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The subprime mortgage market mess and what it means to you 28 Articles

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    by Laszlo Parakovits

    In the past weeks and months we have witnessed the beginnings of a credit crunch that has wide ranging implications for both the financial services sector ie:banks, brokerages etc.. as well as the economy at large. In...read more

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    by Lester Nixon

    If we take a realistic look at the subprime mortgage disaster, it clearly, I feel, demonstrates what many mortgage companies, banks, S @ L's are allowed to get away with in the USA. The subprime mortgage mess is going to h...read more

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    by Melvin Richardson

    What exactly does the subprime mortgage market mess mean to the average consumer? Well let me give you an overview. * banks are taking substantial losses therefore they will be less willing to extend credit - so you...read more

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    by Sharon Elizabeth

    For those seeking mortgages today, it is important to know how the housing market and the sub-prime fiasco will affect the ability to obtain one. 10 years ago, although there were non-traditional loans available, getting ...read more

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    by Martha Rhodes

    Who Is Responsible For The Mortgage And Credit Crisis and What It Means To The Average I received many comments on a previous article that I wrote and submitted to a number of sites concerning my theory about who may be...read more

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    by Gerry Legister

    The global financial crisis that we are all facing may be signaling the biblical prophecy of the beginning of the decline of the American empire, which has been the pioneering bedrock of modern entrepreneurs dream. The val...read more

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    by Rebecca Ashby

    In July of 2005, I bought a house in Florida. I thought that it was going to be my retirement dream coming true. Well guess what? The dream turned into a nightmare. This lovely three bedroom home just minutes from the ...read more

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    by Ashley Harness

    The Negative Side Of SubPrime Loans: Actually, It's All Pretty Negative Why Is The SubPrime Market Still So Active? With all the awareness being circulated throughout many communities, media, and the Internet, you wo...read more

  • by Jimmy Nightingale

    The Riddle of Sub-Prime Numbers I watched an interesting program on ABC television's "Four Corners" on Monday night. The episode, titled "Mortgage Meltdown" inspected the phenomenon that is the US sub-prime market...read more

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    by Nocita Carter

    Are you tired of the subprime mess? Interesting question, and you may be wondering if the subprime housing mess may be affecting you. It you don't understand what this means, well let me give you some information to incr...read more

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    by Linette Eady

    The subprime mortgage market mess and what it means to you and me This whole fiasco started several years ago under the cloak of the notion of creative financing. The qualifications were so stiff that few people were a...read more

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    by crfuller

    Explain Foreclosure to my Five-Year Old/Putting a Face on the Sub Prime Mortgage Crisis It was the summer of 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona. Hot, by my standards and most people I know. The real estate market was hot too. ...read more

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    by Dan Schlueter

    First, Do No Harm Most people would agree that we have a housing crisis in the United States today. According to statistics from the National Association of Realtors, the time it takes to sell an existing home in ...read more

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    by Altaf Sahibzada

    Dwindling Dividends Investors Pay Attention Dividends seem to be the first major casualty of subprime mortgage crisis. Credit markets generally go down following any turmoil in prime mortgages. When loan defaults rise...read more

  • by Frank Miller

    Sub-Prime Woes make Reverse Mortgages look Even Better. Why would a fifty five or sixty year old homeowner ever wish they were older? To qualify for a Reverse Mortgage, that's why! And who wouldn't want to? With al...read more

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    by Rev. R. D. Brown

    A sub-prime lender is one who lends to borrowers who do not qualify for loans from mainstream lenders. A sub-prime borrower is one who cannot qualify for a traditional mortgage but can qualify for sub-prime financing. ...read more

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    by Leonard Konis

    Subprime lending ('second chance" lending) offered by many credit lending financial institutions are mortgage loans available to borrowers, less likely to qualify for a mortgage at a higher interest rate, compared to other...read more

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    by Debbie Schuchman

    Even if you are not currently a homeowner, the mortgage Subprime debacle could be directly affecting you! Let's talk about a story of a young family who wound up getting themselves into a mortgage loan which was, at the...read more

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    by Louise Washington

    In His Word: Defend the Weak! Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked! Psalm 82:3-4 Whether you...read more

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    by Michael Allen Carvell

    This sub prime mortgage lender is just another way to screw future home buyer out of first their money then their home when they raise your interest rate to high for the home owner to afford their new home. This is a new a...read more

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