home loans

Mortgage rates drop before program runs out

Topix - Business News  Tue, 03/09/2010 - 15:37

WASHINGTON a ' Rates for 30-year home loans edged lower for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, but remained above last year's record lows.


 

Fewer falling behind on home loans

Topix - Business News  Sat, 02/20/2010 - 03:43

The number of borrowers falling behind on their mortgage payments dropped sharply at the end of last year, a sign the foreclosure crisis is beginning to ebb.


 

FDIC urges mortgage help for unemployed

Newsvine - business  Fri, 09/11/2009 - 14:27

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is encouraging companies that buy failed banks with troubled home loans to extend temporary help to people who have lost their jobs and can't pay their mortgage bills.


 

U.S. role binds mortgage market

MSNBC.com: Business  Mon, 09/07/2009 - 07:41

Due to the major U.S. role in the mortgage market, certain classes of borrowers cannot find home loans as publicly financed debt mounts.


 

Mortgage rates edge down, still above record lows

Newsvine - business  Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:24

Rates for 30-year home loans edged down this week, remaining close to record lows reached over the spring.


 

Mortgage rates fall, inch toward record low

MSNBC.com: Business  Thu, 07/16/2009 - 11:48

Rates for 30-year home loans dropped for the third-straight week, inching toward a record low reached earlier this year, Freddie Mac said Thursday.


 

Mortgage rates fall again

Newsvine - business  Thu, 07/16/2009 - 09:27

Rates for 30-year home loans dropped for the third-straight week, inching toward a record low reached earlier this year, Freddie Mac said Thursday.


 

Obama pushes for less risky home loans

MSNBC.com: Business  Sun, 06/21/2009 - 14:23

Obama's plan to revamp financial regulation aims to protect borrowers from the confusing and high-risk mortgages that fed a pandemic of delinquencies and foreclosures.


 

Mortgage rates rise again

Newsvine - business  Thu, 06/11/2009 - 09:41

Rates for 30-year home loans jumped to the highest level in seven months this week, leading to a slowdown in refinancing activity, Freddie Mac said Thursday.


 

Mortgage rates dip, remain above record lows

MSNBC.com: Business  Thu, 05/28/2009 - 13:13

Rates on 30-year home loans rose this week and were poised to go higher as investors demanded higher rates for long-term government debt.