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Lower Mortgage Rates Cause Increase In Refinancing - KFOX 14
EL PASO, TEXAS — Thirty-year fixed rate mortgages have reached a record low, creating a sudden boom in refinancing across the country, including here in the borderland. For the second straight week, the average rate has dropped now near 5 percent

Refinancing home loans an option, experts say - Morris County Daily Record
Homeowners with good credit may be well-positioned to refinance their mortgage with interest rates at historic lows, according to Morris-area financial experts. Despite the economic crisis and tough lending market, banks are willing to refinance

Refinancing interest gathers steam - El Paso Times
EL PASO — The phones are ringing at El Paso-area mortgage companies, and it’s not people sending Christmas wishes. The lowest mortgage rates in decades are prompting homeowners to get information about possible mortgage refinancing. “We’re getting a

Mortgage rates drop to 37-year low - Boston Globe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interest rates on U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped for a ninth consecutive week, reaching their lowest level in 37 years, according to a survey released on Wednesday by home funding company Freddie Mac . Interest rates

Refinancing soars again: Should you cash in, too? - Orlando Sentinel
Mortgage-interest rates skirting 5 percent are creating a home-loan-refinancing frenzy the likes of which Central Florida mortgage brokers have not seen for five years. Veteran mortgage broker Howard Howland, president of Contemporary Mortgage

Mortgage applications hit five-year high - Houston Chronicle
Mortgage applications in the U.S. last week reached a five-year high as borrowing costs slid. The Mortgage Bankers Association s index of applications to purchase a home or refinance a loan rose to 1,245.7, the highest level since 2003, from the

Mortgage rates fall to new record low - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to a record low for the second straight week, causing refinancing applications to surge to the highest level in more than five years, a month after the Federal Reserve pledged to channel

U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest in Three Decades (Update2) - Bloomberg
Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — U.S. mortgage rates dropped to the lowest in more than three decades as the government stepped up efforts to revive the housing market. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage tumbled for a ninth straight week, to 5.10

Mortgage applications unchanged at 5-year peak - CNN Money
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Demand for U.S. mortgage applications was unchanged during the Christmas holiday week, holding the highest levels in more than five years with loan rates near record lows, an industry group said on Wednesday. Borrowing costs

Mortgage applications remain at 5-year highs - Seattle Times
Mortgage applications remained at their highest level in more than five years last week, as borrowers took advantage of attractive rates and rushed to refinance their home loans. While low rates are a great opportunity for borrowers with solid credit

UPDATE 1-US mortgage rates drop to lowest in 37 years - Reuters
NEW YORK, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Interest rates on U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped to their lowest level in 37 years this week, largely due to an unprecedented intervention by the Federal Reserve, according to a survey released on Wednesday by

Fewer homeowners qualify for lower refinance rates - Merced Sun-Star
Recent drops in interest rates have homeowners rushing to call local banks and mortgage lenders about refinancing. Loan applications are pouring in. Yet, South Florida homeowners are mostly getting a big fat “No!” from the bank when they ask to

RBI’s Rs 4,000cr refinance lifeline to HFCs at 8pc - Economic Times
KOLKATA: The National Housing Bank on Tuesday said that it will provide the special refinance fund, which has been received from the Reserve Bank to boost housing demand, at 8 per cent interest rate to housing finance companies. “The RBI refinance

Fed to launch agency MBS buying in early January - Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it will launch a program to buy mortgage-backed securities issued by mortgage agencies Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae in early January. The Fed has selected investment

Mortgage Applications Hit 5-Year High: MBA - Post Chronicle
U.S. mortgage applications surged to five-year highs as potential borrowers sought to refinance with interest rates down to record lows, an industry group said on Wednesday. The U.S. housing market is in the worst downturn since the Great Depression

Low rates drive mortgage applications up 48% - USA Today
NEW YORK (Reuters) Mortgage applications surged to the highest level in more than five years in the latest week, as potential borrowers came out to refinance at interest rates near record lows. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally

Mortgage applications hit 5-year high: MBA - Boston Globe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications surged to five-year highs as potential borrowers sought to refinance with interest rates down to record lows, an industry group said on Wednesday. The U.S. housing market is in the worst downturn since

UPDATE 1-US mortgage applications hit 5-year high–MBA - Forbes
NEW YORK, Dec 24 (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications surged to five-year highs as potential borrowers sought to refinance with interest rates down to record lows, an industry group said on Wednesday. The U.S. housing market is in the worst

Why Is It So Difficult To Refinance My Home? - NBC4 Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio Many people have contacted NBC 4 wondering why it s so difficult to refinance their home. NBC 4 s Mikaela Hunt talked to a local mortgage banker to get some answers, and he said it s not as difficult as people might think

BlackRock Loan Fund May Default as Prices Tumble (Update1) - Bloomberg
Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — A BlackRock Inc. fund that invests in high-yield, high-risk loans may be headed for an event of default after debt prices tumbled, according to Moody s Investors Service. Moody s cut ratings on portions of BlackRock Senior

AIG Announces Purchase of Additional Multi-Sector Collateralized Debt - Businesswire.com
NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–American International Group, Inc. (AIG) today announced that Maiden Lane III LLC (ML III), a financing entity recently created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) and AIG, has purchased an additional $16

U.S. Treasury offers $5 billion to support GM financial arm - Kyodo News
The Treasury Department said Monday it will pump $5 billion into GMAC LLC, the financing arm of General Motors Corp., as part of efforts to ensure the survival of the struggling auto giant. The department also said it will lend another $1 billion to

GMAC receives $5B in bailout funds - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said Monday that it will provide $5 billion to GMAC Financial Services LLC, the ailing financing arm of General Motors Corp., from the $700 billion bank rescue program. The government will receive preferred

