Mortgage Rates Rise For Third-Straight Week (The Boston Channel)
Mortgage rates hit their highest levels in two months.
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Mortgage applications snap back (CNN Money) MBA says weekly applications up for first time in four weeks, even as 30-year rate climbs higher.read more...
Hurricanes wreak havoc on Gulf real estate industry Buying a home can be stressful. But when the closing date coincides with the threatened landfall of a Category 3 hurricane, it can be downright frightening.read more...
Lenders warn about mortgage fraud (BBC News) Mortgage lenders have called for tighter rules to stop possible mortgage fraud involving newly built flats.read more...
Japan's Nomura to shut down U.S. mortgage business (International Herald Tribune) Nomura Holdings Inc. said Monday it will shut down its mortgage-backed securities business in the United States, the latest casualty of the subprime mortgage crisis.read more...
Banks back mortgage site (The New Zealand Herald) Two of the country's top banks, which have spurned mortgage brokers to build up their home loan business, have fired a shot at their competitors this week, putting their weight
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