New jersey Mortgage News

LendingTree.com Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse Reveals Average Rates Fall to 4.45 Percent
Average mortgage rates fell this week, according to the LendingTree Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse, a snapshot of the lowest and average mortgage rates available within the LendingTree network of lenders.

Commercial foreclosures in New Jersey on track with last year
Lenders and loan servicers continued to take back commercial properties in New Jersey at the same pace as last year, when the state saw 1,471 such foreclosures, according to newly released government data.

Mortgage Fraud Is Rising, With a Twist
Mortgage fraud, which helped inflate the housing bubble and left banks and government housing agencies with an avalanche of bad debt, is up again. The crime rose last year after declining for two years from its 2006 peak.

Dick Fuld in exile
Ever since Lehman Brothers imploded and filed for the largest bankruptcy in history nearly two years ago, the firm's former chairman and CEO, Dick Fuld, has been a little on edge.

When Is Paying Off Your Mortgage the Right Move?
In most cases, a financial adviser will recommend not to pay off your mortgage ahead of time. But when it does make sense to break that rule, it could mean a new and better retirement.

Man accused of Ponzi scheme may be nearing plea deal
Man accused of Ponzi scheme may be nearing plea deal Newark, N.J. A Florida man accused of running an $880 million Ponzi scheme that authorities say left at least 60 investors in Florida, Indiana and New Jersey with about $80 million in losses may have reached a deal with federal prosecutors.

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Danny Schechter: Hard Times Are Getting Harder, Left Is Silent
Aren't job losses and foreclosures as important as a "Ground Zero Mosque" that isn't a mosque, hasn't been built, and isn't even at Ground Zero?

Gloucester Township opens brand new senior housing facility
The new Gloucester Township Affordable Senior Housing Campus held its grand opening Aug. 19.

TMS Funding Hires Two New Account Executives To Support Growth
New York - MILFORD, CONNECTICUT - (August 23, 2010), TMS Funding, the wholesale residential lending platform of Total Mortgage Services, LLC, announced today the hiring of Robin Buttner and Stephen Jaser as Wholesale Account Executives.