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What Is Going on With Mortgage Interest Rates

May 9th, 2008 7:48 pm
Mortgage Interest Rates Historical Mortgage Rates So what happened with mortgage interest rates this week? Not much. For the second week in a row mortgage rates pretty much stayed t... [Read More]

Mortgage Interest rates for the week of April 24 - May 1

May 4th, 2008 2:20 am
Current Mortgage Rates May 1, 2008 30-yr 6.06 15-yr 5.59% 5-yr ARM 5.73 1-yr ARM 5.29 April 24th, 2008 30-yr 6.03 15-yr 5.62% 5-yr ARM 5.68 1-yr ARM 5.29 April 17th, 2... [Read More]

Commodities Stoke Inflation Fears

May 2nd, 2008 2:09 am
On April 30th, the Federal Reserve announced a cut in their main interest rate by 25 basis points, to 2% from 2.25%. This is the seventh such cut by the US central bank since the beginning of the cred... [Read More]

Fed cuts interest rates to lowest level in 4 years

May 1st, 2008 11:47 am
link to an AP news article describing the Fed's latest .25 point rate cut. While this is good news for your credit card debt, car and boat loans and maybe even your Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) it is not neccessarily going to lower mortgage rates pe

Credit Crunch: Light at the End of the Tunnel

April 29th, 2008 3:09 am
When thinking about the economic slowdown now gripping the United States, one might think of the naked emperor of yore, who could not realize his condition until told by a child. By the time analysts... [Read More]

Whats Going on with Mortgage Rates this Week

April 26th, 2008 1:46 am
Mortgage Interest Rates Free Mortgage Rates Widget April 24th, 2008 30-yr 6.03 15-yr 5.62% 5-yr ARM 5.68 1-yr ARM 5.29 April 17th, 2008 30-yr 5.88 15-yr 5.40% 5-yr ARM 5.48 1-y... [Read More]

Interest Rates and the Credit Crunch

April 19th, 2008 11:12 pm
In Greek mythology, the hydra was a beast that, when one of its many heads were severed, would grow new heads in their place. The sub-prime mortgage crisis has developed in a similar fashion, initiall... [Read More]

What are Mortgage Rates Doing This Week

April 19th, 2008 5:37 pm
April 17th, 2008 30-yr 5.88 15-yr 5.40% 5-yr ARM 5.48 1-yr ARM 5.10 April 10th, 2008 30-yr 5.88 15-yr 5.42% 5-yr ARM 5.56 1-yr ARM 5.19 April 3rd, 2008 30-yr 5.88 15-yr 5.42% 5-yr ARM 5.59... [Read More]

The Twin Menaces of Inflation

April 15th, 2008 9:27 pm
This week, a storm of bad news gave markets cold feet, resulting in Friday's 250-point loss. While this pattern of volatility has been the status quo for stock exchanges worldwide for the better part... [Read More]

Current Issues with the Global Economy

April 11th, 2008 6:13 pm
This article looks through the different issues facing the global economy.

Treasury Reorganization: Recession Response or Red Herring?

April 4th, 2008 12:39 am
On March 31st, the Treasury Department announced a new plan to help the troubled financial sector weather the sub-prime mortgage storm. This new system replaces some agencies while redrawing the juris... [Read More]

The 30 Year Loan vs The 15 Year Loan

April 3rd, 2008 2:27 am
This article compares the 30 Year Loan vs the 15 Year Loan. We compare the monthly savings of the 30 Year Loan, and the investment potential of this saving, vs the overall lower cost of the 15 Year Loan.

Why in Today's Market a 30 Year Loan is King

April 1st, 2008 9:40 pm
In the past I used to tell people to look at different mortgage rates for different loan products and determine what was best for them. If they were planning on moving soon a 5 Year ARM might work.... [Read More]

Does Anyone Need a Free Widget That Keeps Your Web Visitors Up To Date On Mortgage Rates - Or How I Wasted My Last Several Weekends

March 31st, 2008 7:17 pm
A while ago I set out with a mission. Kind of like when james bond has a mission and climbs on a plane in midflight to stop someone from blowing up the world. Anyway my mission was a little more bo... [Read More]

Does Anyone Need a Free Widget That Keeps Your Web Visitors Up To Date On Mortgage Rates - Or How I Wasted My Last Several Weekends

March 29th, 2008 5:28 pm
It started off simply enough. I had been updating site by hand to keep mortgage rates up to date. So I wanted to create a widget that would automatically update my website with current mortgage rate... [Read More]
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