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US judge slaps $1.3B fine on Bank of America
NEW YORK — A federal judge imposed a $1.3 billion civil penalty against Bank of America on Wednesday for its role in selling risky mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie […]
Let the sunshine in: Habitat Charlotte installing nine solar energy systems
CHARLOTTE – Habitat Charlotte is trying out the solar system. The city’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity International announced it is installing solar energy systems on nine of its affordable […]
Grandmother receives a free home in Charlotte
Patricia Shines thought she was buying her home through a veteran’s homebuying program. Instead, she received the four-bedroom, two-bath, 1,660-square-foot house mortgage-free courtesy of the Nehemiah Community Reinvestment Fund and […]
Monitor: Big banks satisfy mortgage settlement
WASHINGTON — The nation’s four biggest banks slashed billions of dollars from mortgages and other debts, enough to satisfy their obligations under a national mortgage settlement that stemmed from so-called […]
BofA recovery still hounded by Countrywide buy
DEAR MR. BERKO: In 2008, you recommended Bank of America‘s 7.25 percent convertible preferred stock at $720 a share. It yielded 10 percent, and you said it was a safe […]
Mortgage changes debut
Come Jan. 10, it may become more difficult for homeowners to obtain a mortgage. That’s when a host of new rules come into effect. Most notable among the changes for […]
Wilmington man insists his mortgage was forgiven
Daniel Bailey Jr. hasn’t paid his mortgage in five years and the Wilmington resident isn’t about to start now. That’s because Bailey says he struck a special agreement with Countrywide […]
Bank of America to pay Freddie Mac $404 million
CHARLOTTE — Bank of America will pay $404 million to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac to settle all remaining claims over home loans sold in the previous decade. The Charlotte, N.C., […]
Bank of America to cut 3,000 mortgage jobs
Bank of America will cut roughly 3,000 jobs by the end of the year as the number of refinancing applications and troubled loans has fallen. It is part of larger […]
Buildings spring up in The Park: Huntersville mixed use center revived following recession
Rooftops+Recovery+Recent Hospital Expansion=Commercial Real Estate Revival. That appears to be formula at work in The Park-Huntersville – and its joined-at-the hip spin-off, the Gilead Center – where seven new construction projects are underway or in the pipeline.
Panelists outline challenges, opportunities for women in business
While the federal government shutdown is not having a direct impact on Charlotte businesses, it is creating uncertainty in the business community, according to panelists at The Mecklenburg Times Women’s Business Breakfast Forum. “With the shutdown and debate about the debt ceiling, people are waiting to make decisions,” said Natalie Haskins English, senior vice president of public policy for[...]
Government shutdown: Impact small so far on Charlotte housing, banking
It might be roiling Washington, D.C. and its suburbs, but, so far, the government shutdown is having little effect on Charlotte’s real estate and banking markets.
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