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March 17, 2008

State leads U.S. in mortgage delinquencies

The Hattiesburg American, 3/17/8 Mississippi leads the nation in the number of people who are late making their monthly mortgage payments, a problem that affects the real estate and banking industries, a state economist said. Eleven percent of mortgage loans in Mississippi were delinquent in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to a Mortgage Bankers…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 17, 2008

Former state Rep. Franks may run to lead Dems

Former state Rep. Franks may run to lead Dems Jamie Franks of Mooreville, an ex-state representative who has a law practice in Tupelo, told a Lee County Democratic Party convention this past weekend that he may run for the chairmanship. The state party’s current chairman, former U.S. Rep. Wayne Dowdy of McComb, has said he…