TREASURIES-Futures fall in quiet Asian trade
fears that the fallout from U.S. subprime mortgage problems would derail the economy. Traders said ... Fed policy meeting to bet on an interest rate cut. The Fed acknowledged the subprime-induced market ...
Optimistic financing needs reality check
financing a used car at a higher interest rate. Such concerns seemed trivial in the ... this week as the implosion of the mortgage industry became front-page news. Mortgage lenders, like ... to sell the house before the higher rate kicks in or who know that their ...
Fed keeps US rates steady
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday kept US interest rates unchanged at 5.25 percent but it ... Naroff Economic Advisors said that despite the mortgage and credit woes, the Fed continues to ... at a 3.4 percent rate in the second quarter compared with its 0.6 percent crawl ...
Homeownership Rate Slides Again
ownership stake was 68.4 percent in the second quarter, seasonally adjusted. The last time it ... with fixed rates. Experts say the tighter mortgage money causes some homeowners to lose their ... they can't refinance their way out of higher-interest rate trouble. Also, a growing number of ...
Mortgage Fears Drive UpRates on Jumbo Loans
Among other signs of distress, Aegis Mortgage Corp., Houston, notified mortgage brokers that it ... charging an average 7.34% for prime 30-year fixed-rate jumbo loans yesterday, according to a survey ... expected to keep the target for short-term interest rates at 5.25% and maintain their focus ...
How Credit Got So EasyAnd Why It's Tightening
When the Fed cut interest rates to the lowest level in a ... once seen as isolated to a few subprime-mortgage lenders are beginning to propagate across markets ... three former S&L executives, was the nation's second largest subprime lender by 2006. When its ...
Democrats Raise HeatOn Mortgage Overhaul
As a wave of mortgage foreclosures buffets financial markets and feeds voter ... on secondary markets by guaranteeing a fixed rate of return to an investor. The tradeoff, ... consumers often get a lower rate of interest when they agree to a prepayment penalty. ...
Blame Greenspan?
deals uneconomic, the collapse of the subprime mortgage market and with it several hedge funds, ... decision by Wells Fargo to raise its interest on 30-year fixed mortgages in excess of ... borrowers were encouraged to take out adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs), many of which are now ...
Fujitsu Consulting launches Mortgage Ă¢Stress-O-MeterĂ¢
Young, growing families and suburban mainstream at most risk from latest interest rate rise; an estimated 70,000 households now suffering from mortgage stress Sydney, 8 August, 2007 Fujitsu Consulting today launched the Australian Mortgage Industry ...
Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged
The Federal Reserve left a key short-term interest rate unchanged Tuesday, but indicated that it was ... said. The meltdown in the housing and mortgage markets has caused home foreclosures to climb ...