easier for

Stay-at-Home Spouses


»» Complaints on Mortgages, Credit Cards Top Live U.S. Database

»» Stafford Loans: Lawmakers Eye Market Rates

»» ‘Pre-Opening’ Fees is Where CARD Act Failed

»» Bank Payday Loans: 300% APR, Overdraft Fees

»» New VantageScore 3.0 Could Help Those
with Little Credit, Hardships

»» FICO Wants to Help Lenders Extend Credit to ‘Underbanked’ Consumers

Tags: Credit Reports, Credit Score, Investing



More on Independent Foreclosure Review


IFR Borrowers Grapple

with Credit Report Fixes


»» Democrats Fight Back at Refusal by Regulators to Release Reviews

»» Borrowers Mull ‘Class Action’ Over IFR

»» GAO: Reviews Were Unwieldy, Poorly Run

»» Lawsuit Seeks ‘Independent’ Facts Behind IFR

»» Lawmakers Seek Updates on Payouts, Assistance

»» IFR Payouts Mostly in $500 to $6,000 Range

Tags: Independent Foreclosure Review, National Mortgage Settlement, Mortgage Relief

More on National Mortgage Settlement


Who’s Grading the

5 Big Foreclosure-

Settlement Banks?


»» Banks Violating Settlement Rules: Counselors

»» Issues with Banks ‘Occurring All Too Often’

»» Are Short Sales Right Relief for So Many?

»» Complaints Surge 50%, Settlement's Overseer Says

»» Banks in Settlement Play ‘Shell Game’ with 2nd Mortgages; Guess Who Wins?

Tags: Independent Foreclosure Review, National Mortgage Settlement, Mortgage Relief

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