Mortgage Applications Down (Orange County Business Journal)
Mortgage applications fell for a second consecutive week as interest rates on home loans climbed to 16-month highs, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
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Don't Raid A 401(k) To Pay Mortgage (Hartford Courant) Q. I am a 58-year-old male and might be losing my job soon. I don't think I will be able to get another decent job, and my wife makes only
A Big Bank Is Betting Big on Expansion Since taking over as Bank of America's chairman and chief executive five years ago, Kenneth D. Lewis has made some big bets.read more...
Are the Inflation Fears Justified? Analysis: The stock market is spooked. But rising prices aren't the problem; it's the overreaction of central bankers around the world that could set off a bear market Posted Wednesday,
UK Aug mortgage lending, approvals pick up - BSA Tuesday, September 20, 2005 8:55:35 AM (The Forex Market) Encouragingly, approvals -- loans agreed, but not yet made -- picked up to its highest level since March, to 4.496 bln stg in August. Commenting on the mortgage market, Adrian
Bill seeks to curb abusive mortgage lending (USA Today) A leading House Democrat took on the banking industry Monday with a bill to restrict lending practices partly blamed for the nationwide surge in mortgage defaults and foreclosures.read more...
Figures dampen expectation of UK rates cut British consumer credit and mortgage lending rose more than expected in May, official figures showed yesterday, suggesting that consumption and the housing market may still have some strength left in