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		<title>The Road to Housing Recovery 101: $8,000 for downpayment or closing costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homebuyers once again can avail of a new incentive. The $8,000 Federal Tax Credit, for those who purchase a primary residence before December 1, 2009, can now be used towards closing costs, buying down their interest rate or increase the minimum 3.5% downpayment for FHA loans. The up to $8,000 credit, which has no repayment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks Under Fire-Part 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The loose underwriting standards in home mortgages coupled with the shifting of risk perpetuated a venue for incubating moral hazard. The consequences were destructive to on and off balance sheet of banks. As a Qualitative Asset Transformer (QAT), banks are rewarded for mismatching the two sides of the balance sheet- assets and liabilities or loans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks Under Fire- Part 1</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The FDIC is taking this unprecedented action because we have faith in our economy, our country, and our banking system,&#8221; said FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair. &#8220;The overwhelming majority of banks are strong, safe, and sound. A lack of confidence is driving the current turmoil, and it is this lack of confidence that these guarantees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Significant Steps to Housing Recovery</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the sharp decline in home prices and the rising mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures, the federal government through key branches and agencies, such as but not limited to the Department of Treasury, Federal Reserve, Congress and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have taken significant steps to address these problems. The end of the housing boom in [...]]]></description>
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