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  December 3, 2007 Mortgage Lending U.S.  Trustees Expand Scrutiny of Home Lenders The Executive Office of the U.S. Trustees has stepped up its scrutiny in recent months of mortgage servicers and

  November 30, 2007 Mortgage Lending Bush Administration, Banks Near A Plan to Freeze Subprime Rates The Bush administration and major financial institutions are close to agreeing on a plan that would

  November 29, 2007 Senate Banking Chairman to Offer Bankruptcy Reform Bill  Senate Banking Chairman Chris topher Dodd (D-Conn.) said yesterday that he planned to introduce a bankruptcy reform bill

  November 28, 2007 Mortgage Lending Foreclosures by Lender Investigated by EOUST The Executive Office of the U.S. Trustees has subpoenaed Countrywide Financial, the nation’s largest mortgage lender

  November 27, 2007 Mortgage Lending Congress Awaits Federal Reserve Action on Mortgages Congressional wrangling over home mortgage standards for brokers, lenders and Wall Street firms will take a

  November 26, 2007 Topps Meat Files Bankruptcy after September Recall Topps Meat Co. filed for bankruptcy protection two months after beginning the second-biggest beef recall in U.S. history

  November 23, 2007 Mortgage Crisis Study Predicts $300 Billion in Write Offs Due to Mortgage Downturn The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report yesterday

  November 21, 2007 Mortgage Lending Treasury Secretary Seeks Broad Moves by Mortgage Lenders U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, concerned that millions of homeowners aren't being helped quickly

  November 20, 2007 Bankruptcy Filings Through First Three Quarters of 2007 Eclipse Last Year's Totals The 623,399 total U.S. bankruptcies filed during the first three quarters of 2007 (Jan. 1 – Sept

  November 19, 2007 Davenport Diocese Fails to Meet Court Deadline for Filing Bankruptcy Plan    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport failed to file a bankruptcy reorganization plan on Friday