Morgan Stanley Cuts 600 Jobs in Home-Loan Business (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest U.S. securities firm, plans to cut 600 jobs after a decline in mortgage-related revenue contributed to lower third-quarter earnings than analysts estimated.

Morgan Stanley Cuts 600 Jobs in Home Loan Business (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest U.S. securities firm, plans to cut 600 jobs after a decline in mortgage-related revenue led to lower third-quarter earnings than analysts estimated.

Financial Service company joins with mortgage company to complement each other's services (Granite City Press-Record)
A ribbon-cutting Thursday turned into a cake cutting, and how sweet both were for VanDyk representatives who took part in the event at Nicole Financial Services in Granite City.

Nearly Four in 10 Mortgages to Minorities Were Subprime in 2006 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Mortgage lending to minorities was down seven percent in 2006, according to a new analysis released today at the 3rd Annual Mortgage Lending Industry Emerging Markets and Diversity Conference outside Washington, D.C. The only exception was among African Americans, which showed an increase of 0.6 percent over the prior year.

Home buyer program (Bureau County Republican)
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 12:25 AM CDT PRINCETON �The University of Illinois Extension Bureau County Unit will offer a Home Buyer Education Program for people planning to buy a home a few years from now or sooner.