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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...Stephen Kim, a senior real estate analyst at Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC, which holds shares in homebuilding companies, says he thinks there will be "only modest" declines in the months following the programs' expiration unless the overall economy, or employment, also tanks. (See how Americans are spending...
...Also, up to $14 billion of TARP funds will be used to provide subsidies to lenders and loan servicers who agree to write down at least 10% of a first mortgage; the combined value of first and second mortgages can be no greater than 115% of the current value of the home. The new monthly payment cannot exceed 31% of the homeowner's income. Investors in the loans would clearly take the up-front hit, but the risk of future default on the modified loan would be transferred to the government...
...Administration also announced an initiative to help unemployed homeowners, in which their monthly mortgage payments would be reduced or eliminated for three to six months while they look for work. (See pictures of Americans in their homes...
...Curran also worries about how this round of loan-principal reductions will play out among investors who buy mortgage securities and whether they may be reluctant to buy new mortgage loans if there's a chance the principal will wind up being reduced down the line. "The returns would have to rise to incorporate this risk," says Curran. "Either they'll have to be compensated or they won't participate." (See the best business deals...
...races for timber, gold and coltan are largely to blame for habitat loss, said the report. Militias sell their goods to middlemen and corporations that ignore the destruction caused by the resource trade, and they must be held accountable for the loss of biodiversity in the region. "Companies involved, also multinationals, have shown little or no concern regarding the origins of the resources obtained," says the report, co-authored by the U.N. Environment Program and Interpol. Militia groups that control mining in parts of Congo keep afloat with "an influx of arms in exchange for minerals and timber through neighboring...