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U.S. mortgage rates rose on Wednesday - BestInfo - Reuters
NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) - The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage with no upfront points rose 1/8 of a percentage point on Wednesday to 6-1/8 percent, according to BestInfo Inc. If the mortgage market on Thursday continues in its current ...
2008-04-23 02:07:00 -
Fitch Rates Fifth Third Bancorp's Senior Notes 'AA-' - Forbes
Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the $750 million in senior notes issued by Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB). The Rating Watch is Negative. The proceeds of the issuance will be used for general corporate purposes. The notes have a five year term ...
2008-04-24 06:42:00 -
Fitch Affirms LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2003-C5 (Centre Daily Times)
Fitch Ratings affirms LB-UBS commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2003-C5, as follows:
2008-04-24 05:13:37 -
Foreclosures spike again in Bristol and Plymouth counties (8:35 p.m.) (The Standard-Times)
In an ominous sign that the mortgage crisis has yet to abate, foreclosures on Bristol and Plymouth county properties more than doubled in March compared to the same time last year.
2008-04-24 06:05:38 -
Sub-prime in US hits the silo (Stock & Land)
It's fair to say that the average Australian farmer, from Ariah Park to Zilzie, neither knows nor cares too much about the housing market in Des Moines, Iowa, or Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2008-04-24 06:52:37 -
Hard-to-detect contaminant killed heparin patients (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
PHARMACEUTICALSHard-to-detect contaminant killed heparin patientsBaxter International Inc.'s blood thinner heparin killed patients because a hard-to-detect contaminant produced toxins and triggered dangerously low blood...
2008-04-24 08:17:25 -
Making Lemonade, Pado Says (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Stability seemed to be the theme for Thursday's action, says Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Marc Pado. As we move on in this earnings season, investors are less rattled by earnings shortfalls or even downgraded earnings expectations. It's become par for the course.
2008-04-24 09:06:12 -
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2008-04-23 04:44:00 -
Applications for mortgages slump to a 4-month low - Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - US mortgage applications last week dropped to the lowest level in almost four months, hurt by fewer purchases and less refinancing. The Mortgage Bankers Association's index of applications to buy a home or refinance declined 14.2 percent ...
2008-04-23 09:09:00 -
Mortgage demand at '08 low with 30-year rates above 6% - USA Today
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Mortgage applications plunged last week to the lowest level this year as surging interest rates slashed demand for home loans, industry group data showed Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted ...
2008-04-23 08:30:00 -
Mortgage Newsletter - Colleyville Courier
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2008-04-24 02:06:00 -
O.T.C. EXPT Expert Group, Inc. Letter to Shareholders - MSN MoneyCentral
Expert Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EXPT), specializing in refinance loans, home mortgage loans, and new home purchases as well as foreign national loans, and now offering a range of credit repair services through its sister company, Expert Credit Fix ...
2008-04-24 07:32:00 -
Plan relies on beefed-up insurer - Financial Times
The cornerstone of the Democratic response to the housing crisis is a proposal by Congressmen Barney Frank and Chris Dodd to expand dramatically the role of the Federal Housing Administration, the government insurer for mortgages to low-income ...
2008-04-24 03:31:00 -
Congressman Steve Israel Outlines Support for Plan to Help Ease ... - Forbes
In an April 23 letter to Federal Housing Authority Commissioner Brian Montgomery, Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) urged further action from the federal government to help address the national mortgage crisis and the burden it's placing on America's ...
2008-04-24 09:34:00 -
Mortgage application volume falls - CNN Money
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mortgage application volume fell 14.2% during the week ending April 18, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey. The MBA's application index fell to 637.6 from 743.4 the previous week. Refinance ...
2008-04-23 04:41:00