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FDIC Chairman Questions Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction (MalaysiaNews.net)

WASHINGTON–Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair came close to the third rail of tax policies Monday, citing the federal tax deduction for mortgage interest as one of the causes…

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FDIC Chairman Questions Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction (MalaysiaNews.net)

FDIC Chairman Questions Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction (Fox News)

The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said mortgage interest is one of the problems for the nation’s banking crisis.

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FDIC Chairman Questions Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction (Fox News)

Buying a home: know the difference between mortgage life insurance and individual life insurance (Purcell Register)

(ARA) - For many new homeowners, it can be very confusing to decide whether you should buy an individual insurance policy from a reputable life insurance company to protect your new home from the unexpected, or if you should purchase a mortgage insurance policy through your lender.

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Buying a home: know the difference between mortgage life insurance and individual life insurance (Purcell Register)

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-02 14:01 UPDATE 1-Radian names new COO for mortgage insurance unit (Interactive Investor)

March 2 (Reuters) - Radian Group Inc appointed former Bank of America executive Robert Griffith as chief operating officer of its mortgage insurance unit, Radian Guaranty Inc.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-02 14:01 UPDATE 1-Radian names new COO for mortgage insurance unit (Interactive Investor)

Cleaning up toxic mortgage assets a slow task (FT.com via Yahoo! News)

With $45bn of investments in securities backed by US mortgages - or nearly a quarter of the insurance group’s total assets - it is no overstatement to say that MetLife is a heavyweight in the mortgage market.

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Cleaning up toxic mortgage assets a slow task (FT.com via Yahoo! News)

S&P urges mortgage brokers to sell GI (Mortgage Introducer)

According to a poll by Alliance and Leicester, 41% of brokers said they would not expand offerings to include products other than mortgages. This is despite almost half of them being regulated to sell Insurance products in reaction to the declining mortgage market last year.

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S&P urges mortgage brokers to sell GI (Mortgage Introducer)

Mortgage insurance won’t last forever (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Mortgage insurance premium payments will not hound a homeowner forever.

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Mortgage insurance won’t last forever (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Mortgage Refinancers May Be Overpaying for Title Insurance (Forbes)

Title insurance companies face lawsuits from consumers.

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Mortgage Refinancers May Be Overpaying for Title Insurance (Forbes)

New plans protect mortgage against unemployment (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Job-loss mortgage insurance is available not only from traditional insurers but from new-home builders, banks and other lenders, real estate agents, realty groups, and state and local housing agencies.

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FHA raises fees, tightens mortgage underwriting (Market Watch)

The Federal Housing Administration says it would raise down-payment requirements, boost its mortgage-insurance premiums and tighten its loan underwriting practices in the face of rising foreclosures and delinquencies.

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FHA raises fees, tightens mortgage underwriting (Market Watch)

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