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(ARA) - The economy's recent rollercoaster ride may make you feel like shouting "I want to get off." But while you can no more seize control of the national economy than you can exit a rollercoaster car mid-way through the ride, it is possible to take control of your personal economic situation.
About a week ago, a woman called Ellis Rankin, an associate broker at Crye-Leike Inc., about one of his advertisements offering help with lease/purcha....
The Southern California thrifts are the latest to fail in the mortgage meltdown. U.S. officials say the banks' branches will continue operating as usual under Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank. Federal regulators seized Downey Savings & Loan and PFF Bank & Trust late Friday, saying hundreds of millions of dollars in bad loans from the housing bubble had rendered the Southern California banking ...
GMAC applies to become a bank holding company GMAC Financial Services, the financing arm of General Motors, said Thursday that it applied to become a bank holding company, making it eligible for aid under the government's $700 billion bank rescue plan. GMAC...
(AP:NEW YORK) The Department of Justice is investigating the mortgage lending practices of Golden West Financial Corp., the savings and loan bought by Wachovia Corp. for $24 billion at the height of the housing boom in 2006.
NEW YORK----Based on Thornburg Mortgage Inc.'s missed interest payment on its 8% senior notes, Fitch Ratings has downgraded Thornburg's Issuer Default Rating as follows:
(AP:NEW YORK) The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating the mortgage lending practices of Wachovia Corp., according to media reports Thursday.
CHICAGO (Dow Jones) -- Mortgage rates fell this week, reflecting continued concerns about a slowing economy, Freddie Mac's chief economist said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. 30- and 15-year mortgage rates fell for a third straight week, according to a survey released on Thursday by home funding company Freddie Mac.
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