30-year mortgage rate drops (Chicago Sun-Times)
Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.98 percent this week, their lowest level in five weeks and down 0.03 percent from last week, Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday.
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White House, Congress, Fed scramble to deal with mortgage crisis (Argus Observer) WASHINGTON ? After a slow and stumbling start, official Washington is scrambling to try to prevent the unfolding mortgage crisis from pushing the country into recession during an election year.
Front Range Energy, LLC Begins Construction On Ethanol Plant in Colorado The Renewable Fuels Association congratulated Front Range Energy, LLC for beginning construction on its ethanol plant near Windsor, Colorado.read more...
A plan to jumpstart the mortgage market (CNN Money) A group representing the buyers and sellers of mortgage backed securities unveiled a plan on Wednesday to recharge the moribund mortgage securitization market.read more...
North Bay + The usually staid banking industry in Napa County is... NORTH BAY + The usually staid banking industry in Napa County is being shaken up for the third time in less than a year.via
Mortgage demand steady, might get a kick from falling rates (USA Today) Rising demand for loans to buy homes offset a drop in applications to refinance existing mortgages, leaving mortgage applications little changed from the prior week, an industry group said Thursday.read
Toll Brothers contracts, revenue rise Toll Brothers Inc. , a builder of luxury homes, on Tuesday said the value of contracts signed in its fiscal second quarter rose 38 percent and the number of contracts