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MECU to acquire Advance Bank in Baltimore
Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore Inc. announced Thursday that it had agreed to acquire Advance Bank, another Baltimore-based institution. A sale price hasn't been determined and will be based on which Advance assets regulators say MECU can...
Tags: Banking, Hamilton
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Howard County housing fair coming up April 13
The Baltimore SunIf you want to live in Howard County, one of Maryland’s fastest-growing jurisdictions, where it’s competitive — and can be pricey — to buy a home, consider attending the 7th Annual Come Home to Howard County Housing Fair. The...Tags: Real Estate, Ellicott City, Lotteries, Real Estate Buyers, Howard County
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Study concludes FHA lending practices in Baltimore area could lead to high foreclosure rates
Homes with federally insured mortgages — afforded to mostly lower-income borrowers — are expected to see a spike in foreclosures because of dicey lending practices, according to a recent study. More than a dozen ZIP codes in the Baltimore...
Tags: Housing Industry, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dundalk, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Mortgage settlement gets mixed reviews
Deatrice S. Besong says it feels like winning the lottery: Her mortgage servicer recently agreed to reduce her loan by $249,000 next year, saving her $300 a month and erasing the debt overhang that has her owing far more than her house is worth.
"It's...Tags: Banking, Freddie Mac, Bank of America Corp., Housing and Urban Planning, Douglas F. Gansler
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House-flipping waiver is extended
Federal officials have extended a regulatory waiver that makes it easier to "flip" properties — a move meant to encourage the renovation of foreclosed homes but that critics say could herald the return of predatory schemes.
The Federal Housing...Tags: Real Estate, Mortgages, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Foreclosures, Barbara A. Mikulski
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FHA policies helped cause foreclosure crisis
Imagine that a federal agency wanted to hurt America's working-class families on purpose. How would it inflict maximum damage? It might start by aggressively marketing homeownership to marginal borrowers. It would tell them that bad credit scores aren't...
Tags: Republican Party, Real Estate Buyers, Insurance, American Enterprise Institute, Real Estate
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Letter: Low-income housing fits Rouse vision for Columbia
Steve Carter argued Oct. 11 that low-income housing in Columbia makes little sense ("Low-income housing does not belong in high-cost Columbia," letter). Perhaps Mr. Carter does not realize that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is...Tags: James Rouse, Poverty, Personal Income, Rentals
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Wells Fargo agrees to pay $175M settlement in pricing discrimination suit
About 1,000 Baltimore-area residents are expected to receive thousands of dollars each under a landmark $175 million settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Wells Fargo over accusations of discriminatory lending practices.
Under the terms...Tags: Homes, Barack Obama, Trials, Bank of America Corp., Money and Monetary Policy
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Low-profile Obama donor has deep pockets
When President Barack Obama comes to Baltimore for a large fundraiser Tuesday at an Inner Harbor hotel, he'll first stop at the home of an Owings Mills developer who has kept a remarkably low profile despite having poured hundreds of thousands of...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Barack Obama, Eric Cantor, Baltimore Hotels, Charity
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Tumultuous decades for a housing-aid activist
Vincent Quayle knows the corrosive effect of foreclosures well, sitting as he does at the helm of a nonprofit group that helps homeowners in trouble.
But he says the current foreclosure crisis is nothing compared to the damage wrought by the...Tags: Demonstration, Homes, Hamilton, African Americans, Executive Branch
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Mortgage settlement has shortcomings, critics say
As the federal government and 49 states signed a landmark mortgage relief settlement Thursday, housing advocates and others pointed to shortcomings and raised questions about how the $25 billion plan would be able to provide relief to nearly 2 million...Tags: Banking, Freddie Mac, Trials, Bank of America Corp., Douglas F. Gansler
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Council passes bill aimed at helping condo buyers
The County Council Monday unanimously passed a bill that will prohibit a property owner from obtaining a county rental license if they are more than 30 days behind on their condominium association or homeowner association fees. "The key is that we want...Tags: Land Price, Housing and Urban Planning, Ethics, Values, House Building
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