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<title><![CDATA[Homes keep falling into foreclosure as programs fail to help - McClatchy Washington Bureau]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkawNpAuJqwXDOgCTV8laTPrwGYw&amp;url=http://www.digitalnewsreport.com/2010/07/29-government-home-loan-modification-program-to-be-promoted-on-tv-with-ad-council/5254"><img src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/kukY6eiPcjAQPM/6.jpg" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80" /><br /><font size="-2">Digital News Report</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEd7FDUKf2XLmBiHzSt7RmHtlFp-Q&amp;url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/07/29/98357/homes-keep-falling-into-foreclosure.html"><b>Homes keep falling into foreclosure as programs fail to help</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">McClatchy Washington Bureau</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">In a recent survey of 53 <b>California mortgage</b> counselors with caseloads of more than 14000 homeowners, 60 percent said they had clients who lost their homes <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuZSSnT1f7ZZUVcY9h6Gdb47EklA&amp;url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f%3D/c/a/2010/07/28/BUP21EL5T4.DTL">Feds put up $1 billion more for <b>mortgage</b> relief</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>San Francisco Chronicle</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=d0S9pTRBTC4SjNMnOHFW-d-5vZYsM"><nobr><b>all 118 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PMI Plunges, Leading Drop in Mortgage-Insurance Shares, After Posting Loss - Bloomberg]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVqGf9rsY0AUM0WLCszdckcpFqWA&amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-29/pmi-plunges-leading-mortgage-insurer-slump-after-loss-misses-estimates.html"><b>PMI Plunges, Leading Drop in <b>Mortgage</b>-Insurance Shares, After Posting Loss</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Bloomberg</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">The loss narrowed to $150.6 million, or $1.11 a share, from $222.6 million, or $2.71, in the year-earlier period, the Walnut Creek, <b>California</b>-based company <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHRQVDkH_CMe8aZ2xPXZTz2XXpwvg&amp;url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE66S0FN20100729">PMI Group posts 12th straight quarterly loss; shrs fall</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Reuters</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=d2MNEgGWmyVMwNM02S89mdxBokO6M"><nobr><b>all 100 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sharga Sees `Slim Chances' of Recovery for U.S. Housing: Video - Bloomberg]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxLUMbOZ1PL9jmsgRNjisVeOIGUA&amp;url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38457609/ns/business-real_estate/"><img src="http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/9SyCGUapD-Q--M/6.jpg" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80" /><br /><font size="-2">msnbc.com</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8Did4w7Hb-7oRh9fgFYJRWowxIg&amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-29/sharga-sees-slim-chances-of-recovery-for-u-s-housing-video.html"><b>Sharga Sees `Slim Chances&#39; of Recovery for U.S. Housing: Video</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Bloomberg</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1"><b>...</b> the first half as high unemployment left many homeowners unable to pay their mortgages, according to the Irvine, <b>California</b>-based <b>mortgage</b>-data company. <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHNPijPRCE5kvfZ97O2uxlqC1tMKA&amp;url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/29/2369617/n-texas-mortgage-delinquencies.html">N. Texas <b>mortgage</b> delinquencies up year-over-year</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Fort Worth Star Telegram</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNG62YVcBxo338Aw_Fzb0ergRVhFzQ&amp;url=http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2010/07/foreclosure_rate_may_be_easing.html">Foreclosure rate may be easing in metro Birmingham market</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>al.com (blog)</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8wdcL6cNrWJ7W4bsq93iGZ5TkMw&amp;url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/new-economy/2010/0729/Foreclosures-ease-in-cities-hit-hardest-by-housing-crisis">Foreclosures ease in cities hit hardest by housing crisis</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Christian Science Monitor</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqGiXtTh_HCh66nTL6rYu8nx_Jwg&amp;url=http://www.vee2.net/business/42-business-news/5879-atlanta.html"><nobr>VEE 2</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEqUWfUyjYKynJ6ue4oisVRY1aX_A&amp;url=http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2010/07/26/daily14.html"><nobr>Memphis Business Journal</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGc717o290jxni6G2qtRybp8qhfwA&amp;url=http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2010/07/26/daily33.html"><nobr>Dayton Business Journal</nobr></a></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dv7HDizxCW3gbgM4-T59tBaLYvnQM"><nobr><b>all 396 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US Crackdown Forces Calif. To Yank Home Solar, Energy-Retrofit Loans - New York Times]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNE64haWWsb3vH1Mo8tDwKNaAh9x5g&amp;url=http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/07/29/29greenwire-us-crackdown-forces-calif-to-yank-homae-solar-42451.html"><b>US Crackdown Forces Calif. To Yank Home Solar, Energy-Retrofit Loans</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">New York Times</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1"><b>California</b> pulled funding for its home solar and energy-retrofit loans yesterday in response to federal <b>mortgage</b> overseers&#39; <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcWxgje1EIWhUcfnyElUEcmFzZWA&amp;url=http://www.newstreetlights.com/index_files/LED_street_light_news_CEC_3600000_energy_efficiency_loan_program_can_be_used_for_LED_streetlights_215.htm"><b>California</b> Energy Commission $3.6 million energy efficiency loan program can <b>...