Drop in Dollar’s Value Does Damage To U.S. Businesses
Building activity 'still strong' Residential and commercial building activity remained strong in Olympia through the first half of the year, according to a building permit report released this week by city officials.read more...
Sweating as resets of mortgage rates near (The Philadelphia Inquirer) It hasn't been easy, but Edward L. Moye has been making the $1,700 monthly payments on his $280,000 mortgage since he took it out in June 2005.read more...
Stocks Slip on Jobs Report A surprising surge in job creation and wages sent stock and Treasury prices falling Friday as investors saw their hopes for an interest rate cut dwindle.Commentread more...
Feb mortgage data weak (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Consumer credit rose by the biggest amount in more than five years in February but mortgage approvals languished near decade lows, the Bank of England said on Wednesday.read more...
HSBC Mortgage buys Snyder Funding (BizJournals) HSBC Mortgage Corp. (USA) has acquired the assets of Williamsville-based mortgage broker Snyder Funding.read more...
Street Life: BofA Left Holding the Cards STREET LIFE BofA Left Holding the Cards Bank of America agrees to buy credit-card giant MBNA in a $35 billion deal.via