Mortgage Rates Still Cling To 6% Despite Easier Credit (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)
Mortgage rates remained near 6% this week—and are even up slightly from the previous week—despite Federal Reserve efforts to push interest rates lower.
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Mortgage rate survey and analysis Bankrate's weekly survey of large lenders tells you where mortgage rates are, and our analysis hints at where they're headed.read more...
Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation Opens New Branch Office in Reno (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance) Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation has opened a new branch in Reno, NV. The branch is the 2nd one in the city and 7th in the state.read more...
Home improvement stocks take a beating 7:52 PM Et The stocks of home improvement retailers, already hurt this year by the slowdown in the housing market, are taking another beating because many people have decided to forgo remodeling their
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.read more...
Lehman Earnings Drop 12% After Mortgage Writedown (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the largest U.S. underwriter of mortgage-backed bonds, said fourth- quarter earnings fell 12 percent on writedowns stemming from the collapse of the
Mortgage industry looks to minorities (Houston Chronicle) Rising interest rates that slow down loan refinancing will free the mortgage industry to expand minority and immigrant lending as a key business, but borrowers must be placed in suitable