Are Gas Prices taking a Bite out of Your Family Budget?
With gas prices at an all-time high and no relief in site, families are finding it necessary to cut back their spending on other items in order to fill up the car’s tank. 
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Mortgage rates jump to 16 week high (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate shot up to 6.42 percent in Bankrate's weekly survey.read more...
Each mortgage lender looks at lease-options differently (Reno Gazette-Journal) DEAR BOB: When a tenant-buyer goes to a mortgage lender to get a loan to exercise a lease-option, does the bank look at the option consideration money and the rent
Bathon accused of unethical business practices by Prenzler Madison County treasurer challenger Kurt Prenzler said phone records prove County Treasurer Fred Bathon is conducting personal business on county time.Commentread more...
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...
Gloom in West Bank despite Israel's Gaza pullout There was little echo in the occupied West Bank on Monday of the joy that swept Gaza over Israel's pullout from the coastal strip.read more...
Mortgage rates (The Olympian) Rates on 30-year mortgages hit the highest level since late October after release of more economic data showing a rebounding economy. The mortgage company Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year,