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 Issue of September 24, 2007 
   
Mortgage Event Draws Hopeful Job Seekers
By Amy Wyeth and Jeff Haynes
At 6:50 a.m. on Aug. 16, Ginny Cavalet woke up to an e-mail from her employer, First Magnus Financial, announcing that the company had shut down.

Report: Blacks, Hispanics Have Lower Credit Scores
By Amy Wyeth
A new Federal Reserve report documents for the first time that black and Hispanic borrowers generally have lower credit scores than whites.

Mortgage Banking Conference Attracts Crowd of About 2,100
By Jeff Haynes and Amy Wyeth
The final count won’t be in until later this week, but attendance at the 20th annual New England Mortgage Banking Conference appears to be down about a third from its peak in 2005.



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