Citigroup to pay $158.3 million in mortgage accord (Reuters) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:34:18 GMT Reuters - Citigroup Inc has agreed to pay $158.3 million to settle U.S. civil claims that it defrauded the government with regard to some home loans extended by its CitiMortgage unit.

Mortgage applications down as purchase demand falls (Reuters) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:11:31 GMT FILE - In this July 28, 2000 file photo, Wayne Berman is seen in Philadelphia. Mitt Romney accepted nearly $280,000 in contributions raised by a former lobbyist for Fannie Mae, despite the GOP candidate's blistering criticism of the mortgage giant. Romney and other Republicans haven't identified other so-called fundraising “bundlers,� leaving voters in the dark about who their campaigns are indebted to. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Late payments on mortgages rise again in 4th qtr (AP) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:51:50 GMT AP - Late payments on mortgages ticked up in the last three months of 2011, the second straight quarter-to-quarter increase after nearly two years of steady decline.

W.Va. AG launches mortgage settlement project (AP) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:21:12 GMT AP - West Virginia officials are launching a project to help homeowners get relief stemming from a nationwide mortgage settlement.

NM Senate approves corporate income tax change (AP) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:51:32 GMT AP - The Senate has approved a proposal to lower New Mexico's corporate income tax rate but change the tax treatment of large corporations with income fr 1000 om operations nationwide.

Ex-Bear Stearns execs pay fines, accept bans (AP) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:37:39 GMT AP - Two former Bear Stearns executives reached settlements Monday with federal regulators over civil charges they mislead investors about risky mortgage securities when the housing market was collapsing.

Two former Bear Stearns managers settle SEC case (Reuters) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:20 GMT Reuters - Two former Bear Stearns fund managers, who were acquitted of criminal charges over the demise of their mortgage-laden hedge funds, agreed on Monday to pay more than $1 million to resolve a civil lawsuit brought by market regulators.

SEC again pushes AIG on disclosures (Reuters) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:14:57 GMT Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., questions AIG Chairman Edward Liddy during a hearing before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capitol Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Exclusive: Mortgage problems? Turn your house into a billboard (Reuters) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:06:36 GMT Sarah Hostetler (C) and her parents Beth and Scott pose in front of their home in Buena Park, California, February 11, 2012. REUTERS/Josh Edelson

Boy Saves Grandma's House, Makes Happy News (ContributorNetwork) Personal Finance News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:20:51 GMT ContributorNetwork - According to The Week, a 12-year-old boy in Wisconsin has saved his grandmother's house from foreclosure. A youth with a history of community service, Noah Lamaide created a website to highlight his projects. In January, he edited his site to highlight the plight of his grandmother, who fell behind on mortgage payments after medical complications. Donations poured in, saving the home.