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  November 16, 2007 Housing/Mortgage Lending House Passes Mortgage Reform Bill The House of Representatives passed a bill late yesterday aimed at protecting borrowers from abusive home loans, but it

  November 15, 2007 Mortgage Lending Mortgage Reform Bill Expected to Pass in House The House of Representatives is expected to overwhelmingly pass legislation today that would place new home mortgage

  November 14, 2007 Mortgage Lending House to Consider Home Mortgage Reform Legislation The House Rules Committee will meet today at 2 p.m. ET in preparation for H.R. 3915, the 'Mortgage Reform and

  November 13, 2007 Housing Downturn House to Consider Mortgage Reform Legislation The House of Representatives will likely vote on legislation this week that would place new home mortgage standards

  November 9, 2007 Mortgage Lending Con Artists Target Struggling Homeowners The Better Business Bureau has received complaints from every state regarding 'foreclosure rescue' scams and has issued an

  November 8, 2007 Presidential Candidate Offers Plan on Bankruptcy Reform, Credit Card Bill of Rights Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) offered a package of proposals

  November 7, 2007 Mortgage Lending Mortgage Bill Could Lead to Spike in Chapter 13 Bankruptcies As the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled today to mark up a bill that would allow bankruptcy

  November 6, 2007 Mortgage Lending Survey: Lenders Tightening Credit to Prime Home Buyers and Businesses The Federal Reserve's latest survey of banks' senior loan officers showed that more banks are

  November 5, 2007 October Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Climb to Highest Monthly Level Since New Law Took Effect October consumer bankruptcy filings increased to 75,975, the highest monthly total since

  November 2, 2007 Credit Card Issuers Prepare for Effects of Subprime Mortgage Meltdown Experts are saying that the credit card industry should know within a year whether the subprime mortgage crisis