GMAC stays mum on bailout hurdle - Asbury Park Press
Corp. remained silent today on whether it cleared a final hurdle to become a bank-holding company and gain access to billions in federal bailout money. Analysts have speculated that if GMAC Financial Services LLC doesn’t obtain financial help it

Wall Street Extends Losses - Forbes
Stocks move further into the red after Dow Chemical’s Kuwait JV breaks down and Kerkorian sells off stake in Ford. With many investors extending their holidays through New Year’s, the Street drifted lower Monday afternoon in light trading. On a day

CEO is confident GM can meet loan conditions - Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner says the automaker has significant work ahead after receiving a federal bailout Friday, but he is confident GM will work with stakeholders to make the company viable. Wagoner said at a news

Bank of America, Citigroup May Lose on Rohm Purchase (Update1) - Bloomberg
Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) — Dow Chemical Co. lenders including Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley may press the chemicals maker to renegotiate the takeover of Rohm & Haas Co. to avoid losses on a $13 billion loan to fund the deal

Housing equity withdrawal stays negative in Q3 - Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons paid off existing mortgages at a faster rate than they took out new ones in the third quarter of this year, Bank of England data showed on Monday. Households repaid a net 5.695 billion pounds between July and September

UPDATE 1-Britons inject record equity into housing market - Forbes
LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Britons injected more equity into the housing market in the third quarter of this year than at any time since records began in 1970, Bank of England figures showed on Monday. The figures highlight the extent to which credit

Subprime lenders struggle with arrears - The Age
INTEREST rate cuts may have come too late for home borrowers already behind in repayments, with the rate of arrears across the nation’s housing market tipped to rise further as the economy cools. Lenders such as Adelaide Bank, Challenger Financial

Homeowners seek to cut debt as experts warn house prices will plummet - Daily Mail
Homeowners in Britain paid off existing mortgages at a faster rate than they took out new ones in the third quarter of this year, Bank of England figures showed today. In the third quarter of last year, housing equity withdrawal totalled more than

Christmas Comes Early For Homeowners - Forbes
It may be a merry Christmas for some homeowners, now that they are able to refinance their mortgages due to plummetting interest rates. But economists worry that they’re not going to spend the extra money to shop this holiday season. The Mortgage

Meltdown 101: Is it time to refinance a mortgage? - Salon
The depends mainly on what rate you have now and whether you’re planning to move anytime soon. Experts advise taking a careful look at your options before you jump in. Mortgage brokers were quoting rates as low as 4.5 percent to 4.6 percent this week

Christmas is about the birth of Christ - Palestine Herald-Press
My daughter and I watched a funny and wholesome TV movie the other day. It was a kids show on a kids network. Merry Christmas Drake and Josh on Nickelodeon. The plot was basically that one of them was playing Santa in a mall and promised a cute

Chat Plus: Should I Refinance at 4.75? - Washington Post
Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and writer Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat. Alexandria: My bank is offering me a refinance rate at 4.75 percent with one point. They will still charge refinance fees. I

Key Democrat wants second $350B released earlier - WTOP Radio
WASHINGTON (AP) - A key House Democrat is pushing to get the second half of the $700 billion rescue fund released next month, before President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated, in part to help stimulate the economy. Barney Frank , chairman of the

Oligarchs Seek $78 Billion Loans as Credit-Market Squeeze Empowers - Bloomberg
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — Russian oligarchs are lining up for $78 billion of Kremlin loans to survive the credit squeeze, handing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin the opportunity to increase government control of the nation s biggest companies. Just 12

Window of opportunity open for refinancing loan - Marietta Times
Know what you currently owe on your house. Find your credit score and your debt-to-income ratio; the better these are, the better the chance you could get a lower rate on your mortgage. Make sure the closing costs won’t offset whatever savings you

The economic crunch: Lowered interest rates spur refinancing here - Memphis Commercial Appeal
When the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates last week, with some brokers quoting rates at around 4.5 percent, the phones at local mortgage houses started ringing. “We almost have more calls than we can handle,” said Dean Puryear, mortgage

Mortgage rate drop drives refinancing; home sales may wait - Boston Globe
Tony Jabon had an e-mail in to his mortgage broker by 10 a.m. The 35-year-old environmental consultant in Charlotte, N.C., had heard about the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its key interest rate to nearly zero and wanted to refinance to something

Tax Matters, David Katzman - Refinancing your home? - Boca Raton News
If you are contemplating a mortgage refinance, you should understand the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations governing mortgage-interest deductions before you make your decision. Generally, the IRS allows deductions for mortgage interest on

GM Gets Boost as GMAC Bank Approval Helps Preserve Loan Access - Bloomberg
Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp. , days from receiving its first installment of at least $9.4 billion in U.S. aid, won another victory with the Federal Reserve s approval of lender GMAC LLC s bid to become a bank holding company. GMAC

More in state seek home-equity loans - Tulsa World
OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahomans are increasingly tapping their homes for a home-equity line of credit, according to new Census Bureau estimates. An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by The Oklahoman shows the number of Oklahoma homeowners with a home

Refinancing home loans an option, experts say - Morris County Daily Record
Homeowners with good credit may be well-positioned to refinance their mortgage with interest rates at historic lows, according to Morris-area financial experts. Despite the economic crisis and tough lending market, banks are willing to refinance

GM Gets Boost in Auto-Loan Access as Fed Agrees to Let GMAC Become a - Bloomberg
Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp. , days from receiving its first installment of at least $9.4 billion in U.S. aid, won another victory with the Federal Reserve s approval of lender GMAC LLC s bid to become a bank holding company. GMAC