Rappler's latest stories on mortgage
10 years ago: A harbinger of 2008 financial crisis
The first signs of the 2008 financial crisis showed up in August 2007
Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse agree billion-dollar settlements in U.S.
UPDATED Deutsche Bank will pay a total of 7 2 billion while Credit Suisse will pay almost 5 3 billion
How to get the best deal out of your future home
Before you take the plunge take these 5 steps to get the best home deal and make the most out of your purchase
Robredo cuts red tape in socialized housing projects
The number of requirements is reduced from 27 to 9 as Vice President Leni Robredo vows to streamline all processes
Subsidies to gov’t-owned firms rise by 200% in Q1
The National Electrification Administration Philippine Children’s Medical Center and the National Irrigation Authority were the biggest beneficiaries of gov’t help
Filipino couple in Las Vegas sentenced in mortgage scam case
The couple collects a total of 63 000 in their Zero Mortgage Program
Helping overseas Filipinos manage their finances
Startup Qwikwire aims to empower Filipinos abroad by ensuring that their hard earned money is well spent
Secure a home loan that adjusts to your lifestyle
Getting a loan and keeping up with the monthly amortizations is achievable with a flexible home loan plan
SC issues TRO on GSIS control of San Jose condo
This is not the first time a multi million loan was obtained from the government through the GSIS using property as collateral and later hounded by disputes
DBM releases P1.2B for informal settlers' housing project
The housing project will adopt a Community Mortgage Program approach wherein an organized community will initiate and manage their own project
British culture minister quits over expenses claims
British culture minister Maria Miller resigns after pressure from media and political opposition for overclaiming for a mortgage on her home
Senator wants tax incentives for first-home buyers
Senator Juan Edgardo Sonny Angara believes that the government should help Filipinos attain their dream of owning their first home
Palace: No letter received from Olympian's mother
The Malacañang Records Office does not have any record of receiving a letter from the mother of Winter Olympic figure skater Michael Martinez
JPMorgan agrees to record $13-B deal for mortgage misdeeds
The deal includes 9 billion in payments to authorities and 4 billion in relief to consumers – mainly homeowners
Risky financial crisis derivatives return in new form
Collateralized debt obligations the complex financial instruments that cratered disastrously in the financial crisis are back
US sues Bank of America for fraud over mortgage bonds
The Department of Justice civil complaint alleges Bank of America lied to investors about the riskiness of the mortgage loans backing the securities ahead of the housing bust
7 ways to earn in foreclosures
Buying foreclosed property is not necessarily like living out of other people s misery
JPMorgan to slash 19,000 jobs by 2014
The Wall Street bank reported earnings of 21 3 billion in 2012 up from 19 billion a year earlier but revenue that slightly missed market expectations
S&P faces US govt suit over mortgage bond ratings
S P says the Justice Department civil suit targets its ratings in 2007 of certain collateralized debt obligations which triggered the 2009 global crisis
US sues Bank of America for $1-B over bad mortgages
The US government charged that Countrywide Financial and Bank of America which took over Countrywide in 2008 ran a program to process mortgages and ship them to Fannie and Freddie as fast as possible with little effort spent on ensuring the loans were viable
