Better Info on Mortgage Risks
Federal regulators need to do a better job of explaining to people the workings and potential risks of interest-only and other nontraditional mortgages, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
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Canada's 10-Year Bonds Fall as Housing Starts Unexpectedly Gain Last Month Jan. 10 -- Canada's 10-year government bonds fell for a fourth day after a government report showed housing starts unexpectedly gained in December, boosting speculation the Bank of Canada will
Stocks Fall on Bernanke Inflation Remark Stocks slid further Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared to chide investors who may have looked past concerns about inflation following Fed comments last week.Commentread more...
Your Money Matters: Dealing with Rising Mortgage Interest Rates (Wellsville Daily Reporter) (ARA) - Many Americans are asking themselves what they should be doing in the wake of rising, and sometimes, fluctuating mortgage rates. It's an important question because for many Americans
March Home Sales Improve Conditions improved for local home sellers in March as annual sales declines narrowed to 10 percent, versus a 26 percent drop statewide. Polk County had a total 312 existing homes
Weekly mortgage survey: Rates slip The forces that had put upward pressure on rates ran out of steam this week, according to Bankrate.com's survey of large lenders.read more...
UK's third-largest bank sees better than expected results BARCLAYS today became the last of Britain's big five clearing banks to report as it posted better-than-expected first-half profits despite bad debt provision rising and earnings at its credit card