Fannie Mae gains mortgage bond market share (CNN Money)
Government-sponsored mortgage company’s slice rises but still below 2003 high.
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30-Year Mortgage Rates Climb to 6.79% (Los Angeles Times) Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to a nationwide average of 6.79% this week, up from 6.78% last week and the highest level since the week of May 24, 2002,
Daily Digest Rates on 30-year mortgages stayed above 6 percent for the third straight week, rising to the highest level in 15 months.read more...
Home Depot to Pay $3.2B for Hughes Supply ATLANTA Jan 10, 2006 -- The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home-improvement store chain, said Tuesday it will buy Hughes Supply Inc., a distributor of construction, repair and maintenance
Contract For Road Work Comes With Bonus: Recycled Asphalt STERLING TWP. - A state contract to re-surface Route 196 this summer resulted in Sterling Township receiving some 20 loads of a very useful commodity - recycled asphalt.read more...
Paying taxes on matured savings bonds If they have matured, you owe taxes even if you haven't cashed them in, says Dr. Don.read more...
Mortgage of the Week (Mortgage Introducer) The Northern Rock is offering a year fixed rate deal until the 1 August 2008, at a rate of 4.79%, reverting to the standard variable rate for the remaining term