Savings rates up a pinch A rising tide of interest rates has not significantly lifted the returns offered to consumers on basic savings accounts, according to a new survey by Bankrate.com. Bankrate's fall 2005 survey
Mortgage Rates Climb, Disappointing Would-be Home Buyers "The housing segment of the economy still has a way to go before bottoming out" Mortgage rates, which had been sliding, went up this week, disappointing news to would-be
The Cost of 'No-Cost Mortgages' In a recent column, I discussed Bank of America's new no-fee loan program for home buyers, under which lender and third-party fees are absorbed by the bank. On a
Home Construction Drops Home construction in October plunged by the biggest amount in seven months, providing dramatic evidence that rising mortgage rates are beginning to dampen the housing boom.read more...
Free Mapping Service Can Help Find Homebuying Answers WASHINGTON - The days may be numbered for dozens of Internet-based companies that promise to quickly boost FICO credit scores by 200 to 300 points.
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Banks see opportunity in reverse mortgage (Reuters via Yahoo! India News) MUMBAI (Reuters) - Rising life expectancy and a vast army of the aged without a pension scheme in a booming economy has opened a window for reverse mortgage in India.read
Mortgage borrowers are wasting £480 million a year on overpriced Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance (MPPI) according to Burgesses.com who say that a staggering 90% of mortgage borrowers purchase cover from their lenders instead of shopping around for a better deal. In fact, even in the first year alone the average mortgage borrower can make substantial savings by switching to an independent …
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