Mortgage rates drop 0.17 percent
Mortgage rates fell this week on continued signs of economic weakness. And the Federal Housing Administration will start charging riskier borrowers more.
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Futures slide on China concerns Stock index futures signaled a lower open on Tuesday after two consecutive days of losses and a sharp drop in China's main stock index that unnerved investors.Commentread more...
Mortgage company agrees to change lending practices (Contra Costa Times) Ameriquest Mortgage Co., the nation's largest provider of high-interest rate loans to home buyers, has agreed to a judgment that will require it to clearly disclose loan terms and fees,
Readers Get Answers on Investments More than 50 readers called with questions about investments and how to take charge of their finances during the Daily Herald's 2nd annual Financial Planning Night.read more...
Home sales dip but stay hot (Reg Req'd) While home sales in the 13-county metro area fell 4.4 percent last month from June 2004, consider that this June was the second-biggest sales month in the past six years.via
16 Indicted In Mortgage Fraud Scheme (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News) Summit County prosecutors on Thursday announced the indictments of 16 people in a mortgage fraud scheme.read more...
Some home improvement expenses are deductible Can you take tax deductions for improvements you made - new carpeting, painting, etc. read more...