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The average U.S. rate for the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to a record low for a fourth straight week. Cheap mortgages have helped boost home sales modestly this year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan ...
May 27, 2012 at 18:03 | Source: The Christian Science Monitor
NEW DELHI – India's oil minister said Friday that a decision will be taken on gasoline rates in a few days, as the federal government continues to face a barrage of criticism from political parties and consumers over the steepest-ever increase ...
May 25, 2012 at 13:19 | Source: FOXBusiness
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Average mortgage rates for long-term, fixed-rate loans keep falling to record lows, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday. Average rates for 30-year contracts dropped from 3.79 percent to 3.78 percent ...
May 23, 2012 at 23:58 | Source: United Press International
WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) -- U.S. student-loan interest rates are set to double in five weeks after the Senate rejected Democratic and Republican proposals to keep them at 3.4 percent. The lawmakers left Washington for a weeklong Memorial Day ...
May 25, 2012 at 07:57 | Source: United Press International
One the great, but not well known, features of electric cars is the degree to which they are taking full advantage of smartphones and connectivity. It's not just for show. Using smartphone apps, owners can make sure their car won't start recharging at home ...
May 24, 2012 at 13:56 | Source: USA Today
Vietnam cut interest rates for the third straight month as policy makers stepped up efforts to bolster a struggling economy after inflation eased to the lowest since 2010. The State Bank of Vietnam’s refinancing rate will fall to 12 percent ...
May 25, 2012 at 21:33 | Source: Bloomberg
Mortgage Rates improved today, gaining back a good portion of yesterday's losses as European markets continued keeping pressure on domestic stock prices and interest rates. The biggest move for markets came on the news that Euro-zone officials ...
May 23, 2012 at 19:26 | Source: MortgageNewsDaily.com
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian banks must lower their lending rates by between 30% and 40%, and increase lending, without raising fees, to help spur economic growth, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said in an interview with the Folha de Sao ...
May 27, 2012 at 14:14 | Source: NASDAQ
When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently contributed $500,000 to support a California ballot initiative to raise that state's cigarette tax to fund cancer research, West Coasters learned what we have seen throughout his tenure leading the nation ...
May 25, 2012 at 17:01 | Source: Huffington Post
House Republicans earlier this month voted to end the American Community Survey, a rich source of detailed data about Americans’ lives. But when it comes to the basic census, willingness to answer the federal government’s questions seems to ...
May 25, 2012 at 10:41 | Source: Slate