WallSt. oddity brings concern (Reg Req’d)
A look at how yields on Treasury debt of varying maturity have reacted since the Federal Reserve started raising a key lending rate in June 2004.
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Interest Rate Roundup Here's a look at the state of interest rates on five common consumer banking products and the latest rates from Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large banks and thrifts.read more...
New mortgage rescue goes beyond subprime (AP via Yahoo! News) With mortgage defaults surging and politicians urging the industry to do more, six lenders agreed to widen their effort to help borrowers of all loans ? not just subprime.read
RISD adds interest to a former bank (Reg Req'd) A RISD student reads in the mezzanine of the new Fleet Library in the former Hospital Trust Building.Commentread more...
Levitt & Sons files for bankruptcy protection "The market is very, very tough right now. Of all the markets in the country, Florida was the hardest hit because of the number of speculators" Levitt Corp home-building
'The Sustainable Haybol' MADE 2006 winner shows how built-in furniture can add space to your home How can a small family of three make the most of a one-bedroom condo unit? For the
Mortgage shares rally as Bank steps in (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) A measure of calm returned to the mortgage bank sector with share prices sharply higher as the Bank of England guarantee on all deposits held by Northern Rock encouraged bargain