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  • Mortgage applications fall 5.5%; rates tick up (USA Today)

    Applications for residential mortgages fell last week for the first time in three weeks, weighed down by a sharp drop in demand for both home-purchase and refinancing loans, an industry group said Wednesday.
    2007-08-22 12:42:52

  • TD Canada Trust changes residential mortgage rates (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

    TD Canada Trust has changed its mortgage rates, effective August 22, 2007. The changes are as follows:
    2007-08-21 08:24:00

  • Mortgage rates on 30-year, fixed-rate loans at lowest level since early June (Boston Herald)

    WASHINGTON - Rates on 30-year mortgages sank this week to their lowest point in two months, a dose of good news for people thinking about buying a home. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday...
    2007-08-22 02:22:31

  • Stocks seesaw as Fed action eyed

    MSNBC - NEW YORK - Wall Street closed mostly higher Monday as investors appeared relieved that more bad news didn’t emerge about risky mortgages and shrinking credit markets. Investors seeking safety pressed into shorter-term Treasurys. Stocks endured back ...
    2007-08-20 11:58:00

  • Asian Corporate Takeovers to Rise as Buyout Firms Lose Edge

    Bloomberg - The credit crunch caused by defaults on U.S. subprime mortgages will make it more expensive for private equity firms to raise ... Lee said this trend is set to reverse. ``A lot of companies that are non-private equity and non- hedge funds didn't ...
    2007-08-21 12:55:00

  • Yen Extends Advance as Volatility Increases Carry Trade Risk

    Bloomberg - A level below 30 indicates the yen's rally may reverse. The BOJ will hold rates at the lowest among major economies, according to 43 of 46 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. The yield on three-month euroyen futures for September ...
    2007-08-21 12:55:00

  • Australian Dollar Will Rebound on Higher Rates, Antipodean's Ferguson ...

    Stockhouse Canada - He expects this will counter concerns that losses from U.S. subprime mortgages are spreading, which caused investors to reverse so-called carry trades, where they bought higher-yielding assets with money borrowed in Japan. Ferguson's peers have ...
    2007-08-22 06:16:00

  • The Credit Card

    Marketwatch - At the beginning of the summer, when "collateralized debt obligations" and "subprime mortgages" were first introduced into the mainstream vernacular, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson was quick to assure us that the problems were "contained."
    2007-08-22 12:43:00

  • Coventree struggles to run without equity

    Globe and Mail - ... company says it generally will hold on to these investments until maturity and therefore isn't worried about mark-to-market losses, which will reverse upon maturity. Coventree earns fees and spread income from trusts that buy assets like mortgages ...
    2007-08-22 12:43:00

  • Five Key Questions to Ask When Selecting a Reverse Mortgage Lender

    Earthtimes - This is great news for senior homeowners who have begun considering reverse mortgages – but it can also cause great confusion when choosing the right lender or in choosing the product that will best suit the senior’s needs. So much rapid change ...
    2007-08-21 05:16:00

  • Reverse mortgage group changes code

    Nine MSN - The industry association representing Australia's reverse mortgage suppliers has changed its code of conduct to strengthen an existing "no negative equity guarantee" provision. Reverse mortgages allow retirees to borrow against the equity in their ...
    2007-08-22 07:42:00

  • Reverse mortgage guidelines tightened

    Australian Broadcasting Corp. - Lenders are moving to increase consumer protection for reverse mortgages. Reverse mortgages, or equity release loans, are relatively new in Australia but growing quickly. They allow homeowners - particularly retirees - to borrow for living expenses ...
    2007-08-22 03:46:00

  • Coventree struggles to run without equity (The Globe and Mail)

    Dealing with the credit crunch
    2007-08-22 10:38:52

  • Dollar Falls Against Euro on Speculation Fed Will Lower Rates (Bloomberg.com)

    Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell against the euro for the first time this week on speculation the Federal Reserve will lower its target rate for loans between banks to soothe credit- market turmoil.
    2007-08-22 07:40:34

  • Yen Falls on Speculation Bank of Japan Will Keep Rates on Hold (Bloomberg.com)

    Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The yen fell against all major currencies on speculation the Bank of Japan will refrain from raising interest rates as economists cut their growth forecasts.
    2007-08-22 11:35:04

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