Fairbanks

On January 28, 2005, GERALD "JERRY" THOMAS FAIRBANKS, of Sykesville, beloved husband of Pat Fairbanks; devoted father of Sherry Stull and Denise Fairbanks; loving father-in-law of Mark Stull; and dear grandfather of Samantha, Alexandra, and Kendall Stull. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 8 p.m. from the Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, route 32 near Eldersburg. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m., and from 7 p.m. until the time of services.

Ted Lingelbach in Parkville watches this page for summer temperatures in Alaska. He detects an unusually cool summer there. "Can you provide any figures?" he asks. Sure. Fairbanks sizzled on the Fourth of July (85 degrees, same as Baltimore). But it's been downhill since. Anchorage averaged almost 3 degrees below normal for June and July. Fairbanks is down 7 degrees for August. Gary Hufford, regional weather service scientist, blames a new cold cycle in the North Pacific. "We're begging for anything over 60 degrees," he said.

Phil Fairbanks birdied the first hole, then ran off 17 straight pars for 35-3570, and took a two-stroke lead part way through the rain-delayed first round of the Maryland Amateur Stroke Play championship at Mount Pleasant Golf Course yesterday.Walt Grabowski, Brendan McKinney, and Bob Kaestner had 72s, and Serge Hogg, Matt Sughrue and Rick Riddle 73s.

MRS. LILLIAN MCKINNON BISHOP; passed away on June 18, 2007 in Fairbanks, AK. She lived in Baltimore for 40+ years and she moved to Fairbanks, AK to live with family. She is preceded in death by her husband Robert Bishop. She is survived by her children Gearldine Jacobs-Tuck, Duane E. Anderson, and Calvin McKinnon. Services held in Fairbanks, AK.

Sean Fairbanks was putting on his uniform yesterday in the locker room at Arundel getting ready to board the team bus to Cape St. Claire when coach Bernie Walter gave him the news.Walter told the 6-foot-4, 210-pound senior catcher that he didn't need his mask, shin guards nor his aluminum bat and batting helmet."Are you ready to pitch?" asked Walter.Fairbanks said he was. He pitched a four-hitter through six shutout innings before tiring in the seventh as the No. 8 Wildcats turned back the No. 11 Bruins, 12-2.

Chuck Freedman-Phil Fairbanks equaled the tournament record with a 6-under-par 65, and their 36-hole total of 69-65134 won the seventh annual two-man team championship of the Baltimore Municipal Golf Corporation at Mount Pleasant Golf Course yesterday.Freedman, the 1994 Maryland State Amateur champion who had tied for third here with Buddy Peoples the past two years, had four of the seven birdies, and Fairbanks, a U.S. Amateur qualifier last year and in this event for the first time, had three.

Maryland homeowners overcharged by mortgage servicing company Fairbanks Capital Corp. will receive refunds within three months under a settlement signed yesterday with state regulators. Under the consent agreement with Maryland's Office of Financial Regulation, Fairbanks no longer will charge fees that the state believes were excessive or unauthorized. The company, which manages about 500,000 mortgage payments nationally for homeowners with riskier credit histories, was accused of harassing scores of customers by adding hundreds of dollars in unjustified late charges and other costs to their accounts and threatening to foreclose on their homes.

FREDERICK -- As often happens in long-awaited matchups, an unlikely hero emerges.Arundel's Mike Fairbanks was that hero last night at McCurdy Field as Arundel (21-1) won a record sixth state championship in baseball.The Wildcats, ranked No. 1 in the Baltimore area, rolled to the Class 4A title with an 11-2 victory over Gaithersburg (17-3), ranked No. 1 in the Washington area.The Wildcats got a well-pitched game from junior right-hander Brandon Agamennone, but Fairbanks took the hitter's spotlight.

MRS. LILLIAN MCKINNON BISHOP; passed away on June 18, 2007 in Fairbanks, AK. She lived in Baltimore for 40+ years and she moved to Fairbanks, AK to live with family. She is preceded in death by her husband Robert Bishop. She is survived by her children Gearldine Jacobs-Tuck, Duane E. Anderson, and Calvin McKinnon. Services held in Fairbanks, AK.

A two-car accident on Streaker Road near Green Hill Way in Woodbine last night sent one man to Carroll County General Hospital.A witness said Gerald Fairbanks of 1403 Streaker Road had gotten out of his 1994 Ford Ranger pickup truck to pick up his mail about 7:30 p.m. when a red Nova traveling east on Streaker struck the pickup and knocked Mr. Fairbanks to the ground.Mr. Fairbanks, 48, was taken by a Winfield Volunteer Fire Company ambulance to the hospital with lacerations on his eye, said a man who identified himself only as Mr. Fairbanks' son-in-law.

