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News Stories |
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Revisions Boost New Home Sales, Suggest Stabilization, Economists Say |
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New Home Sales Higher than Expected Due to Revisions in May, April |
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Final University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Reports Surprise Upward Revision |
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Foreclosures Spike by 121% from Previous Year, Says Report from RealtyTrac |
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Preview: New Home Sales Likely Fell Again in June |
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Friday's Events: U.S. Durable Goods, U of M Consumer Sentiment, New Home Sales |
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Felons Can't Vote in Florida but are Free to Fleece the Public |
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New York Sues UBS Over Auction Rate Securities |
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NY Fed's Geithner Says Judgment on Regulatory Bill Should Be Held |
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No End in Sight for Housing Market |
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Second Quarter Vacancy Rates Slip from Previous Quarter |
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SEC Chairman Cox Wants More Regulatory Authority Over Investment Banks |
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Thursday's Events: U.S. Jobless Claims, Existing Home Sales, Fed's Geithner |
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Treasury Secretary Paulson Pleased Housing Bill Passed House Quickly |
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Soaring U.S. Jobless Claims Viewed as Reliable Indicator of Weak Labour Market |
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Existing Home Sales Fall 2.6% to 4.86 Million in June |
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Plosser Says Rate Hike is Inevitable Even if Housing Prices Continue to Fall |
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U.S. Fed's Beige Book is Downbeat, But Few Surprises |
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Treasury's Paulson Says it Was Easy to Recommend President Sign Housing Bill |
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Mortgage Rates Fall in Response to Speculation about Overnight Bank Rates |
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Preview: Fed's Beige Book to Confirm Broad-Based Softness in Economy |
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MBA Mortgage Applications Move Down in Week Ending July 18 |
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Wednesday's Events: Canadian CPI, DOE Oil, Fed's Beige Book |
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Fed Discount Meeting Minutes See Fed Majority Take a Wait-and-See Approach |
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House Prices Falls Less Than Expected in May, According to OFHEO |
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Banks, Trade Groups Say that SEC Order Does Not Go Far Enough |
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Tuesday's Events: OFHEO Housing Index; Fed's Plosser |
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Fed's Plosser Calls for a Reversal in Monetary Policy |
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Tsy Secretary Paulson Says Fannie and Freddie Vital to Financial System |
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Treasury's Ryan Expects GSE Legislation to Pass Soon |
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Fed Watch: Bernanke Testimony Focuses on Growth, FOMC Minutes Released |
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Could FDIC also be a "Predatory lender?" |
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The Week Ahead: U.S. Housing Data and Canadian Inflation |
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Scotiabank Says Measures Will Not Prevent U.S. Economic Slowdown |
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Treasury Secretary Paulson Campaigns for GSE Bailout Plan |
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Fed's Stern Says Fed Can't Wait for End of Crisis to Raise Rates |
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Bad News is Good News as Market Reacts to Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Earnings |
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Thursday's Events: BOC MPC Report, U.S. Jobless Claims, Philly Fed Mfg Report |
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U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 366K in Week Ending July 12 |
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U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits Soar in June |
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Fed's Kroszner Says Fed Rules Will Affect Subprime and Alternative Mortgages |
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Higher U.S. CPI, FOMC Minutes Lead to Greater Chance of Rate Hike |
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Preview: Housing Starts Expected to Drop 15k in June |
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Fed Minutes Say Next Move Could Be Higher Funds Rate |
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NAHB Builder Confidence Reaches New Historic Low at 16 |
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Wednesday's Events: Bernanke Part II, U.S. CPI, DOE Oil, Cnd Mfg Shipments |
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U.S. June Core CPI Up 0.3% as Total Inflation Surges 1.1% |
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Despite Market Turmoil, Mortgage Rates Remain Becalmed |
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Paulson Says GSEs Need a Strong Regulator |
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U.S. President Bush Asks Congress to Do More |
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Bernanke Says Housing Crisis is Central Issue to Economy |
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Bernanke says U.S. Economy is Facing Numerous Challenges |
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Economists Call Core Inflation 'Tame' Despite Soaring Energy Prices |
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June All-Items PPI Soars 1.8%, Core Contained at 0.2% |
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Bernanke Expected to Focus on Inflation at Semi-Annual Testimony |
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Tuesday's Events: Bernanke's Semi-Annual Testimony, PPI |
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Bold, Creative, Aggressive Policy Action Needed for GSEs to Survive |
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Preview: Inflation Focus at Bernanke's Semi-Annual Testimony, Say Experts |
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Fed is Moving into Consumer Protection Role on Mortgages |
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Regulators Hasten to Assure Depositors that their Money is Secure as IndyMac is put into Receivership |
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Action-Packed Week for U.S. and Canadian Markets |
