Loan amendment would OK rate boost
Texas bankers say a proposed constitutional amendment would put them on equal footing with out-of-state rivals in the business of making large commercial loans.
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Builders, mortgage companies get additions, subtractions they asked for in Senate housing deal (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) WASHINGTON - Homebuilders and the mortgage industry are emerging as big victors in a bipartisan agreement reached by Senate leaders on legislation designed to limit the housing crisis.read more...
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Republicans Fight to Get Tax Cuts Through Republicans labored to advance their tax cut plans Tuesday, failing to muster enough GOP support in the Senate to extend tax cuts for capital gains and dividends beyond their 2008
Home-building drop could stall Port St. Lucie upgrades A drop in home building has left the city with a $2.6 million shortfall that council members Friday said compounds an already tight budget year and makes the redevelopment of
Mortgage rate lowest since early April (Tulsa World) The nation's benchmark mortgage rate has fallen for the seventh time in eight weeks, hitting its lowest level since early April.read more...
Will U.S. growth deflate housing? (Reg Req'd) U.S. economic expansion and other forces are putting upward pressure on both fixed-rate 30-year home mortgages and adjustable-rate loans.read more...