| Oct 2, 2012 10:54AM Funders and government workers (not the same!) know that next Monday is a holiday for many. October - it has Halloween! Wasn't it just the 4th of July? Halloween dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago, but in 29 days we'll have roughly 41 million children hitting the streets trick-or-treating. That's how many children age 5 to 14 there are in the U.S., per the Census Bureau. (Apparently when they reach the age of 15, kids are handed a carton of eggs or several rolls of toilet paper.... Oct 2, 2012 1:25PM The monitor in charge of the $25 billion National Mortgage Settlement reminded the five participating servicers as well as the public that today marks the deadline for an important settlement component. As of today, the banks are required to be in full compliance with the agreement's 304 servicing standards that guide their interaction with customers. Joseph A. Smith, Jr. , released the following statement. "Today is the 180th day since the entry of the consent judgments comprising the National Mortgage...
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