Christopher Shearer By KAREN BLUMENTHAL With mortgage rates holding below 5%, there has rarely been a better time to refinance your home. But with a one-two punch of tighter credit and falling prices roiling homeowners, the process has never been more difficult. In the Sacramento, Calif., area, M
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05/21/2009
Christopher Shearer 7(a) loans are the most basic and most used type loan of SBA's business loan programs. Its name comes from section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, which authorizes the Agency to provide business loans to American small businesses.All 7(a) loans are provided by lenders who are
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05/18/2009
Christopher Shearer Ownership Has its Benefits If you or someone you know are still paying a landlord's mortgage instead of building equity of your own, see what you're missing. Check out some of the other financial benefits of being a homeowner.Typical Tax Deductions for Homeowners Mortgage inte
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05/06/2009
Christopher Shearer The U.S. Postal Service announced that the price of a first-class stamp will increase from 42 cents to 44 cents on May 11, 2009. That gives you plenty of time to stock up on what the Post Office calls its Forever Stamp, a special stamp that has no price denomination printed
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05/06/2009
Christopher Shearer During the first quarter of 2009, the first 100 days of the new President's term, you are no doubt going to hear a lot of news stories about the economic stimulus plan and the financial rescue package and their possible ramifications to the real estate and mortgage markets. Yo
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05/06/2009
Call to Action - Loan Originator Credit Reports Made Public...Call Your Florida Senator Now! The Florida House and Senate passed a bill (SB 2226) giving the Office of Financial Regulation permission to require individual credit reports to be part of Mortgage Loan Originator licensing and re-li
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05/04/2009
Christopher Shearer By RUTH SIMON Financially troubled borrowers may think that foreclosure or a short sale of their home means their mortgage woes are over. Not necessarily. Some homeowners are finding that when they sell their homes for less than the outstanding mortgages -- a so-called short s
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05/02/2009
Christopher Shearer Thinking of my son Jordan Christopher Shearer who lives in Austin, Tx, I read this and it so described how I feel and how much I love and miss my son. A Separationby James B. Smith I speak of a bond,Knowing in my heart it must be.Yet,Never will I feel this bond,This I fear. I
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05/02/2009
Christopher Shearer I miss my son Jordan Christopher Shearer and as I read this article I was thinking how much I love and miss him.The Case for Father CustodyIt is fatherhood that makes childhood possible.by Daniel Amneus A judge will try a divorce case in the morning and place the children in t
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05/02/2009
Christopher Shearer By David Wessel Mortgage rates continue to fall, a boon to homeowners eager to refinance mortgages and to those courageous enough to ponder buying new houses. And, in an unusual development, rates on adjustable rate mortgages exceed those on 30-year fixed-rate loans, according
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05/02/2009
