Shortcuts to Climbing the Mortgage Mountain - 2004-03-02
You've completed your initial homework and found out all you can about your mortgage options. But once you've done the initial research, what the next move?

The majority of expats probably already own a piece of property or two back home and are not strangers to the world of mortgages, surveys and insurance. But how do you begin to put the nuts and bolts of the process together when the country you're dealing with is Russia?
Read the full story at Moscow Times

Debt Ratings Service Bumps Up Salt Lake City-Based Mortgage Loan Firm - 2004-03-02
Troubled Fairbanks Capital Corp., which late last year paid $40 million to settle allegations it mistreated customers, received news Monday that should make it easier for the Salt Lake City company to rebuild its smaller customer base.

Fairbanks services home mortgage loans made by other companies, collects payments and handles bookkeeping for about 420,000 loans nationwide. Many were granted to people with troubled credit histories who cannot qualify for standard loans.
Read the full story at Miami Herald