Defaults Rise at Mortgage Lender
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Countrywide Financial, the nation's largest home loan lender, reported yesterday that foreclosures and late payments on mortgages in December soared to their highest levels in five years.
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Countrywide Financial Corp.'s   debt protection costs jumped on Tuesday amid rumors about more  financial problems at the largest U.S. mortgage lender.
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U.S. mortgage applications rose last  week, fueled by increased demand for home purchase loans even  as interest rates hit their highest level in nearly a year, an  industry group&#39;s data showed on Wednesday.
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Applications for home mortgages jumped for a third consecutive week as plunging interest rates encouraged more homeowners to seek refinancings, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Wednesday that foreclosures and late payments rose in December to the highest on record, though it made more loans than expected in the fourth quarter.
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New applications for U.S. home  mortgages increased last week, as purchase activity rose amid  lower mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Creditors put more pressure on debt-soaked borrowers.
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Records raise new questions about the business practices of the giant mortgage lender at the center of the subprime mess.
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Late payments and foreclosures on U.S. homes rose in the fourth quarter, driven by subprime borrowers with weak credit and adjustable-rate mortgages that reset at higher interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Tuesday.
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The mortgage lender posted a fourth-quarter loss of $509.1 million as it raised its loan-loss provisions to account for growing defaults and foreclosures.
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Mortgage lending data show a sharp increase in the use of higher-priced ÂnonprimeÂ mortgages for home purchases in 2005 over a year earlier.
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New applications for US home loans rose last week to their highest level in four months even though mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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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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The rate of home loans entering the  foreclosure process rose to a record high in the second quarter  of 2007, driven largely by failing subprime mortgages, an  industry trade group said on Thursday.
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Mortgage rates crept higher this week on news of good job growth in August, according to a survey conducted by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.
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New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week to their highest level in four months even  though mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, an  industry group said on Wednesday.
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An explosion in overdue mortgages tailored to home buyers with less-than-sterling credit has driven foreclosure filings to record highs in Massachusetts.