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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates rise; average 30-year loan at 3.51%
Mortgage rates rose this week, with a widely watched survey reporting that lenders were offering 30-year fixed-rate loans at an average of 3.51%, up from a near-record low of 3.35% two weeks ago. The survey, released Thursday by mortgage financier...
Tags: Financial and Business Services, Freddie Mac, Mortgages, Credit Ratings
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BofA cuts 2 million customers loose
It's long been a basic tenet of the business world: You give us more business, we'll reward your loyalty with better deals. That's how cable companies operate with their service packages. That's how phone companies work. And until now, that's pretty...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Countrywide Financial Corp., American Express Company
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Veterans home-loan bond money going untapped
SACRAMENTO — In the last century, Californians have said yes to every request for money to help veterans buy homes. Since 2000, they have signed off on $1.4 billion in bonds for that purpose. But most of that money remains untapped. In fact, the...
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Federal deficit shrinks at surprising rate
WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Debt Market, Credit and Debt
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Families reduced their debt load in first quarter to 2006 level
WASHINGTON -- American families reduced their debt load in the first three months of the year by 1%, bringing it down to pre-recession levels after an uptick in the last quarter of 2012, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday. Outstanding household debt,...
Tags: Consumers, Financial and Business Services, Federal Reserve, Bank of America Corp., Social Issues
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Mortgage rates tick up, Freddie Mac says: 30-year fixed at 3.42%
Fixed mortgage rates have reversed course and ticked upward, with lenders offering 30-year home loans at an average of 3.42% compared with 3.35% last week, according to the latest Freddie Mac survey. The typical rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage rose...
Tags: Financial and Business Services, Freddie Mac, Labor Markets, Mortgages
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants student loans to get Fed discount rate
WASHINGTON -- Students taking out government loans to help pay for college should pay the same rock-bottom interest rate that the Federal Reserve charges big banks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) proposed Wednesday. With the interest rate on federal...
Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Federal Reserve, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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College is a bad financial bet for some, study says
College can be a bad financial investment, and a fair number of people actually should not go to college, according to a new study. Higher education remains a smart financial choice for most people, especially those who attend selective colleges and get...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Colleges and Universities, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Lawmakers in Cyprus pass bailout plan
ATHENS -- Despite sweeping public discord, Cyprus lawmakers on Tuesday approved a controversial $13-billion bailout imposed by international lenders to keep the island financially afloat, and its economy anchored to Europe’s single currency....
Tags: Politics, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, International Monetary Fund
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Lenders venturing back into subprime market
Michele and Russell Poland's credit was shot, but they managed to buy their suburban dream home anyway. After a business bankruptcy and a home foreclosure, they turned to a rare option in this era of tightfisted banking — a subprime loan. The...
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Fisker Automotive misses Energy Department loan payment
Troubled sports car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. failed to make a $10-million payment on a federal government loan Monday, tipping the Anaheim company closer to a bankruptcy reorganization or liquidation. Fisker was scheduled to start to pay down...
Tags: Prius, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Companies and Corporations, Chrysler, Aston Martin
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Student debt could hamper future economic growth, study says
Looming student debt could hamper future economic growth as young people tamp down on spending and borrowing in the years to come. Compared with counterparts not saddled with student loans, these young workers are less likely to take out mortgages or...
Tags: Productivity, Federal Reserve, Consumers, Career and Workplace, Housing Industry
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