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FTC Testifies on Efforts to Combat Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scams

by Moe Bedard

The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services that, with the rapid increase in mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures, the FTC has intensified its efforts to protect consumers from foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams. The FTC also recommended legislative and other remedies [...]

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Remarks by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on the U.S. Economy, Housing and Capital Markets

by Moe Bedard

May 16, 2008
HP-981Before the Washington Post 200 Lunch
Washington – Thank you, Len. Over the last forty years, Washington has transformed into a diverse corporate center. Congratulations to the Post for recognizing this through their annual list of 200. And I am pleased to join you and represent the “old” Washington, the less than ten [...]

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McCain Finally Goes to Bat for Homeowners

by Moe Bedard

Sen. John McCain addressed small business owners in Brooklyn, N.Y. this Thursday that the government should play a bigger role in easing the mortgage crisis. McCain has called for federal aid to distressed homeowners Thursday, saying, “There is nothing more important than keeping alive the American dream to own your own home.”
Under McCain’s “HOME Plan,”  homeowners [...]

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Is Obama for the People or the Banks?

by Moe Bedard

Let’s get something straight here America.
The President of the United States is to work for the common good of the people for which they represent and serve. Yes, represent and serve. They do not take the oval office to work for the “special interests” of corporate America and the money that fills their campaign buckets.
Or do they?

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