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Archive for April, 2009

Her Voice: Lifting moratoriums and loan restructuring hope

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It is falsely good, indeed, as the housing market is not getting better. In fact, it is likely to get worse in the next few months, or even weeks.
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By Jennie S. Bev

The foreclosure moratorium, which basically banned foreclosure sales and evictions for mortgages funded and securitized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ended on March 31. It came with many consequences: the good, the bad and the sexy. Loan restructuring is the last resort for most homeowners, but why is nobody getting any?

Some have taken the liberty of extending foreclosure moratorium. The state of New York is processing a bill that would extend the moratorium to one full year, and Marshall & Ilsley Corp. announced it has extended its foreclosure moratorium with an additional 90 days through June 30. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 30th, 2009 at 10:54 am

The Thinker: On the Carpenter And Resurrection

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The Thinker: In Search of Radical Public Intellectuals

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April 14th, 2009 at 10:36 am

Fairness

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April 9th, 2009 at 10:47 am

The Thinker: Measuring Progress Amid the Patriarchies

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April 9th, 2009 at 10:11 am

Di Sisi Korban Tersalib

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April 7th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

The Thinker: A Flourishing State Lives on Compassion

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April 1st, 2009 at 2:15 pm