Mortgage Rates Rise on Fed Move Concerns (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Mortgage rates rose again this week on worries about what the Federal Reserve will do next. One-year adjustable rate mortgages hit the highest level in nearly five years.
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Mortgage approval figures point to cooling of housing boom (Independent) Growth in mortgage lending slowed last month, according to figures from the major high street banks that suggest the recent boom in activity is coming to an end.read more...
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Financial Wizardry, Potter Style Magic is in the air again. Forget the everyday concerns about stocks, the economy, the price of crude oil, the national debt and the bond market.read more...