Interest Rate Roundup
Here’s a look at the state of interest rates on five common consumer banking products and the latest rates from Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey of large banks and thrifts.
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Weekly mortgage applications rise for first time in three weeks (Market Watch) Weekly mortgage applications rise for the first time in three weeks, the Mortgage Bankers Association says Wednesday.
There is no such thing as privacy (Reg Req'd) In the novel "1984," George Orwell imagined a world in which everyone was watched by Big Brother, the symbol of a brutal, totalitarian regime.read more...
Home mortgage rates fluctuate slightly (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Hawaii's largest bank held steady on its 30-year mortgage rate as others rose slightly this week.read more...
UK debt 'double Europe average' Consumers in countries like Turkey are borrowing more People in the UK are borrowing on average almost twice that of citizens in other western European countries, a report has found.Commentread
SHLACHTER, PEROTIN, FUQUAY & CO. Agency's sanctions of builders don't go far A state agency designed to bring more accountability to Texas home builders recently -- and with much
Fed Forecasts Unemployment Bump in 2008 "If past performance is a reasonable guide to the accuracy of future forecasts, considerable uncertainty surrounds all macroeconomic projections" The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that it expects slower economic