mortgage
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Last week, Cook declined to attend a hearing in the White House's probe into mortgage fraud allegations, which she denies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Don’t miss: We have a $300,000 mortgage with a 2.75% interest rate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
It said housing costs made the largest contribution to the RPI - this group includes public and private rentals, as well as mortgage interest payments, parish rates and maintenance and repair costs.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Most recently, regulators allowed VantageScore to be used by government-backed mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, who historically have been siloed to using only FICO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
He didn’t even bother calling Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, as they were more exposed to the mortgage bond market than the other firms.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The program would not be funded by taxpayers, but instead by the interest charged to borrowers on their down payment loans, also referred to as second mortgages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
This is causing central banks to hike their own benchmark rates, heaping pressure on businesses and individuals holding loans, including mortgages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
True, there’s a growing share of adjustable-rate mortgages, but it’s still pretty modest at about 8% of the market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
"We need to know about houses, mortgages, selling and tax," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The Venetian hotel—Palazzo Ducale on the outside, Divine Comedy on the inside—was overrun by thousands of white men in business casual now earning their living, one way or another, off subprime mortgages.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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To finance “I Am Frankelda,” Roy and Arturo mortgaged two homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
A bit more examination reveals that Rory’s heavily mortgaged ancestral manse is ripe for foreclosure, so the shrewd Birdie and a few new acquaintances step in with an unorthodox plan to stop such proceedings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Just over half of mortgaged households will roll off fixes and are expected to see higher monthly payments over the next three years.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
After poor ticket sales, producers were reported to have mortgaged property to cover debts.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
As a Paravan and a man with mortgaged body parts, he considered it his duty.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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“Russia would be further mortgaging its future for the sake of military gains,” said Alexander Kolyandr, a director at the consulting firm Eurasia Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mid-cap players are mortgaging chunks of their businesses to get in on the action, too.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
But she stuck to her guns, mortgaging her house to finance the project — and it seems to have paid off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
But if they stay in an attempt to hold on to a core piece of identity, are they mortgaging their future?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Almost immediately, the financial slide began, but was artificially buoyed by extravagant bank loans that Chacko raised by mortgaging the family’s rice fields around the Ayemenem House.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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