Fears of increased mortgage defaults put spotlight on subprime lenders
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If it looks like a bubble, smells like a bubble, and tastes like a bubble, it must be a bubble.
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The U.S. mortgage meltdown broadened on Tuesday, led by Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.  and New Century Financial Corp. , as investors feared that the subprime lenders, which make loans to people with poor credit histories, would run out of cash.
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Risks to global expansion have  recently increased due to tensions in the U.S. subprime  mortgage market and there are fears of growing spillovers to  other segments, the European Central Bank said on Thursday.
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As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction  -  and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks
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The subprime mortgage mess has created a mixed blessing for potential homebuyers.
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The meltdown among U.S. subprime mortgage lenders including New Century Financial Corp. broadened on Tuesday, as Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. shares fell more than 60 percent, and investors worried that more lenders might restructure or seek bankruptcy protection.
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Homeowners with subprime mortgages struggling under payments need federal government help to ease them through the crisis, a leading consumer advocacy group said on Wednesday.
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The meltdown among U.S. subprime mortgage lenders broadened on Tuesday, as shares of Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. lost two-thirds of their value and New Century Financial Corp. sank, with investors fearing both would run out of cash.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of homeowners receiving foreclosure notices hit a record high in the spring, driven up by problems with subprime mortgages.
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More than two million subprime adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) are poised to reset at much higher rates in coming months, worsening an already suffering housing market.
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As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction -- and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks
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The proposal by federal regulators comes as subprime mortgages have come under stress and scrutiny.
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The global financial turmoil, ignited by the subprime mortgage problems in the U.S., has exposed the downsides of spreading risk so broadly that upheavals are felt worldwide.
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The crisis in the subprime mortgage market has heightened tension between mortgage lenders and brokers who both hope to shape any laws aimed at stamping out dangerous loans.
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NEW YORK -- The nation's banks are just beginning to feel the pain of defaults on risky mortgages they made at low introductory rates when housing prices were soaring, Federal Reserve governor Susan Bies said.
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U.S. financial markets were rattled by news on Tuesday that late payments on U.S. mortgages had reached their highest level in 3-1/2 years, while regulators began a probe of subprime mortgage lending and called for legislation.
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The crisis in the U.S. subprime mortgage market has heightened tension between mortgage lenders and brokers who both hope to shape any laws aimed at stamping out dangerous loans.