</b></a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>New Streetlights</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=deHlWhFVaMRJKNMhxFerS_4YoCURM"><nobr><b>all 2 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[California Mortgage Defaults Hit 3-Year Low - TheStreet.com]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjKt6KNDJvB97zLS0ZZLehbv6fdQ&amp;url=http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/98955129.html"><img src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/XsaLK98xmgaQWM/6.jpg" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80" /><br /><font size="-2">Bakersfield Now</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHR-XS9ps7k66GJF0wdBJlVWY5ZiQ&amp;url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/10813338/1/california-mortgage-defaults-hit-3-year-low.html?cm_ven%3DGOOGLEFI"><b><b>California Mortgage</b> Defaults Hit 3-Year Low</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">TheStreet.com</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1"><b>California&#39;s</b> mid and high-end markets tended to see smaller quarter-to-quarter and year-over-year declines in <b>mortgage</b> defaults last quarter. <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNErox_2V4-uh5vErKotoVhhCt-uBQ&amp;url=http://www.modbee.com/2010/07/22/1262329/mortgage-defaults-fall-as-short.html"><b>Mortgage</b> defaults fall as short sales rise</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Modesto Bee</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEofnJLtYliygedbFM9kC4cCBbaSg&amp;url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f%3D/c/a/2010/07/22/BUT21EI0LM.DTL%26type%3Drealestate">State sees fewer default notices in 2nd quarter</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>San Francisco Chronicle</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7PoEhW_6CbmzY_NWNIc2bRC6_tg&amp;url=http://mobile.latimes.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid%3D294%26nid%3D16706143%26cid%3D16689%26ith%3D1%26title%3DBusiness"><b>California</b> foreclosures: Defaults fall to 3-year low</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Los Angeles Times</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH-f-pLNTpnMGYmGxQkd4BZl6ej1A&amp;url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/21/san-diego-foreclosures-lowest-3-years/"><nobr>San Diego Union Tribune</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFEL0EjwumqJdP50bK_etiMsXFclg&amp;url=http://www.inman.com/news/2010/07/21/subsiding-tide-california-foreclosures"><nobr>Inman.com</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHyxCIV_9_bzVjNR4iHsOKlQDI6RA&amp;url=http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s%3D15219"><nobr>Inland Empire News</nobr></a></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=d4S_mV5AdiHEflMa8qwsWIMbdXUIM"><nobr><b>all 92 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Problem Solver: Mortgage modifications take patience, extra help - Chicago Tribune]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEznkzlr-bHg4XY2zT8LOIaq_nBQ&amp;url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sc-cons-0729-problem-solver-mortgage-20100729,0,4609431.story"><b>Problem Solver: <b>Mortgage</b> modifications take patience, extra help</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Chicago Tribune</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">According to RealtyTrac, a <b>California</b>-based foreclosure tracking company, banks took back a record number of homes through foreclosure during the second <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dUlR5eZMmro0WBM"><nobr><b></b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonoma County resists feds on home energy loans - San Francisco Chronicle]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH0YgmRAnl5FnxgLZ4NGC9r5q03XQ&amp;url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f%3D/c/a/2010/07/28/MNBH1EK5HM.DTL"><b>Sonoma County resists feds on home energy loans</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">San Francisco Chronicle</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">The feds implied that a homeowner who acquired PACE money would be violating the terms of their <b>mortgage</b> and stated outright that lenders in areas with PACE <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7gfUNkG8zSjGj5hLYj8QXtPhB9w&amp;url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/07/26/daily65.html">Energy Commission cancels $30M in PACE funding</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Bizjournals.com</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZNz2oZ0eBGMdUI0ymkrpnj29jMQ&amp;url=http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_15626739">Feds balk at home energy-efficiency loan program</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Pioneer Press</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUQZRm9TOUqnhoNs3hMpYJNtoYBQ&amp;url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId%3D128700648">Outlook Dims For Popular Energy-Efficiency Loans</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>NPR</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9BqMxSMn1xtfxxazLeObiddVbcw&amp;url=http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/28/could-pace-get-help-from-the-energy-bill/"><nobr>CleanTechnica</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEfCsz7pS7W1PRskcY4ZCPAsU195w&amp;url=http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/07/26/daily38.html"><nobr>San Jose Business Journal</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGzc52HiiPd2VQxeFGZV61NvV1YTg&amp;url=http://www.housingwire.com/2010/07/27/title-services-trade-group-seeks-pace-clarifications"><nobr>Housing Wire</nobr></a></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dEOrJAcrbyh3ZrMzxBS03_0z8UtcM"><nobr><b>all 31 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Narula's Hedge Fund Sees Risk in Mortgage Bonds After Recording 28% Gain - Bloomberg]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH3n8XYcHEbxF17IYJGQBD-YoMoUw&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-29/narula-s-hedge-fund-sees-risk-in-mortgage-bonds-after-recording-28-gain.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3n8XYcHEbxF17IYJGQBD-YoMoUw&amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-29/narula-s-hedge-fund-sees-risk-in-mortgage-bonds-after-recording-28-gain.html"><b>Narula&#39;s Hedge Fund Sees Risk in <b>Mortgage</b> Bonds After Recording 28% Gain</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Bloomberg</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1"><b>...