Interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell for the tenth week to a fourth consecutive record low due in part to the Federal Reserve's recent purchases of mortgage-backed securities issued by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae," said ...
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Looking to refinance your mortgage? Do it now. Interest rates for 15- and 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are heading south of 5%, where they haven't been since Richard Nixon was president. Average 15-year fixed-rate loans, for example, are 4.67 ...
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WASHINGTON — Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to a record level for a fourth straight week, dropping to the lowest mark since Freddie Mac started tracking the data nearly 28 years ago. Rates have been falling since late November, when the Federal ...
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After a flurry of mortgage-related legislation last session, the financial sector looks as if it is taking a wait-and-see approach this year. Although there have been rumblings about some housing bills on the state level, the changing of the guard in ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to a record low for the third straight week and borrowers took advantage of the drop, sending new applications soaring. With the Federal Reserve on the verge of pouring hundreds of billions of ...
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Judge OKs financing plan for Interstate Bakeries US Airways looks to refinance debt Genitope, down to a staff of one, forecasts bankruptcy or dissolution Interstate Bakeries’ restructuring costs deepen loss Interstate Bakeries files amended ...
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Mortgage rates continue to plunge toward record territory. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 31 basis points, to 5.33 percent, according to the Bankrate.com national survey of large lenders. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage ...
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