On March 23, 2005, ELLA LORETTA FAIRBANKS; beloved wife of the late Calvin Fairbanks; devoted mother of Gordon Fairbanks, Michael Fairbanks (Martha), Kenneth Fairbanks (Doreen), Deborah Cavey (Gil), Darlene Gamesz (Via), Donna Musick, Denise Coruzzi (Vince) and predeceased by son Lee Fairbanks, Jr.; adored grandmother of thirteen and great-grandmother of nine; loving sister of Betty, Margaret and Hilda. Friends may call at LOUDON PARK FUNERAL HOME, 3620 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, on Tuesday from 10 to 11 A.M., where services will begin at 11 A.M. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery.

It was one of the most memorable recruiting trips Dick Davey has experienced at Santa Clara. In March 2001, he already had a letter of intent from Kyle Bailey but went on the road to get a firsthand update on the progress of the guard prospect. "I was in a restaurant, having breakfast the morning of his game," Davey said. "I look outside and see a moose. That was an interesting experience." The dean of West Coast Conference coaches, Davey is in his 13th season as head coach and 28th overall at Santa Clara, an hour south of San Francisco.

Standing on the ninth green after a chip shot out of the bunker, Phil Fairbanks watched his golf ball dance around the lip of the cup, just missing a birdie. He then watched match-play opponent Billy Wingerd make his birdie putt to go 2-up. That was how yesterday afternoon went for Fairbanks, as Wingerd easily won the match, 5 and 4, and advanced to the Maryland State Amateur final at Towson Golf and Country Club. Wingerd, an Overlea High graduate and a 2001 finalist in this event, will play today's 36-hole title match against first-time finalist Tom Winegardner, who defeated James Farrah on the last hole, 1-up.

CALL IT the new Ten Commandments for the American home mortgage industry, courtesy of a $40 million settlement with the federal government. Mortgage companies shall not: Count their borrowers' on-time payments as late or assess them bogus late penalties. Foul up their customers' home loan escrow accounts by neglecting to make on-time payments of taxes and insurance. Compel borrowers to buy a second hazard insurance policy at inflated premium costs when they know those borrowers have valid insurance coverage on their houses.

Maryland homeowners overcharged by mortgage servicing company Fairbanks Capital Corp. will receive refunds within three months under a settlement signed yesterday with state regulators. Under the consent agreement with Maryland's Office of Financial Regulation, Fairbanks no longer will charge fees that the state believes were excessive or unauthorized. The company, which manages about 500,000 mortgage payments nationally for homeowners with riskier credit histories, was accused of harassing scores of customers by adding hundreds of dollars in unjustified late charges and other costs to their accounts and threatening to foreclose on their homes.

Thousands of consumers who were charged extraordinarily high late fees and other costs related to their monthly mortgage payments will benefit from a $40 million settlement to be announced today between federal regulators and one of the nation's largest mortgage service companies. Complaints this year about the mortgage collection practices of Fairbanks Capital Corp. sparked a series of lawsuits and investigations by several states, including Maryland. U.S. Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Paul S. Sarbanes pushed for a federal investigation and are expected to be present at the announcement of the settlement today.

FREDERICK -- Mike Fairbanks' double and two-run homer paced a 12-hit attack as Arundel won a record sixth state championship yesterday with an 11-2 win over Gaithersburg at McCurdy Field.The Wildcats (21-1) got a well-pitched game from junior right-hander Brandon Agamennone, but Fairbanks took the hitter's spotlight.Fairbanks, Arundel's unheralded right fielder, looked like the best hitter on a ballclub noted for its potent offense.The senior went 2-for-4, had three RBI and scored three runs.

CALL IT the new Ten Commandments for the American home mortgage industry, courtesy of a $40 million settlement with the federal government. Mortgage companies shall not: Count their borrowers' on-time payments as late or assess them bogus late penalties. Foul up their customers' home loan escrow accounts by neglecting to make on-time payments of taxes and insurance. Compel borrowers to buy a second hazard insurance policy at inflated premium costs when they know those borrowers have valid insurance coverage on their houses.

WHEN HUNDREDS of customers of a giant mortgage company tell financial regulators that they are being systematically abused on their home loan accounts, what's the end result? In the case of Fairbanks Capital Corp. - the focus of year-long investigations by federal and state authorities - it appears to add up to at least a $55 million settlement and a regimen of more customer-friendly business practices. Last month, Utah-based Fairbanks' corporate parent, PMI Group Inc., disclosed to shareholders that it had reached a preliminary agreement with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to settle allegations of predatory servicing practices against some of its nearly 600,000 loan clients nationwide.