The Common Element In California
The Record Searchlight reports from California. “The severity of the housing downturn hit home Tuesday with the release of North Valley Bancorp’s first-quarter earnings. The Redding bank’s nonperforming loans went from $459,000 in the first quarter a year ago to $25.7 million in 2008. The bank reported $1.6 million in nonperforming loans on Dec. 31. The dramatic spike is centered in four real estate projects, including three in Shasta County, with loans totaling a little over $24 million.”
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Original Source: thehousingbubbleblog.com
