News tagged with mortgage
Study posits a theory of moral behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some people behave morally while others do not? Sociologists at the University of California, Riverside and California State University, Northridge have developed a theory of the moral ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Wireless startup LightSquared files for bankruptcy
LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.
May 14, 2012 |
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Study finds key tax break has adverse effect on homeownership, social welfare
The American dream of owning a home with a white picket fence may stay a dream for many, according to a recent study by a Kansas State University economist.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 30, 2011 |
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The crisis of shareholder primacy
If we want to prevent the next financial crisis, a new model of corporate governance is needed to replace shareholder primacy in financial institutions. Gates Scholar Mike Marin explains why.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2012 |
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New mortgage design would minimize home foreclosures
With mortgage loan defaults on the rise yet again, two mortgage researchers are proposing a new type of mortgage contract that automatically resets the balance and the monthly payment based on the mortgaged home's market ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Study finds consumer behavior and lifestyle traits influence foreclosure rates (w/ Video)
A homeowner's station in life and personal spending beliefs and habits are important indicators of the borrower's potential for home-mortgage default, say researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Most mortgage meltdowns not caused by subprimes
Subprime mortgages were not the main reason behind the housing crisis that started in 2009 and continues to bedevil the faltering U.S. economy, according to a University of Michigan study.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Some banks help keep mortgage holders out of default, studies find
While the nation's foreclosure crisis has focused blame on bad loan practices by some lenders, new research shows how some banks may have actually reduced the default risk of their homebuyers.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Chinese-Americans don't overborrow, study finds
Bad mortgage loans and rampant consumer debt were two of the primary causes for the recent economic recession in the U.S. Despite a national trend of debt problems, a University of Missouri researcher has found one American ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Banking on outlier detection: Simple computer model could act as early warning system for failing banks
Recent bank failures point to the continuing need for vigilance by regulators and investors. Now, a report in the International Journal of Operational Research, discusses the possibility of an early-warning system that s ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 07, 2009 |
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From stress to financial mess: Study suggests acute stress affects financial decision making
It is not surprising that as our economy continues its freefall, we are feeling increasingly more stressed and worried. Many of us are feeling extreme unease about the security of our jobs and being able to make our next ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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One factor can make mortgage modifications up to one-third more likely, study finds
One factor, little-known by borrowers, can play a large role in whether banks are willing to renegotiate mortgages with homeowners who are struggling to meet payments.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Another wave of foreclosures likely in new year
(PhysOrg.com) -- As we near the end of the year, Phoenix-area home prices have started to go up, but another wave of foreclosures is likely to hit soon. That's according to the author of the latest Realty Studies report from ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Stanford experts assess SEC-Goldman suit, stress need to better regulate financial markets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Stanford experts on the finance industry distinguished between ethical and legal issues during a public analysis of the Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit against Goldman Sachs' allegedly fraudulent ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 04, 2010 |
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Mortgage modification policies slow employment recovery, economists say
In a new study, UCLA economists estimate that means-tested mortgage modifications, which significantly reduce mortgage payments to households whose incomes have declined, have raised the unemployment rate by approximately ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 15, 2011 |
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