Old-fashioned way works for Albany Bank
While other banks are offering prospective customers gift “points” or free checking, Albany Bank on the Northwest Side is going retro.
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Mortgage rates continue recent fall (The Indianapolis Star) Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages edged down this week to a seven-month low. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages fell to 6.30 percent
New World Mortgage forms subsidiary (Charlotte Business Journal) New World Mortgage Inc. has formed a commercial-property lending subsidiary to meet increasing demand from entrepreneurs, business owners and investors.read more...
TD Bank Q3 profit jumps 39 per cent to $1.1B, but analysts cautious "We believe that wholesale earnings will come down in Q4/07 and caution against annualizing the Q3/07 results." A shift away from high-risk investment might have helped TD Bank avoid
Mesa mortgage company forced to shut doors (East Valley Tribune) State regulators have ordered a Mesa-based mortgage company with more than 75 branches Valleywide to close up shop, citing numerous questionable lending practices.read more...
Mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac sink on fears of government takeover (Canadian Business) Alan Zibel August 18, 2008 - 4:39 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - Shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tumbled Monday amid renewed fears that shareholders will wind
Investing Is Risky, So Don't Bet the House I often receive real estate-related questions during my regular online chat at washingtonpost.com. Here are some from recent chats I didn't have time to answer: read more...