LOANS NEWS AND GUIDES

Mortgage fund investors may be required to wait as many as four years for access to cash held in frozen investments. Investor group Light of day believes that as few as half a dozen of Australia’s over 200 mortgage funds will resume redemptions during the next 18 months, and most will only allow them on a highly restricted basis. The majority of investors however, will be required to wait a few years before being allowed access to their principal, ...Read More...

Strong in nuclear power, Areva purchases concentrating solar-power company Ausra to expand its renewable energy portfolio.

See more here: Areva buys solar-thermal start-up Ausra

Report from Earth911.com shows more people with questions on how and where to recycle in 2009, with PCs, batteries, and TVs topping the list of search queries.

See the original post: Survey: More people looking for help on recycling

Consumers who are in the market for a car loan this year may want to review their credit scores to see where they stand. If improvements need to be made, they’ll have time to boost their credit scores to get the best possible rate on an auto loan. The Credit Card Act of 2009 starts Feb. 22. The way you handle revolving debt like credit cards is one of the major factors that is considered in your credit score. ...Read More...

While renting out a room has been around for years, especially in the South Bay’s Latino neighborhoods, sharing a home in order to save it has become an increasingly popular way to hang on to the front-door keys to the American dream.

Original post: Homeowners Rent Out Rooms to Stop Foreclosure

Patricia Garcia-Duarte, CEO of NHS Phoenix, says, “Last year, in 2009, about 60 percent of people who came through our doors were able to avoid foreclosure.” NHS offers free loan counseling. Employees have special training in the loan modification process. Garcia-Duarte says one reason for delays is that banks were overwhelmed with loan modification requests. She

The rest is here: Too many people are calling and are applying when they really don’t need the assistance