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Massive Countrywide settlement to benefit homeowners in Florida, 10 other states
South Florida Sun-SentinelMore than 57,000 Florida homeowners stand to benefit from a landmark settlement reached Monday between Florida and Countrywide Financial Corp., the giant subprime mortgage lender. It sets up the nation's most comprehensive mortgage-modification program...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Bank of America Corp., Bill McCollum, Loans, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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$8.8 billion Countrywide settlement OK'd
Chicago TribuneIllinois, California and at least six other states have reached an $8.8 billion settlement of their lawsuits against Countrywide Financial, the biggest subprime mortgage lender, in a deal that should help hundreds of thousands of Americans keep their...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Bank of America Corp., Countrywide Financial Corp., New York Times, Interior Policy
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Florida reaches landmark deal with Countrywide, helping homeowners in subprime deals
South Florida Sun-SentinelMore than 57,000 Florida homeowners stand to benefit from a landmark settlement reached Monday between Florida and Countrywide Financial Corp., the giant subprime mortgage lender. It sets up the nation's most comprehensive mortgage-modification program...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Bank of America Corp., Bill McCollum, Loans, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Deal to help 21,000 in state keep homes
Chicago Tribune correspondentIllinois, California and at least six other states have reached an $8.8 billion settlement of their lawsuits against Countrywide Financial, the biggest subprime mortgage lender, in a deal that should help some 21,000 Illinois residents keep their homes....Tags: Financial and Business Services, Bank of America Corp., Sales, Money and Monetary Policy, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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State will collect $21M in Countrywide settlement
Sentinel Staff WriterFlorida Attorney General Bill McCollum said Monday the state would collect about $21 million as part of a multi-state settlement with the subprime mortgage giant Countrywide over its home loan practices. Florida sued the company last summer along with...Tags: Loans, Financial and Business Services, Interior Policy, Bank of America Corp., Bill McCollum
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States reach settlement in Countrywide suits
Chicago TribuneIllinois, California and at least six other states have reached an $8.8 billion settlement of their lawsuits against Countrywide Financial, the biggest subprime mortgage lender, in a deal that should help some 21,000 Illinois residents keep their homes....Tags: Tribune Co., Financial and Business Services, Bank of America Corp., Chicago Mortgages, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Catonsville Nine protester dies
John Hogan had just returned after 15 years helping the poor in a tiny Guatemalan village when he learned about a protest against the Vietnam War planned by a group of Catholic activists.
Forty years ago last spring, Mr. Hogan and eight others seized...Tags: Meriden, Catonsville, Demonstration, Hamden, Death and Dying
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U.S. public housing overhaul produces uneven gains
Associated PressViola Sowell gazes out the clouded windows of her apartment, from a kitchen with tattered, ruffled curtains peeling linoleum, crooked cabinets and a grease-stained glass dining table. The sounds of laughter and screeching car tires waft up through the...Tags: Social Security, Rentals, Wages and Pensions, Drug Trafficking, Rental Service
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Financial industry will face closer government scrutiny in wake of $700 billion bailout
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ With the passage of the $700 billion rescue package, the financial industry will face greater congressional scrutiny in coming weeks and months. Further-reaching regulation is almost certain. Previously obscure corners of the industry...Tags: Fannie Mae, The White House, Henry Waxman, Barack Obama, Financial and Business Services
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Bailout: Nothing To Fix Root Problems
As Connecticut's only congressional member to vote no on the Economic Stabilization Act, first on Monday and then Friday, I have heard from many concerned citizens from eastern Connecticut and beyond who called to express support, anger and fear about...Tags: The White House, National Government, Financial and Business Services, Economic Policy, Government
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Hope grows with sod in Cabrini-Green
Chicago Tribune reporterFor a group of women in the storied Cabrini-Green housing development, two narrow patches of grass are a symbol of hope. More than a dozen volunteers laid sod Saturday in front of rowhouses on North Cleveland Avenue and North Mohawk Street as part of a...Tags: Chicago Housing Authority, Lincoln Park, Interior Policy
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TOWN HALL AGENDAS: OYSTER BAY
OYSTER BAY Unless specified, meetings are at town hall east, 54 Audrey Ave. LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION 7 p.m. Oct. 29 PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD 7 p.m. Oct. 23 TOWN BOARD 10 a.m. Tuesday ZONING BOARD 7 p.m. Oct. 16 BROOKVILLE TRUSTEES 7...Tags: Sea Cliff, Oyster Bay, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Interior Policy, Locust Valley
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