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Mortgage News for Tuesday - January 20, 2004

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• British private debt higher
• Leave the No Call list alone
• Help on the way for home buyers
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• Baird & Warner Names New President of Its Mortgage Company
• Indiana requires new law to stop predatory lenders
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• Ten-Year Treasuries Drop on Forecasts for Stronger U.S. Economic Growth
• Mortgage lending wisdom
• U.S. January Homebuilder Index Drops to 68 From 70
• Economists provide mixed housing forecast for '04
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Mortgage News
Baird & Warner Names New President of Its Mortgage Company - 2004-01-20
Baird & Warner, the biggest independent residential real estate services provider in Chicagoland, names Timothy J. Good president of Baird & Warner Financial Services.

Baird & Warner Financial Services ranks among the top mortgage companies in Illinois, offering a range of mortgage-related services from more than 50 national and local lenders. In 2003, the firm reported a record volume of $642 million.
Read the full story at PR Newswire via Yahoo!
 
Indiana requires new law to stop predatory lenders - 2004-01-20
Each year, Indiana homeowners lose more than $1.3 million to predatory mortgage loans. Predatory lenders target people who may be behind on property taxes, who need to fix up their home, or who need money for medical bills.

Once they find these people, the lenders often use high-pressure sales talk, high interest rates, outrageous fees, and repayment terms that the person can’t afford.
Read the full story at Ireland Business World
 






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