Weekly mortgage applications up (CNN Money)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Applications for home mortgages increased last week, boosted by a surge in purchasing and refinancing activity even as mortgage rates rose, an industry group said Wednesday.
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Barclays takes 2.8bn writedown as profits slide Barclays Bank has taken a 2.8bn writedown hit as its profits fell 34% for the first half of the year.read more...
Mortgage REIT pays off $1 billion in credit lines (Market Watch) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Weeks after turning to hedge funds for an infusion of capital, Luminent Mortgage Capital Inc. says it has repaid some $1 billion in warehouse lines of
Claims made for Oscar's building The former Oscar's Restaurant, 710 Main Street, Alamosa, is off limits since a December 2003, fire shut it down.via
Scotiabank Second-Quarter Profit Rises on Cost Cuts, Mexican Mortgages Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada's third- largest bank by assets, said second-quarter profit climbed 5.4 percent to a record on cost cuts, fewer bad loans and rising demand for mortgages
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Tighter mortgage market shuns bad credit (AP via Yahoo! News) With a second child on the way, Chris Shields and his wife, Michelle, wanted to move from their two-bedroom apartment in Southern California to a house with more space.read