</b> the first half as high unemployment left many homeowners unable to pay their mortgages, according to the Irvine, <b>California</b>-based <b>mortgage</b>-data company. <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dT08gV_7J89liiM"><nobr><b>and more&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs $788.5M Commercial Mortgage Bond Announced - Wall Street Journal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFQ7XKnOk7COWTgXdD86aBnFVH34g&amp;url=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100728-710226.html"><b>Goldman Sachs $788.5M Commercial <b>Mortgage</b> Bond Announced</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Wall Street Journal</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">A majority of the properties are in New York, Minnesota, Michigan, Virginia and <b>California</b>. The deal book is expected to launch and price next week. <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dGfaz2maUep62pM"><nobr><b>and more&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage Brokers Get Criminal Background Checks - Reverse Mortgage Daily]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHdlNPfxUaboDGZLcJdnTwJKCgJ-Q&url=http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2010/07/28/mortgage-brokers-get-criminal-background-checks/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHdlNPfxUaboDGZLcJdnTwJKCgJ-Q&amp;url=http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2010/07/28/mortgage-brokers-get-criminal-background-checks/"><b><b>Mortgage</b> Brokers Get Criminal Background Checks</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Reverse Mortgage Daily</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">Bloomberg is reporting that <b>California mortgage</b> brokers are facing closer scrutiny as the state adopts a federal law aimed at curbing the fraud and abuse <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dJYqXr07lbGSQJM"><nobr><b></b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Crackdown Forces Calif. To Yank Homae Solar, Energy-Retrofit Loans]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/07/29/29greenwire-us-crackdown-forces-calif-to-yank-homae-solar-42451.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[California pulled funding for its home solar and energy-retrofit loans yesterday in response to federal mortgage overseers' n...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PMI Leads Mortgage-Insurer Slump After Posting Loss]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-29/pmi-leads-mortgage-insurer-slump-after-posting-loss.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[PMI Group Inc. plunged the most in six months, leading a slump of U.S. mortgage insurers after posting a second-quarter loss that missed analysts estimates on increased paid claims.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genworth Reports Profit as Mortgage Results Improve]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-29/genworth-reports-profit-as-mortgage-results-improve.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Genworth Financial Inc., the mortgage guarantor and life insurer, reported a profit for a fourth straight quarter as results improved in its business backing home loans.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Late mortgage rate up 21% in O.C.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mortgage.ocregister.com/2010/07/28/late-mortgage-rate-up-21-in-o-c/34741/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[According to CoreLogics latest late-mortgage report, 7.56% of Orange County home-loan borrowers as of June are 90 days-plus late with their house payments. Thats +1.33 percentage points or +21% vs. a year ago. Also in this report  June ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PMI Plunges, Leading Mortgage-Insurer Slump, After Posting Loss]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-29/pmi-plunges-leading-mortgage-insurer-slump-after-posting-loss.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[PMI Group Inc. plunged 13 percent in New York trading, leading a slump of U.S. mortgage insurers after posting a second-quarter loss that missed analysts estimates on increased paid claims.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LendingTree's Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse Reports Rates Remain Stable at Record-Lows]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1897652/lendingtrees_weekly_mortgage_rate_pulse_reports_rates_remain_stable_at/index.html?source=r_technology]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage rates maintained their record-low status this week, according to LendingTree's Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse, a snapshot of the lowest and average mortgage rates available within the LendingTree network of lenders. On July 27, lenders on the LendingTree network offered mortgage rates as low as 4.25 percent (4.39% APR) for a 30-year fixed mortgage, 3 ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Feds put up $1 billion more for mortgage relief]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/29/BUP21EL5T4.DTL]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Congress has just come up with an extra $1 billion to help people who can't pay their mortgage because of unemployment or a medical problem. Under this new Emergency Mortgage Relief program, eligible homeowners who are at least three months delinquent can get... Mortgage - Business - United States - Financial Services - United States Congress]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[California Water Service Group Announces Results for the 2nd Quarter of 2010]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1297129&sourceType=3]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - July 28, 2010) - California Water Service Group ( NYSE : CWT ) today announced net income of $10.4 million and earnings per common share (EPS) of $0.50 for the second quarter of 2010, compared to net income of $12.1 million and EPS of $0.58 for the second quarter of 2009.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dem wants HUD secretary grounded]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40415.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[California Rep. Dennis Cardoza wants to cut Shaun Donovans travel budge'.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[N. Texas mortgage delinquencies up year-over-year]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/29/2369617/n-texas-mortgage-delinquencies.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[But the number of delinquent home loans in June fell slightly from May.]]></description>
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