Home loan demand drops despite decline in mortgage interest rates (USA Today)
Mortgage applications dropped last week, reflecting weaker demand for home purchase loans even as interest rates fell, an industry trade group said Wednesday.
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Now for some good news Former warlords, ex-communists, Taliban defectors and women activists were sworn in yesterday as members of the first parliament in Afghanistan in more than 30 years amid hopes of national reconciliation
Mortgage Applications Fall (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Applications for home loans fell last week as mortgage rates increased, an industry group said Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its weekly mortgage index, which measures the volume
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Dems fend off mortgage bill challenges (CNN Money) A bill meant to help homeowners caught up in the spreading mortgage crisis received committee approval Thursday after Democrats fended off numerous Republican challenges to the bill.read more...