Subprime guidance to be issued Thursday
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U.S. banking regulators plan to  issue guidance on the subprime mortgage market as early as  Thursday afternoon, two sources familiar with the matter told  Reuters on Wednesday.
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THERE WAS a time when purchasing a home was something only married couples did. However, increasingly, single, widowed, and divorced women with and without children are making the choice to purchase a home on their own. Yet, the economic and social consequences of subprime lending practices on them are subjects few are discussing.
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The Federal Reserve Board and other federal and state regulators announced plans yesterday to review the practices of lenders who are significant players in the troubled subprime home mortgage market, which typically caters to borrowers with blemished credit.
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WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson yesterday said the turbulence that has hit financial markets will take time to be resolved, especially in the area of subprime mortgages.
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Key economic data from the United States this week may seal the case for the first cut in the federal funds rate in more than four years, which would help ease investor concerns about a fallout from the subprime crisis.
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Massachusetts officials today are expected to unveil a $250 million fund to help delinquent borrowers of subprime mortgages refinance into more affordable loans to prevent them from losing their homes to foreclosure.
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Under a federal law that will take effect Thursday, the grace period between the time the check is written and when the money is debited from the account.
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U.S. bank regulators issued new  standards for subprime mortgage lending Friday that includes  several new consumer protections.
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Five banks in the New England region  will announce a $125 million fund on Thursday to help subprime  borrowers, the Boston Federal Reserve Bank said on Wednesday.
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U.S. lenders would have to determine  that a borrower can afford a mortgage before making the loan  under a Federal Reserve staff proposal on new regulations  released on Tuesday.
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Washington Mutual Inc. , one of the largest U.S. mortgage lenders, on Friday said improved underwriting standards have led to a reduction in the number of new subprime mortgages going into default quickly.
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HSBC Holdings Plc's  U.S. subprime unit scheduled a management conference call with its staff on Friday amid concern about layoffs and even a winding down of operations, two employees at the unit said.
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U.S. President George W. Bush will propose reforms on Friday intended to help homeowners with subprime mortgages avoid default, his first public step to address a crisis that has created turmoil in financial markets around the world.
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A group of major mortgage lenders will allow some homeowners facing foreclosure to delay losing their homes for 30 days.
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The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued special guidance Tuesday urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on their home mortgages.
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Stock market investors will next week turn their attention to monetary policy when the Bank of England (BoE) delivers its latest monthly interest rate decision on Thursday.
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President Bush will announce steps intended to help low-income families hit by the subprime mortgage crisis.