Home Equity Loan Blog

California Homeowners Near Foreclosure Rises
Sacramento Union - LOS ANGELES The number of default notices sent to California homeowners rose in the last three months of 2005 as the rate of price increases slowed, a real estate research firm said Thursday. The notices serve as an early indicator of possible

FEC fines Smith campaign $11,000 fo
News-Review - WASHINGTON (AP) The Federal Election Commission has imposed an $11,000 fine on the campaign of Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., for reporting violations related to loans from the candidate to his Senate campaign committee. The FEC dismissed other

Last 3 payday lenders agree to depart N.C.
Charlotte Observer - The three payday lending chains still operating in North Carolina have signed agreements with state regulators to stop making loans by March 11, N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper announced Wednesday. The deals seem to end a nine-year period in North

Executive Director
PLANetizen - For 27 years, Inglewood Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) has served residents of Inglewood, California working to build healthy neighborhoods characterized by community pride, strong civic involvement, quality housing for people of all incomes

Net equity remains high for most U.S. homeowners
Baltimore Sun - Billowing appreciation rates have been the hot news in home real estate for much of the past three years. But now, with many of the most effervescent local markets in a cool-down phase, the focus is turning to something much more fundamental

After 25 years, banker still l
Mesabi Daily News - VIRGINIA Mike Carne doesn t want to portray the image of a stuffy banker. No problem. The longtime employee of Wells Fargo Bank is anything but. The smiling Carne is as willing to dress in costume for a parade as he is to help a customer get a