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		<title>Key questions and answers to the foreclosure crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Foreclosure” is probably the scariest word in Michigan’s vocabulary right now. The state has joined 49 others in investigating banks’ foreclosure practices amid allegations they evicted people without reading foreclosure documents.&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/key-questions-and-answers-to-the-foreclosure-crisis/' addthis:title='Key questions and answers to the foreclosure crisis ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Foreclosure” is probably the scariest word in Michigan’s vocabulary right now. The state has joined 49 others in investigating banks’ foreclosure practices amid allegations they evicted people without reading foreclosure documents.&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20101015/NEWS01/310150013/1190/EATONRAPIDS" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Swan warns banks over mortgage rates increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CANBERRA &#8211; Banks have been put on notice by the federal government and finance unions as the chances of an official interest rate rise today diminished marginally on the back of an indicator showing inflation pressures easing.At&#8230;&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/swan-warns-banks-over-mortgage-rates-increase/' addthis:title='Swan warns banks over mortgage rates increase ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CANBERRA &#8211; Banks have been put on notice by the federal government and finance unions as the chances of an official interest rate rise today diminished marginally on the back of an indicator showing inflation pressures easing.At&#8230;&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&#038;objectid=10678193&#038;ref=rss" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Banks `Throw in the Towel&#8217; Waitng for Higher Rates to Add Mortgage Bonds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The biggest banks are adding government-backed mortgage bonds at the fastest pace in 18 months, breaking with an unusual pattern in which they shunned the debt as their loan portfolios shrank during the economic slump, according to Barclays Plc.&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your<a href="http://www.debtfree.net/banks-throw-in-the-towel-waitng-for-higher-rates-to-add-mortgage-bonds/">Read the Rest...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/banks-throw-in-the-towel-waitng-for-higher-rates-to-add-mortgage-bonds/' addthis:title='Banks `Throw in the Towel&#8217; Waitng for Higher Rates to Add Mortgage Bonds ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The biggest banks are adding government-backed mortgage bonds at the fastest pace in 18 months, breaking with an unusual pattern in which they shunned the debt as their loan portfolios shrank during the economic slump, according to Barclays Plc.&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-03/banks-throw-in-the-towel-waitng-for-higher-rates-to-add-mortgage-bonds.html" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Banks on Europe&#8217;s edge face $122-bn refinancing bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banks in Europe’s most indebted nations need to refinance $122 billion of bonds this year, likely paying high interest costs even after receiving a clean bill of health from regulators. Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo SpA has the most debt coming due at $28 billion, followed by UniCredit SpA with $21 billion, according to data compiled by<a href="http://www.debtfree.net/banks-on-europes-edge-face-122-bn-refinancing-bill/">Read the Rest...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/banks-on-europes-edge-face-122-bn-refinancing-bill/' addthis:title='Banks on Europe&#8217;s edge face $122-bn refinancing bill ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Banks in Europe’s most indebted nations need to refinance $122 billion of bonds this year, likely paying high interest costs even after receiving a clean bill of health from regulators. Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo SpA has the most debt coming due at $28 billion, followed by UniCredit SpA with $21 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Italian banks must refinance a total $69 billion of &#8230;&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bankseurope/s-edge-face-122-bn-refinancing-bill/403334/" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Homeowner Calls Flood Banks (Washington Post)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Administration&#8217;s $75B plan to steady housing market would help borrowers avoid foreclosure.source Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/homeowner-calls-flood-banks-washington-post/' addthis:title='Homeowner Calls Flood Banks (Washington Post) ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Administration&#8217;s $75B plan to steady housing market would help borrowers avoid foreclosure.<br  /><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/debt+crisis/SIG=12o60hko5/*http%3A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/04/AR2009030400911.html" target="_blank">source</a></p>
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		<title>Housing boon: Investors seek guilt-free gain in crisis (The Hook)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Properties like this one on Carlton Road are available on the cheap through foreclosure auctions. But plummeting home prices mean that there’s another option that’s easier on both the debtor and still offers a good deal to the buyer. PHOTO BY LINDSAY BARNES “Take advantage of opportunities to purchase properties from banks below market value!”<a href="http://www.debtfree.net/housing-boon-investors-seek-guilt-free-gain-in-crisis-the-hook-2/">Read the Rest...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/housing-boon-investors-seek-guilt-free-gain-in-crisis-the-hook-2/' addthis:title='Housing boon: Investors seek guilt-free gain in crisis (The Hook) ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Properties like this one on Carlton Road are available on the cheap through foreclosure auctions. But plummeting home prices mean that there’s another option that’s easier on both the debtor and still offers a good deal to the buyer. PHOTO BY LINDSAY BARNES “Take advantage of opportunities to purchase properties from banks below market value!” said the ad in the Daily Progress. The event, &#8230;<br  /><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/debt+crisis/SIG=13f2md7vl/*http%3A//www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/01/housing-boon-investors-seek-guilt-free-gain-in-crisis/" target="_blank">source</a></p>
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		<title>Housing boon: Investors seek guilt-free gain in crisis (The Hook)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Properties like this one on Carlton Road are available on the cheap through foreclosure auctions. But plummeting home prices mean that there’s another option that’s easier on both the debtor and still offers a good deal to the buyer. PHOTO BY LINDSAY BARNES “Take advantage of opportunities to purchase properties from banks below market value!”<a href="http://www.debtfree.net/housing-boon-investors-seek-guilt-free-gain-in-crisis-the-hook/">Read the Rest...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/housing-boon-investors-seek-guilt-free-gain-in-crisis-the-hook/' addthis:title='Housing boon: Investors seek guilt-free gain in crisis (The Hook) ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Properties like this one on Carlton Road are available on the cheap through foreclosure auctions. But plummeting home prices mean that there’s another option that’s easier on both the debtor and still offers a good deal to the buyer. PHOTO BY LINDSAY BARNES “Take advantage of opportunities to purchase properties from banks below market value!” said the ad in the Daily Progress. The event, &#8230;<br  /><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/debt+crisis/SIG=13f2md7vl/*http%3A//www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/01/housing-boon-investors-seek-guilt-free-gain-in-crisis/" target="_blank">source</a></p>
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