New report by bank regulators shows over half of mortgage holders who get help miss payments again (New York Daily News)

More than half of mortgage holders who get help fall behind again, just as lenders are ramping up efforts to avoid more home foreclosures, according to a new report by bank regulators.

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New report by bank regulators shows over half of mortgage holders who get help miss payments again (New York Daily News)

Carmel man gets prison for mortgage fraud (The Indianapolis Star)

A federal judge has sentenced a Carmel man to 30 months in prison for his role in a massive $20 million mortgage fraud scheme involving duplexes on Indianapolis’ Eastside.

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Carmel man gets prison for mortgage fraud (The Indianapolis Star)

S.Korea mortgage loans decline slightly in Sept (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

SEOUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Mortgage loans by banks and non-bank financial companies in South Korea fell slightly during the first 19 business days of September, data from a financial regulator showed on Thursday.

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Eastday-Banks call a halt to mortgage incentives (Eastday.com)

China’s biggest five state-owned banks will stop offering commissions to agents who recruit household mortgage clients until the end of the year because of burgeoning business in home financing, according to industry sources.

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Eastday-Banks call a halt to mortgage incentives (Eastday.com)

Mortgage lending falls by €84m (Irish Examiner)

MORTGAGE lending fell by €84 million in August, representing the fifth month in a row of decline in home loan demand.

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Senior Learning Council to Present Reverse Mortgage Seminars (Clearwater Gazette)

Educational seminars for seniors will be presented at several locations during the months of October and November. These seminars are designed to inform seniors who are considering whether or not a reverse mortgage is a good fit for their retirement needs and wants.

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Estates man indicted on mortgage fraud charge (Naples Daily News)

A federal grand jury today indicted a 38-year-old Golden Gate Estates man on mortgage fraud charges accusing him of over-inflating the price of his home and lying on his application. Damarys Llorca, of 1971 16th Ave. S.W., was charged with credit application fraud in an indictment handed up to U.S.

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Estates man indicted on mortgage fraud charge (Naples Daily News)

Freddie Announces $1 Billion Commercial Mortgage Bond Deal (Nasdaq)

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Freddie Mac (FRE) announced a $1 billion commercial mortgage bond deal backed by multifamily loans to be sold Oct. 7.

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Freddie Announces $1 Billion Commercial Mortgage Bond Deal (Nasdaq)

Mortgage Applications Decrease Despite Continued Drop In Interest Rates (INO News)

(RTTNews) - Mortgage application volume fell in the week ended September 25, despite another decrease in interest rates.

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US OCC: Lenders Step Up Mortgage Rescue Efforts (Nasdaq)

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Lenders stepped up efforts to help strapped borrowers during the second quarter of 2009, but their actions weren’t enough to stem rising mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures, a federal banking regulator reported Wednesday.

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