Rates on 30-year mortgages dip again (Reg Req’d)
Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for the fifth straight week as investors grew less worried about inflation threats.
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Energy, Housing Costs Outpace Income Growth Household income growth continues to be weak at a time when people's fixed costs like housing and energy remain stubbornly high.Commentread more...
AG seeks to combat rising mortgage, foreclosure fraud (Casper Star-Tribune) DENVER (AP) -- Attorney General John Suthers on Thursday formed a task force to combat what he said was a growing wave of mortgage and foreclosure fraud.read more...
Cagamas MBS issues RM2b bonds to acquire govt's staff housing loans Cagamas MBS Bhd announced yesterday its third issuance of secured fixed-rate serial bonds with an indicative issue size of RM2.06 billion.read more...
Colorado Evacuees Can Arrange For Home Inspections Without Going Home Evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita who are living in Colorado and cannot return home yet can still have their homes inspected, according to officials from the Federal Emergency Management
FBI investigates mortgage activities (UPI) The FBI is investigating 14 companies involved in mortgage-related activities, the bureau said.read more...
IndyMac Bancorp plummets to all-time low, mortgage lenders down (Sharewatch) NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Shares of IndyMac Bancorp Inc. plunged to an all-time low on heavy volume Tuesday after an analyst at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. cut his