Mortgage rates fall two weeks in a row (The News & Observer)
Mortgage rates around the country dipped for the second week, a dose of encouraging news for people thinking about buying a home.
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Kohl's coming to Richland By now, you've likely seen the commercials that have been airing on Tri-City TV stations for months.Commentread more...
Fed Governor Bies: Basel II banks could have advantage in mortgage, small business lending Mortgage and small business lending are the two areas where Basel II banks may have a competitive advantage over their Basel I peers, Federal Reserve Governor Susan Schmidt Bies said
Stable mortgage rates affect refinancing but rarely encourage unsure homebuyers (The Daily News Transcript) Mortgage rates have stabilized. The Fed didn?t raise rates at its last meeting. First-time buyers, who have, as real estate professionals say, been "sitting on the fence" before making their
Mortgage lenders getting into foreclosure business (Home News Tribune) WASHINGTON ? Consumer advocates have begun criticizing major mortgage lenders, such as Countrywide Financial Corp. and GMAC Financial, that also have in-house foreclosure businesses.read more...
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UPDATE: Jefferies & Co. Eyes Mortgage-Backed Securities Amid Turmoil (Nasdaq) SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Shrugging off any residual worries about the meltdown in the housing market, Jefferies & Co. is expanding into mortgage- backed securities, the Jefferies Group subsidiary