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  • ECB ‘to cut rates’ to 3.5% - IrishExaminer.com

    ECB ‘to cut rates’ to 3.5%IrishExaminer.com, Ireland - 5 hours agoHe said it was always unlikely that the ECB would raise rates against the current US backdrop but the result of this new tone emanating from Frankfurt is ...
    2008-01-25 04:28:11
  • Mortgage Rates Spiraling Downwards - HULIQ

    Mortgage Rates Spiraling DownwardsHULIQ, NC - 3 hours agoTo be deemed eligible for refinancing your current mortgage must be .40% or higher than the current average mortgage rate. Logic says that a lower interest ...
    2008-01-25 06:24:02
  • Banks gain state backing for acquisitions of overseas rivals - South China Morning Post (subscription)

    Banks gain state backing for acquisitions of overseas rivalsSouth China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong - 2 hours agoMainland banks are looking abroad as Beijing tries to cool the economy by raising interest rates and tightening lending rules, threatening to slow profit ...
    2008-01-25 07:28:19
  • Germany holds state elections in shadow of world financial crisis ... - World Socialist Web Site

    Germany holds state elections in shadow of world financial crisis ...World Socialist Web Site, MI - 1 hour agoEconomic experts, however, made a very different assessment and pointed out that the developments over the past few days, unleashed by the subprime mortgage ...
    2008-01-25 08:09:50
  • Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: SLM Corp., Fannie Mae, Capital ... - GuruFocus.com

    Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: SLM Corp., Fannie Mae, Capital ...GuruFocus.com, TX - 1 hour agoOn Tuesday, Fannie shares rose 4.1% from the Fed rate cut. Congress is currently trying to push forward a stimulus package that will raise the current ...
    2008-01-25 08:46:04
  • Learning from crashes past... - Irish Independent

    Learning from crashes past...Irish Independent, Ireland - 1 hour agoDesperate to maintain the dollar and sterling's link to gold, they pushed up interest rates when they should have been cutting them. ...
    2008-01-25 08:58:30
  • Wall Street CEO pay encouraged risk-taking - Fort Worth Business Press

    Wall Street CEO pay encouraged risk-takingFort Worth Business Press, TX - 54 minutes agoNo one can have watched the “subprime mortgage” debacle without noticing the absurd contrast between the magnitude of the failure and the lavish rewards ...
    2008-01-25 09:05:57
  • The pros and cons of reverse mortgages as a source for ready cash - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

    The pros and cons of reverse mortgages as a source for ready cashPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 48 minutes agoThe amount you can borrow varies according to your age, the value of the home, current interest rates and loan fees. Reports suggest reverse mortgages can ...
    2008-01-25 09:12:09
  • US economy's downturn has minimal impact on local firms - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

    US economy's downturn has minimal impact on local firmsPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 37 minutes agoOne positive is that subprime mortgage defaults roiling other parts of the country are not a large economic factor here. Banks and financial-services firms ...
    2008-01-25 09:23:15
  • Volatile market has potential for problems, opportunities - Norman Transcript

    Volatile market has potential for problems, opportunitiesNorman Transcript, OK - 22 minutes agoAnother positive of the dropped interest rates is that mortgage loans have dropped, nearing 5 percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage. ...
    2008-01-25 09:37:48
  • SIGN SAYS FLY - Florida Times-Union

    SIGN SAYS FLYFlorida Times-Union, FL - 12 minutes agoPeople must bring picture IDs, Social Security cards for each individual claimed as a dependent, W-2 forms, 1099 forms, mortgage interest and property tax ...
    2008-01-25 09:48:03
  • Economic Stimulus to Affect Housing Market (Fox 12 Idaho)

    There is an aspect of the economic stimulus plan that is reduce the level of foreclosures.
    2008-01-25 09:27:53
  • SIGN SAYS FLY (The Florida Times-Union)

    BEAM and your taxes
    2008-01-25 09:29:30
  • Consumers debate rebate windfalls (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

    ST. LOUIS The success of the federal $150 billion emergency economic stimulus plan will hinge on whether American consumers do what they do best - spend, spend, spend.
    2008-01-25 09:29:56
  • The pros and cons of reverse mortgages as a source for ready cash (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

    Cash-challenged seniors who want to stay in their own homes have kept reverse mortgages high on the public radar. But not everyone thinks they're such a good idea. ...
    2008-01-25 09:41:36