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"); //0 document.write("Foreclosures up in 75 percent of top U.S. metro areas \n (Reuters)\n
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$\"An$ Reuters - Foreclosures rose in 3 of every four large U.S. metro areas in this year\'s first half, likely ruling out sustained home price gains until 2013, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Thursday.

"); //1 document.write("France Telecom first half net profit up 45 pct \n (AP)\n
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AP - France Telecom SA said Thursday that first half net profit rose 45 percent due to a one-off gain, although revenue and margins were eroded by regulatory costs and competition in the home market in France.

"); //2 document.write("Foreclosure activity up across most US metro areas \n (AP)\n
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$\"Demonstrators,$ AP - Households across a majority of large U.S. cities received more foreclosure warnings in the first six months of this year than in the first half of 2009, new data shows.

"); //3 document.write("Calif. revokes real estate licenses at record pace \n (AP)\n
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AP - The California Department of Real Estate said Wednesday it revoked a record number of real estate licenses in its most recently completed fiscal year.

"); //4 document.write("Mortgage lenders must register in database \n (AP)\n
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AP - Loan officers at banks will be required to provide their names and fingerprints to a national database as part of an effort to crack down on shady operators who fed the real estate bubble.

"); //5 document.write("Treasury says latest mortgage-aid report flawed \n (AP)\n
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AP - The Obama administration is revising the latest report on its troubled mortgage-relief program, and the changes are likely to show a greater number of borrowers facing foreclosure after having their loans modified.

"); //6 document.write("Summary Box: Mortgage applications down percent \n (AP)\n
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AP - MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS DOWN: Applications for home loans fell 4.4 percent last week despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

"); //7 document.write("Fed says some districts report slowing economy \n (Reuters)\n
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$\"Customers$ Reuters - The economy kept growing overall in recent weeks, but unevenly and it actually slowed in a few regions as housing markets softened after the end of a popular tax break, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

"); //8 document.write("Mortgage brokers to be fingerprinted and registered \n (Reuters)\n
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$\"A$ Reuters - Mortgage loan originators will have to be fingerprinted and sign up to a central registry to do business in future, according to final rules issued on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve and other regulators.

"); //9 document.write("Mortgage applications fall 4.4 percent last week \n (AP)\n
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AP - Applications for home loans fell last week despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades.

"); //10 document.write("Mortgage demand dips on rising rates \n (Reuters)\n
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$\"An$ Reuters - U.S. home loan demand cooled last week as rising mortgage rates curbed refinancing requests that had soared to a 14-month high, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.

"); //11 document.write("What\'s next for housing finance, Fannie and Freddie? \n (McClatchy Newspapers)\n
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With the overhaul of financial regulation in the bag, the Obama administration Tuesday said it\'ll focus next on housing finance — another key cause of the recent deep economic downturn — with an eye to deciding the fate of mortgage finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

"); //12 document.write("Summary Box: Conference on Fannie, Freddie \n (AP)\n
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AP - CONFERENCE SCHEDULED: The Obama administration will hold a conference Aug. 17 to discuss the future of government-sponsored mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which almost collapsed nearly two years ago.

"); //13 document.write("Treasury to hold conference on Fannie, Freddie \n (AP)\n
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AP - The Obama administration, which has been under fire for not developing a concrete plan for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, says it will hold a conference next month to discuss their future.

"); //14 document.write("US vows reform plan for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac \n (AFP)\n
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$\"Combination$ AFP - The US Treasury on Tuesday promised a plan to reform troubled state-backed mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by January, firing the starting gun on what is likely to be a rancorous debate.

"); //15 document.write("Home vacancies fall in Q2 but rentals steady \n (Reuters)\n
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Reuters - The rate of vacancies for homes slipped slightly in the second quarter, a government report showed on Tuesday, but it was not enough to promise improvement in the hard-hit housing market.

"); //16 document.write("Former Northern Rock executive fined, banned \n (AP)\n
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AP - Britain\'s financial regulator has banned the former finance director of mortgage lender Northern Rock — the country\'s first major casualty of the global credit crunch — and fined him 320,000 pounds ($500,000) for misreporting figures on loan arrears.

"); //17 document.write("World markets up on latest batch of upbeat earns \n (AP)\n
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$\"A$ AP - World stock markets mostly rose Tuesday as investors warmed to another batch of better than expected earnings and economic data, while the euro struck a 2 1/2-month high against the dollar before its latest effort to sustain a break above $1.30 faltered.

"); //18 document.write("World stocks hit 2-1/2 month peak as euro near high \n (Reuters)\n
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$\"A$ Reuters - World stocks hit a 2-1/2 month high on Tuesday while the euro held near a two-month peak versus the dollar as upbeat results from Swiss bank UBS added to a recent run of strong corporate earnings.

"); //19 document.write("New-Home Demand Soared 24% In June From Record Lows \n (Investor\'s Business Daily)\n
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Investor\'s Business Daily - New-home sales surged nearly 24% in June from a record low, the Commerce Department said Monday, offering hope that housing has found some sort of floor.

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