Reuters - Demand for loans to purchase U.S. homes sunk to a 13-year low last week, and refinancing demand also slid despite near record-low mortgage rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.

AP - A Lake County jury convicted a transient of stealing a house in foreclosure by removing “for sale” signs, changing the locks and filing strange paperwork with the county claiming he purchased the house from Yahweh.

AP - RATES SET NEW LOW: Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for 30-year fixed loans dropped to 4.57 percent this week, the lowest on records dating back to 1971. That’s down from the previous record of 4.58 percent set last week.

Reuters - High unemployment and a moribund housing market are constraining the U.S. economic recovery, while the public debt looms large on the horizon and needs to be addressed, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday

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AP - An odd scene has been playing out lately in the offices of mortgage brokers and bankers around the country.

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AP - The former head of a mortgage lending company accused of scheming to steal more than $500 million from the government’s financial bailout fund has pleaded not guilty in the case.

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