Jun 152009
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Nationwide raising fixed rate mortgage rates
viploan.co.uk, UK This rise even includes some of the mortgages only launched by Nationwide earlier this week. As we reported then there was much speculation that mortgage rates would rise as a result of an increase in swap rates. Swaps are used by lenders to fund fixed … Morning Line: Hiking mortgage rates is a sensible move Citywire.co.uk Fixed Rate Mortgage Interest Rates About to Rise The Market Oracle Mortgage lenders increased fixed rates Scotsman all 92 news articles |
Jun 152009
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Bond market signals that mortgage rates may drop
Los Angeles Times, CA The bond market has been sending slightly better news to mortgage borrowers the last few days as investors in securities carved out of home loans have been accepting lower returns. Yields on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae mortgage securities fell today for … As Mortgage Rates Spike, How Do We Prevent Future Housing Disasters? U.S. News & World Report all 24 news articles |
Jun 152009
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As Mortgage Rates Spike, How Do We Prevent Future Housing Disasters?
U.S. News & World Report, DC Anna J Schwart's article on the origins of the financial crisis also has a brief section on the role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the market for mortgage-backed securities. Most commentators seem to have downplayed Fannie and Freddie's influence on … |
Jun 152009
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Higher Mortgage Rates Sap Builder Confidence
Wall Street Journal By JEFF BATER WASHINGTON — Confidence faltered in June among US home builders, left uneasy by a rise in mortgage rates. A market sentiment index published monthly by the National Association of Home Builders dipped this month. … |
 MonitorBankRates.com |
Mortgage Rates Expected to Move Lower in the Week Ahead
MortgageNewsDaily.com, AZ by Victor Burek After two weeks of steadily increasing mortgage rates, from the mid 4's to the mid 5's, volatility in the mortgage market has show signs of stabilization. Last week mortgage rates topped out near 5.625% before a late week MBS market … Weekly Mortgage Rates: June 15 2009 MonitorBankRates.com all 8 news articles |
Jun 152009
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Commonwealth Bank celebrates lifting mortgage rates with lavish party
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia IT seems increasing interest rates and freezing staff pay is worth celebrating – with champagne and caviar. Three days after lifting interest rates to combat spiralling costs, the Commonwealth Bank is throwing a lavish party at Sydney's premier hotel … |
MonitorBankRates.com |
Weekly Mortgage Rates: June 15 2009
MonitorBankRates.com, CT Mortgage rates continued to rise last week, rising quicker than most mortgage brokers and analysts anticipated. The quick upturn in home mortgage rates is being driving by the quick rise in US Treasury rates. Treasury rates are rising because many … |
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US Housing Index: Weighed Down by Spike in Mortgage Rates
Seeking Alpha, NY The Housing Index [HGX] is one of the "heaviest" looking of the broad sector indices and, undoubtedly, the recent surge in long term rates and MBS rates is weighing on this market. The Ichimoku chart reveals the manner in which price action is now … |
