Orders for Durable Goods Off, When Planes Are Excluded
Orders for business equipment stumbled last month, the government reported yesterday, but sales of new homes sprinted to an annual pace just shy of last October’s record.
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Mortgage rates climb (Albuquerque Tribune) Rates on 30-year mortgages hit the highest level since late October following release of more economic data showing a rebounding economy. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate
WSFS Bank names Del. woman chief of new mortgage unit (The News Journal) A lifelong Delawarean has been named chief of the new reverse mortgage unit at WSFS Bank. Trish Kauker has worked for Beneficial National Bank, Norwest Mortgage, Financial Freedom and most
Shopping for a Home In a Buyer's Market How to make the most of a 'window of opportunity' in 2007 to take advantage of lower mortgage interest rates and seller flexibility. Learn these five rules for house hunting
Dollar steady near two-week euro highs after strong US inflation data The dollar briefly struck a two-week high against the euro on news that US producer prices rose a larger-than-expected 1.0 percent in July due to higher prices for automobiles and
U.S. MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Fell 5.5% Last Week (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage applications fell 5.5 percent last week, the biggest decline in almost three months, reflecting less demand to refinance and purchase homes amid a widening credit
Officials Falling Behind on Mortgage Fraud Cases (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) Reports of suspected mortgage fraud have doubled since 2005, and government agencies say they cannot keep up. .read more...