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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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mortgage rates stories: 25 news summaries

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 Obama Got
 'Good Deal'
 on Mortgage 

Better-than-average rate on $1.32M loan raises eyebrows; bank says it's not unusual

Jul 2, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is taking heat for accepting a better-than-average interest rate that saves him $300 a month on his $1.32 million mortgage, the Washington Post reports. The 30-year, fixed 5.625% rate on the Democrat's Chicago home was under the 6% being offered other buyers in June 2005 by... More »

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Barack Obama • presidential campaign • mortgage rates • Senate Ethics Committee • Northern Trust

Surprise Rate Hike Will Soon Rattle US Borrowers

Yardstick London interest rate jumps

Apr 19, 08 5:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A surprise hike in a widely used interest rate is expected to soon send many US borrowers reeling, the Wall Street Journal warns. The London interbank offered rate, a yardstick for financial instruments including resettable mortgages, jumped sharply yesterday. The increase, a signal that banks are becoming more cautious about... More »

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debt • mortgage rates • interest rate • banking • British Bankers Association

Poll: Most Expect Recession but Aren't Hurting—Yet

Poll shows majority fear for future

Jan 25, 08 3:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The vast majority of Americans are convinced the nation is sinking into a recession—but most are not feeling the pinch themselves and have no plans to tighten their belts just yet, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. A year ago a similar poll showed widespread confidence that the... More »

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Wall Street • recession • trade deficit • US economy • mortgage rates • weak dollar • subprime crisis • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Mortgage Rates Drop
to 5-Month Low

Analysts attribute dip to slackening economy

Nov 9, 07 2:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Rates for 30-year fixed mortgages have slipped for the third week in a row. The dip to 6.24% is the lowest level since May. Mortgage rates have been falling across the board over the last week, which analysts attribute to the slackening economy. The drop follows the Fed's cut... More »

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Federal Reserve • subprime mortgages • mortgage • mortgage rates • interest rate

Weak Wal-Mart Profits Turn Smiles Upside-Down

Stock dips in early trading on anemic report

Aug 14, 07 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart stock saw its biggest dip in five years in early trading this morning, after Q2 profits rose less than analysts had expected. The Arkansas-based behemoth says full-year profit will total $3.13 a share, 3 cents lighter than its projections: Bloomberg reports that surging gas prices, faltering home sales... More »

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stock market • retail • consumer • stocks • shares • H. Lee Scott • spending • gas prices • mortgage rates • Wal-Mart

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