Wells Fargo foundation lends a hand Habitat for Humanity receives $17,500 for new Keokuk house The Wells Fargo Housing Foundation partners with the Keokuk Chapter of Habitat for Humanity to help build decent, affordable housing in the Keokuk area. Mortgage rates firm at 5.625% Territorial Savings Bank held its home mortgage rates at 5.5 percent this week, but three other lenders, First Hawaiian Bank, Central Pacific Bank, and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, hiked back up to 5.625 percent. Higher-Cost Home Lending Increases in California The California Reinvestment Coalition today released its 13th annual report analyzing federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data. The report, entitled Who Really Gets Higher Cost Home Loans, is available at www.calreinvest.org . Mortgage fraud is rampant in Florida This is the third in an occasional series of reports exploring costly consumer snares, scams and crime associated with South Floridas surging real estate market. U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index Rose 11.4% Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage applications in the U.S. jumped last week to the highest level in more than a year as lower mortgage rates spurred home purchases and refinancing. Mortgage Trends: The Power of Mortgage Chat Banks, mortgage brokerage firms originating more loans by `chatting with borrowers Income: Why Cash Could Be King Looking for the highest, safest yields? You may want to open a savings account Around the Valley MONTROSE — The Daily Press is looking for your pictures. We’ll take photos you’ve taken from various events, happenings in the community, your travels, animals or just people on the street for our new “Our Community” page. Wells Fargo program targets subprime debtors One of Jacksonvilles largest subprime home mortgage lenders has rolled out a program that may help to improve its reputation in an industry often accused of unfair practices. Wells Fargo to Launch Mortgage Program SAN FRANCISCO -- Wells Fargo & Co. is launching a new program to help mortgage borrowers with poor credit records improve their plight _ and help the bank shake off years of accusations depicting it as a predatory lender. | ||||