Mortgage applications dropped last week (UPI)
The number of U.S. consumers wanting a first mortgage or to refinance an existing note fell last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday.
read more…
Men tried to buy duplex with stolen ID, police say Police arrested two Near East Side men yesterday, saying they took out a $205,000 mortgage on a commercial property using a stolen driver's license.read more...
Once Ranked Prime, Now They're Pinched Call it the credit risk hangover after the housing boom binge. Home buyers and refinancers who cannot come up with sizable down payments and whose FICO credit scores are
Stock-Index Futures Decline Before Goldman, Bear Stearns Report Earnings U.S. stock-index futures declined before quarterly results from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Wall Street's biggest trading firm, and Bear Stearns Cos.read more...
Wave of Home Invasions Puts the Wealthy on Alert Brazen home-invasion robberies are becoming more prevalent across the country in affluent suburban neighborhoods, security experts and law enforcement officials say. There are ways to guard against them.
Taking the chill out of winter bills (Reg Req'd) The Kansas City Star With high natural gas prices, it's understandable if you're nervous about your energy bills this winter.read more...
Jump In US Consumer Confidence Does Little To Help Dollar US Dollar The dollar has been in a fairly tight range since the start of the holiday lull, but some action was seen at the end of the Tokyo trading