Economy
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said Thursday that U.S. authorities were working on increased monitoring of hedge funds, while his German counterpart called for increased trans-Atlantic dialogue on the issue.
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Mortgage Applications Up Compared with Last Year The number of mortgage applications last week declined 3.2 percent from the previous week on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Mortgage Application Survey.
Homeowners stressing energy efficency MARC Research conducted the survey on home improvement trends in Southern California for Bank of America.Commentread more...
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...
Which? urges FSA to up fines for mis-selling A LEADING consumer body was today set to urge the Financial Services Authority to significantly increase the level of fines on companies that are found to have mis-sold financial products.read
To Sell to Gen-Y, You Have to Meet Them Online Despite the housing recession, there are still more than 1.5 million real estate agents in the United States. read more...
Alaska's Residential Mortgage Invites Mitel And Foundry Networks Into Their House - IP Firms Partner to Help Mortgage (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) Mitel is receiving some enthusiastic northern exposure in Alaska thanks to a partnership with California-based Foundry Networks, Inc , Mitel Platinum solution provider TekMate and Alaska-based Residential Mortgage.read more...