Today's Mortgage Terms starting with E

Equity:

The difference between the current market value of a property and the total debt outstanding against the property.

Escrow:

A transaction in which a third party represents both the buyer and seller, or for borrower and lender, involving the handling of legal documents and disbursement of funds. In some parts of the US, escrow of taxes and insurance premiums are referred to as impound or reserves.

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TOPWRAP 2-China downturn deepens, India attacks close markets - FXStreet.com
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (Reuters) - China warned on Thursday its economic downturn was deepening with the spread of the global financial crisis, raising the spectre of job losses and social unrest in the world's most populous nation. In India, emerging ...

China A-shares close slightly higher; Rio bid collapse boosts steel ... - Forbes
SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - China A-shares closed slightly higher, with steelmakers buoyed by news of BHP Billiton withdrawing its offer for fellow miner Rio Tinto, dealers said. China had opposed to the deal, fearing it would mean higher iron ore prices ...

HK shares gain 3.4 pct as banks, metals jump - Forbes
HONG KONG, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares rose 3.4 percent on Wednesday, with HSBC and exporters rallying on the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest rescue plan, while metal producers surged after BHP Billiton scuppered its bid for rival Rio Tinto ...

Firstwatch: What's ahead in the news today - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nov. 25, 2008 | A 29-year-old Milwaukee man who was killed in a crash in West Allis this morning has been identified by the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office as Michael W. Cook. West Allis authorities were investigating whether ice might ...

State bank profits plummet - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nov. 25, 2008 10:30 a.m. | One of every six Wisconsin banks posted a loss in the third quarter, figures released Tuesday by regulators show. Although that's better than banks nationally - nearly one in four in the U.S. didn't make a profit in the ...

Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (November 24 ... - Safe Haven
The holiday-shortened Thanksgiving week brought investors an additional item to be thankful for when stock markets closed higher for five consecutive trading days - a rare winning streak last accomplished in July 2007. The S&P 500 Index gained 19.1 ...

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford arrested on federal charges - Everything Alabama Blog
Joe Songer/Birmingham News Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford. Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was arrested this morning on federal charges and is being held at the federal courthouse, the FBI and other federal officials confirm. See documents and past ...

Don Martin: Harper has no one to blame but himself - Nationalpost.com
This Conservative government’s apparent death wish is propelling Canada toward two possible, and equally unthinkable, outcomes: The second federal election inside of two months, or a Liberal-led coalition that includes New Democrat cabinet ...

'Sassy' Elisabeth Hasselbeck believes in Maverick Sarah Palin - Popwatch
That is just one issue on his background. I find it interesting that two Wits have been sent to the US Supreme Court ... one from PA and one from New Jersey on the background issue. It isnt lame and serious ramifications do exist if the background ...

November 2008 - Weekly Standard
The terror assault on Mumbai is in its second day as Indian security forces struggle to regain control of the capital and clear the remaining terrorists from two hotels and a residential complex. Hundreds of Indian Naval and National Security Guards ...