Columbus ohio Mortgage News

Mortgage aid begins for 8,000 in Ohio (The Toledo Blade)
COLUMBUS - A mortgage-modification program that could help 8,000 Ohioans stay in their homes is under way, say officials of Countrywide Financial Corp. and the Ohio attorney general's office. An additional 4,000 Countrywide customers in Ohio who have lost their homes could receive $500 to $1,500 as part of a foreclosure-relief payment program. "We will monitor [Countrywide's] progress and if ...

Cleveland, Columbus lagging Cincinnati (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Fears of recession have become reality. The housing market meltdown continues to be at the center of the economic and financial crisis.

Despite turbulence, some local companies beat the odds and posted gains (The Columbus Dispatch)
Despite the worst year for stocks in nearly 80 years, a few central Ohio companies were able to find a little daylight in the darkness of 2008.

Ohio to receive millions in Countrywide mortgage settlement (WKYC Cleveland)
COLUMBUS -- Ohio Attorney General Nancy Rogers announced the details of a final settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporations.

Park National Bank receives top ranking (Newark Advocate)
NEWARK — Park National Bank received a No. 1 ranking for community banks in central Ohio, according to Columbus Business First's annual Book of Lists.

Mortgage plan could keep 8,000 in homes (The Columbus Dispatch)
A mortgage-modification program that could help 8,000 Ohioans stay in their homes is under way, say officials of Countrywide Financial Corp. and the Ohio attorney general's office.

Mortgage plan could keep 8,000 in homes (The Columbus Dispatch)
A mortgage-modification program that could help 8,000 Ohioans stay in their homes is under way, say officials of Countrywide Financial Corp. and the Ohio attorney general's office. An additional 4,000 Countrywide customers in Ohio who have lost their homes could receive $500 to $1,500 as part of a foreclosure-relief payment program.

Ohio homeowners get $44 million from Countrywide (WKYC Cleveland)
COLUMBUS -- Ohio Attorney General Nancy Rogers said late Tuesday that Ohio homeowners will get $43.9 million from Countrywide Financial Corporation, as part of a multi-state, $150 million settlement.

Realtors hope lower mortgage rates will bolster market (This Week Pickerington)
Central Ohio real estate agents are banking on lower mortgage rates and action by the Federal Reserve to bolster slumping home sales.