Building up an emergency cushion
This single mom needs to direct her savings more efficiently to investments that better serve her needs.
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U.S. mortgage rates drop in latest week (CBS Market Watch) CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. mortgage rates fell in the week ending Thursday as benign inflation news pushed long-term interest rates lower in the Treasury markets.via
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Santorum defends use of exclusive mortgage lender, donor (Daily Press) LEESBURG, Va. -- When Sen. Rick Santorum refinanced the loan on his 5,722-square-foot home in this distant Washington suburb, the mortgage came from a private bank that caters to wealthy
Carlyle Cuts Mortgage Fund IPO After Subprime Slump (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) June 28 (Bloomberg) -- Carlyle Group, the private-equity firm that oversees $59 billion of investments, cut the initial public offering of a mortgage bond fund as the fallout spreads from