http://www.builderonline.com/business/mortgage-and-banking/lenders/Default.aspx?view=rss&id=Query_tcm1029657http://www.builderonline.com/loans/builders-optimistic-as-waco-area-housing-permits-increase.aspx?rssLink=Builders+optimistic+as+Waco-area+housing+permits+increaseNov. 12--One month does not a trend make, but the number of housing permits issued by Waco in October at least has builders talking about a change for the better. http://www.builderonline.com/loans/deep-discounts-on-dreams.aspx?rssLink=Deep+discounts+on+dreamsThink a posh second home in a sunny spot is beyond your means? http://www.builderonline.com/loans/home-sales-up-31-percent-in-october.aspx?rssLink=Home+sales+up+31+percent+in+OctoberNov. 11--Call it the first-time homebuyer bump. http://www.builderonline.com/lenders/rates-on-30-year-loans-remain-below-5-percent.aspx?rssLink=Rates+on+30-year+loans+remain+below+5+percentWASHINGTON - Rates this week for 30-year home loans stayed below 5 percent for the second week in a row.http://www.builderonline.com/condominium/median-home-prices-fell-nationwide-in-3q.aspx?rssLink=Median+home+prices+fell+nationwide+in+3QA real estate group says home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter of this year as heavily discounted distressed sales made up 30 percent of all deals.http://www.builderonline.com/community-projects/foreclosures-crisis-caused-by-investors-and-lenders-and-politicians-and-buyers.aspx?rssLink=Foreclosures+crisis+caused+by+investors.+And+lenders.+And+politicians.+And+buyers.A simple narrative is often used to characterize the foreclosure crisis at the heart of America's Great Recession: While banks are at fault for approving risky loans, people who lived in the homes are as much to blame. http://www.builderonline.com/lenders/consumer-borrowing-drops-148b-in-september.aspx?rssLink=Consumer+borrowing+drops+%2414.8B+in+SeptemberWASHINGTON - Consumers borrowed less for a record eighth straight month in September amid rising unemployment and tight credit conditions. http://www.builderonline.com/loans/goldman-left-foreign-investors-holding-the-subprime-bag.aspx?rssLink=Goldman+left+foreign+investors+holding+the+subprime+bagNov. 3--NEW YORK -- Inside the thick Goldman Sachs investment circular were the details of a secret, $2 billion deal channeled through a Caribbean tax haven. http://www.builderonline.com/debt/judges-upend-bankruptcys-traditional-rules.aspx?rssLink=Judges+Upend+Bankruptcy's+Traditional+RulesSome judges are penalizing lenders they think acted irresponsibly in the housing boom, pushing them further back in the payment line.http://www.builderonline.com/loans/first-time-homebuyers-race-to-meet-deadline.aspx?rssLink=First-Time+Homebuyers+Race+to+Meet+DeadlineOct. 25--The Kilmans, along with their young daughter, Ava, had been renting a house in Madison. http://www.builderonline.com/lenders/little-house-on-the-market-recession-changing-preferences-driving-smaller-homes.aspx?rssLink=Little+House+on+the+Market%3a+Recession%2c+Changing+Preferences+Driving+Smaller+HomesOct. 25--The downsizing of America is hitting home. http://www.builderonline.com/mortgages-and-banking/fdic-and-mortgage-servicer-form-jv-to-acquire-failed-banks-loan-portfolio.aspx?rssLink=FDIC+and+Mortgage+Servicer+Form+JV+to+Acquire+Failed+Bank%e2%80%99s+Loan+PortfolioDeal will test viability of funding plan to take toxic assets off of lenders’ books.http://www.builderonline.com/debt/barratt-american-is-going-out-of-business.aspx?rssLink=Barratt+American+is+Going+Out+of+BusinessSouthern California-based builder was defeated by a bad economy and lack of support from creditors.http://www.builderonline.com/debt/more-details-emerge-about-mercedes-homes-reorganization.aspx?rssLink=More+Details+Emerge+About+Mercedes+Homes%e2%80%99+ReorganizationRestructuring of ESOP builder would leave employee-investors with nothing and give founding family, which lent the firm millions, sole ownership. http://www.builderonline.com/legal-issues/investigation-of-kb-home-in-alleged-appraisal-inflation-scam-expands-to-florida.aspx?rssLink=Investigation+of+KB+Home%e2%80%99s+Involvement+in+Alleged+Appraisal+Inflation+Scheme+Expands+to+FloridaBuyers in California and Arizona already have filed complaints against the builder, its preferred lender, and a proprietary appraisal service. http://www.builderonline.com/debt/landsource-emerging-from-bankruptcy.aspx?rssLink=LandSource+Emerging+from+BankruptcyThe huge California land developer strikes a deal with all its creditors and plans to leave bankruptcy protection July 31.http://www.builderonline.com/debt/mercedes-homes-reorganization-plan-goes-to-judge.aspx?rssLink=Mercedes+Homes'+Reorganization+Plan+Goes+to+JudgeProposal would give one major creditor, controlled by the Buescher family, all the stock in the newly restructured company.http://www.builderonline.com?rssLink=Troubled+Bank+Industry+Continues+California+LobbyingJul. 20--Banks that received billions of dollars in federal bailout funds continue spending heavily to lobby in the state Capitol against increased regulation of their industry. http://www.builderonline.com?rssLink=Seattle's+Federal+Home+Loan+Bank+in+Big+Money+Trouble+AgainJul. 19--Don't look now, but another big Seattle-based bank is struggling under the weight of distressed mortgage-backed securities, declining loan business and the deflated housing market. http://www.builderonline.com/debt/mercedes-homes-announces-plan-to-exit-bankruptcy.aspx?rssLink=Mercedes+Homes+Announces+Plan+to+Exit+BankruptcyFlorida-based builder hopes to be out of Chapter 11 by September.