Mortgage apps hit 5-month low (CNN Money)
The Mortgage Bankers Association index of mortgage applications fell 3.6 percent to 609.0; purchase index dips as interest rates fall.
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Home aid from city lacking for needy; Durham's Hope VI proposal takes ... "We can't give what we don't have," said Mike Barros, the director of Durham's Department of Housing and Community Development, a city office that is separate from the more autonomous
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Buying stock of companies in bankruptcy is an unnecessary risk "Unsophisticated investors should stay away from stocks of companies that are in bankruptcy" Some investors see the troubles in the mortgage and real estate industries as an opportunity to
Why Mortgage Life Insurance is Not a Good Idea (Advocate Tribune) (ARA) - If you've recently taken out a mortgage, brace yourself for the onslaught. Before you even finish unpacking, your mailbox will likely be filled with offers for all kinds
Paulson: agreement near on effort to freeze mortgage rates (Siskiyou Daily News) AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday he is confident there will soon be an agreement to help thousands of homeowners avoid mortgage defaults by temporarily
Plan to freeze mortgage rates draws swarm of doubters (Houston Chronicle) A government proposal to freeze interest rates on home loans made to borrowers with weak credit would have limited impact in stemming a surge of foreclosures, analysts say. Treasury Secretary