Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure and Seek Financing Options on LoanPage.com 
In the third quarter of 2006, home foreclosure filings jumped 43 percent from a year earlier according to RealtyTrac ™. Homeowners facing foreclosure are looking for solutions on LoanPage.com and can find knowledgeable loan officers to help with debt problems. LoanPage.com offers visitors the tools and resources needed to compare mortgages, find lower interest rates, and make appropriate

NeighborWorks Campaign for Homeownership Approaches $6 Billion in Mortgage Lending 
WASHINGTON—-The NeighborWorks Campaign for Homeownership today announced that it has helped nearly 44,000 families achieve the dream of homeownership and generated nearly $6 billion in new mortgage lending between January 1, 2003 and June 30, 2006.

8 mouths to feed. 1 big financial challenge 
Nathan Schenkel is only four, but he already has a nickname: Spawn of Satan. And that’s what his mother calls him. Teasingly, of course.

Polygamy? Yikes! 
In last Sunday’s Controversy, two University of Chicago scholars — U.S. Appellate Judge Richard Posner and economist Gary Becker — debated the social costs and benefits of legalized polygamy.

Fremont General Reports Diluted Net Income Per Share of $0.39 for Third Quarter 2006 
Fremont General Corporation , a nationwide residential and commercial real estate lender doing business primarily through its wholly- owned industrial bank, Fremont Investment & Loan, reported today its results for the third quarter of 2006.

Timberland Bancorp, Inc. Announces Record Earnings for FY06 
Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSBK)(’Company’), the holding company for Timberland Bank (’Bank’), todayreported record profits, strong loan growth and excellent asset quality forits fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. Fiscal year 2006, net incomeincreased 23% to $8.16 million, or $2.24 per diluted share, compared to$6.62 million, or $1.82 per diluted share in fiscal year 2005. Fiscalfourth