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Who, What, Where and How the Dow?

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by Jann Swanson on December 16 2008, 2:42 PM

Anyone who turns on a television or radio or opens a major web portal like Yahoo or AOL knows about the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). Lately a lot of people probably know more about the Dow than they really want to. Few people, however, know what...
Interest Rates Continue Downward Drift

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by Jann Swanson on December 31 2008, 1:33 PM

Interest rates continued their slow but steady decent during the week ended December 31 according to results of the Primary Mortgage Market Survey released by Freddie Mac Wednesday morning. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) hit yet another historic...
MBA Mortgage Applications Flat in Week Ending Dec. 26

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December 31 2008, 7:04 AM

Weekly mortgage applications in the United States were flat in the week ending Dec. 26, according to data released from the Mortgage Bankers' Association (MBA) on Wednesday. In the previous week, applications rose by 48.0%. The portion of fixed-rate...
U.S. Facing Crisis Without All Necessary Tools, Treasury's Paulson Says

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December 31 2008, 3:27 AM

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the government has had to face the current financial crisis without all the means to do so effectively, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. "We're dealing with something that is really historic and we...
Case-Shiller Home Price Index Declines Annualized 18% in October

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December 30 2008, 9:00 AM

U.S. house prices in November are down 18.0% compared to a year ago, according to the S&P Case-Shiller U.S. home price index, with the 20-city composite index falling to a reading of 158.16. Economists had expected the index to post a year-over-year...
GMAC Gets Bank Holding Company Status, and Potential Access to TARP

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December 26 2008, 8:10 AM

After months of failed attempts, General Motors' financing arm, GMAC , was granted bank holding status from the Federal Reserve on Dec. 24 in a move that will allow the struggling firm to access funds from the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief...
Long Term Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Low

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by Jann Swanson on December 24 2008, 10:37 AM

Mortgage rates fell for the 8 th straight week in the week ended December 24, establishing a new low for Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.14 percent with 0.8 point, down from last week...
MBA Mortgage Applications Jump in Week Ending December 19

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December 24 2008, 7:03 AM

Weekly mortgage applications in the United States rose in the week ending Dec. 19, according to data released from the Mortgage Bankers' Association (MBA) on Wednesday, which reported a 48.0% week-over-week increase in applications. In the previous...
New Home Sales Fall Less than Expected in November Due to Revisions

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December 23 2008, 10:06 AM

New home sales in the U.S. fell less than expected in November on the back of a downward revision to the previous month, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Meanwhile, the median sale price rose to $220,400. New home sales fell to an annualized...
House Prices Continue to Contract in October, Says FHFA

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December 23 2008, 10:10 AM

U.S. house prices continued to decline in October, according to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ), which recorded a 1.1% drop for the month. The fall was slightly better than economists' expectations for a 1.3% decline, and the...
Pace of Existing Home Sales Falls 8.6% to 4.49 Million Units in November

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December 23 2008, 10:05 AM

The pace of sales for existing homes in the United States weakened much more than market expectations in November, according to an industry survey released Tuesday. U.S. existing home sales fell to an annualized pace of 4.49 million units in November...
Credit Limits: It's Not What You Do; It's Where You Do It

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by Jann Swanson on December 22 2008, 11:36 AM

Remember a week or so ago a story about how credit card issuers and home equity lenders are cutting back on credit lines even to good customers and/or dramatically raising interest rates? Well, there is a new wrinkle. The Atlanta Journal Constitution...
Treasury Secretary Asks Congress for Second Half of TARP

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December 19 2008, 9:42 AM

With the U.S. government promising a total of $17.4 billion to General Motors and Chrysler, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has officially requested the second half of the $700 billion TARP funds from the U.S. Congress. The move comes despite a...
GM and Chrysler to Receive $13.4 Billion from Washington

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December 19 2008, 9:35 AM

After a gruelling several weeks, the U.S. government announced Friday it will extend short-term funding to General Motors and Chrysler , allotting $13.4 billion in immediate funding to the two automakers and an additional $4.0 billion contingent on the...
MBA Reports Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Drops in Q3

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December 18 2008, 10:33 AM

Mortgage debt in commercial/multifamily dwellings dropped 0.1% in the third quarter to 3.44 trillion, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)examination of the Federal Reserve Board Flow of Funds data. Commercial/multifamily mortgage outstanding...

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