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 Issue of January 7, 2008 
   
Yield Sign
Besieged by a challenging business environment and rapid changes on numerous fronts, mortgage brokers and lenders are stepping cautiously into 2008, while some lenders are treading softly in or sidestepping the Bay State altogether.
System’s Go
If one of the Bay State’s new year’s resolutions is to encourage mortgage regulatory reform, it’s certainly making a genuine effort.
Let’s Remain Committed in 2008
By John B. Winne
The end of an old year and the beginning of a new one always gives us cause to reflect on the past and ponder what lies ahead.

In Mortgage Lending, Out With the Old . . . but Not All of It
By Jim Miara
The beginning of every new year is a time for resolutions and the reason for that is no mystery.

Additional Guidance Needed on ‘Borrower’s Interest’ Rule
By Matthew D. Hanaghan and Allison L. Morgan
State Attorney General Martha Coakley has responded to the surge of home mortgage foreclosures with additional regulations intended to address predatory lending practices that have contributed to the current crisis.

Check & Balance
Banker & Tradesman's political cartoon.


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