Mortgage and Financial News From 2008-2-8

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  • Rent-back firms launch trade body (Channel 4)

    A new trade association for sale-and-rent-back companies was launched this week in a bid to raise standards in the industry.
    2008-02-08 05:36:29
  • The Savvy Consumer: Don't confuse 'tax rebates' with tax returns

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Mortgage insurance Private mortgage insurance is now deductible. Mortgage-insurance premiums paid in 2007 are deductible from federal taxes. The MFD Act extended that deduction through 2010. But the deduction is phased out for those single or married ...
    2008-02-08 03:01:00
  • German shares higher midday on Wall Street gains yesterday

    Forbes - attention to the problems surrounding the bond insurance market yesterday, when he drew comparisons between problems with monolines and the mortgage-backed loan crisis which crippled the financial sector earlier this year. Deutsche Bank added 0.62 eur ...
    2008-02-08 03:59:00
  • The PMI Group, Inc. to Hold Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results

    MSN MoneyCentral - Through its wholly and partially owned subsidiaries, PMI offers residential mortgage insurance and credit enhancement products, financial guaranty insurance, and financial guaranty reinsurance. PMI has operations in Asia, Australia and New Zealand ...
    2008-02-07 03:56:00
  • Numbers need to add up before you refinance

    Modesto Bee - Until recently, he said, people refinanced for three main reasons: to get a lower rate, to get rid of private mortgage insurance premiums, or to pull out cash to consolidate bills or pay for big-ticket expenses. Now, he said, owners frequently are ...
    2008-02-08 03:23:00
  • MBIA Raises $1 Billion at a Discount to Lure Buyers (Update1)

    Bloomberg - CDOs package assets such as mortgage bonds and buyout loans into new securities with varying risk. New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo is trying to organize a bank-led rescue of bond insurers. Bailouts may be a cheaper option ...
    2008-02-08 03:08:00
  • Higher FHA loan limits could boost region

    Herald Tribune - Home buyer or owner must pay $5,491.50 for mortgage insurance, which is added into the price of the loan, making the loan total $371,591.50. Monthly payment at 5.75 percent is $2,168.51. The FHA loan insurance is built into the loan for life. A $336 ...
    2008-02-08 01:21:00
  • Insurer integrates four data centres

    Silicon.com - Paymentshield trades with 30,000 intermediaries to deliver products such as home insurance and mortgage protection. The move to the new site has allowed the company to migrate 50 servers to a VMware virtualisation system, with a further 30 servers ...
    2008-02-08 01:14:00
  • ‘New Hep C move fails to tackle bureaucracy’ - Irish Medical News

    ‘New Hep C move fails to tackle bureaucracy’Irish Medical News, Ireland - 2 hours agoIt means the company will be able to offer its life insurance and mortgage protection insurance products to people infected with Hepatitis C and/or HIV ...
    2008-02-08 02:09:47
  • The crime that really does pay - York Press

    The crime that really does payYork Press, UK - 2 hours agoYet when I'm doing overtime tonight in a desperate bid to pay the ever-increasing mortgage, the thought that my taxes will be subsidising the serial ...
    2008-02-08 02:35:04
  • Regulating mortgage brokers - Express Estates

    Regulating mortgage brokersExpress Estates, India - 2 hours agoDutch and Brecky Bihary are three months behind on their mortgage payments and scrambling to hold onto the three-bedroom rambler they’ve had for 12 years. ...
    2008-02-08 02:35:56
  • Benefit for former Hampton resident - Portsmouth Herald News

    Benefit for former Hampton residentPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 1 hour agoThe couple's insurance carrier is not footing the bill for the medical costs, saying the doctor they used was out of their network. Mortgage and car ...
    2008-02-08 03:04:50
  • DON'T CONFUSE 'TAX REBATES' WITH TAX RETURNS - Fort Worth Star Telegram

    DON'T CONFUSE 'TAX REBATES' WITH TAX RETURNSFort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 1 hour agoPrivate mortgage insurance is now deductible. Mortgage-insurance premiums paid in 2007 are deductible from federal taxes. The MFD Act extended that ...
    2008-02-08 03:12:14
  • Mortgage Times commited to prompt payment - Mortgage Introducer

    Mortgage Times commited to prompt paymentMortgage Introducer, UK - 1 hour agoLenders Conditional Buildings Insurance is also included with these deals. Bristol & West and CHL in Prime Buy-to-let & Prime Self Cert currently offer free ...
    2008-02-08 03:13:00
  • HAKU MO‘OLELO - Maui News

    HAKU MO‘OLELOMaui News, HI - 1 hour ago... based on factors of location and rental market need — weigh it against costs for mortgage payments, taxes and insurance, and gauge “fundamental value. ...
    2008-02-08 03:38:29