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Paulson and Bernanke Come to the Rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac |
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Treasury's Paulson Says Goal Is to Back Fannie & Freddie in "Current Form" |
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Government Considering a Fannie Freddie Takeover |
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U.S. Michigan Consumer Sentument Rebounds for First Time Since January |
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U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Shrinks to -$59.8 Billion |
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Friday's Events: Canadian Employment Report, U.S. & Canadian Trade Data |
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U.S. Foreclosure Rates Decline in June, Says Realtytrac |
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Are Freddie and Fannie Insolvent? |
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Paulson Says Firms Should Be Allowed to Fail |
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Bernanke Calls for Consolidated Supervision of Banks |
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Thursday's Events: U.S. Jobless Claims, Fed's Yellen, ECB's Trichet |
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U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 346K in Week Ending July 5 |
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Ex-Fed President Says Fannie and Freddie 'Insolvent' |
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Former Fed Official Calls for Abandoning Focus on Core Inflation in Medium-Term |
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Fed Funds Shift Slightly, Still Maintain Rate Hike Likely |
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IndyMac Faces Bank "Run" |
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Fed Report on Inflation Prompts Moderation in Interest Rates |
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Wednesday's Events: DOE Crude Oil, Mortgage Applications |
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MBA Mortgage Applications Move Higher in Week Ending July 4 |
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Treasury's Paulson Says Fresh Capital Will Strengthen GSEs |
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Fed's Lacker Sees Economic Growth Accelerating in 2009 |
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Inflation Concerns Rise Among U.S. Small Business Owners in June |
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Expect Pending Home Sales to Keep Falling, Economists Say |
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Battered GSE Stocks Recover Slightly in Early Tuesday Trading |
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U.S. Pending Home Sales Fall 4.7% in May |
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U.S. May Wholesale Inventories Just Above Forecasts |
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Bernanke Says Fed May Extend Lending Access to 2009 |
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IndyMac Joins Roster of Banks to Fold its Mortgage "Tent." |
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Tuesday's Events.: Bernanke & Lacker Speak, U.S. Pending Home Sales |
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SEC and Federal Reserve Agree to Improve Information Sharing |
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Improve Business By Becoming Green Certified |
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Fed's Yellen Says Markets "May Get Worse Before They Get Better" |
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Economists Divided on Direction of Economy, Inflation |
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The Week Ahead |
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American Cities See Record Annual Foreclosure Rate Increases in Q2 |
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U.S. June Nonfarm Payrolls Decline 62k, Unemployment Rate Remains at 5.5% |
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Fed's Mishkin Says Fed Wants to Contain Inflation Expectations |
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Central Bank Watch: Market Attention Shifts to ECB - Finally Time to Hike? |
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Mortgage Rates Mark Time Waiting for Federal Action |
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Wednesday's Events: U.S. Employment Data Ahead of Nonfarm Payrolls Thursday |
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After ADP, Markets Expect Lower Consensus for Nonfarm Payrolls |
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CIT Group Sells Off its Last Home Related Business Interests |
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Will Lehman Brothers Survive Another Round of Rumors? |
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ISM Manufacturing Halts Four Months of Declines, Rebounds to 50.2 |
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U. S. Construction Spending Drops Further in May |
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MBA Says Home Construction Loan Delinquency Rate Misleading |
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MICA Reports Continued Problems for U.S. Homeowners |
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Tuesday Events: U.S. Retail Sales, U.S. Construction Spending, US ISM Index |
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Is Any Company Safe from Subprime Related Lawsuits? |
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Treasury's Paulson Says Fed's Role Must be as a Stabilizer |
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Dallas Fed Mfg Index Declines in June |
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Chicago Business Barometer Approaches Growth Levels at 49.6 in June |
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Monday's Events: Canadian GDP, ISM Chicago PMI, ECB's Constancio |
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Fed Minutes Says Bear Stearns Actions, Primary Lending Facility Necessary |
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May PCE Core Deflator Rises Lower-Than-Expected at 0.1% |
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Friday's Events: U.S. Core PCE, Personal Income and Spending, Cnd IPPI & RPI |
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And Yet the Sale of Countrywide is Going to Happen |
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Fed Creates Two New Entities for Risk Management and Communication |
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Condo Sales Main Driver of 2.0% Rise in U.S. Existing Home Sales |
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Soaring Gas Price Will Push Millions Off the Road, Says CIBC Report |
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U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise 2.0% to 4.99 Million in May |
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Higher Jobless Claims Data Indicate Job Market Deterioration, Economists Say |
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Thursday's Events: Final US Q1 GDP, Initial Jobless Claims, U.S. Existing Home Sales |
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FOMC Holds Target Rate at 2.00%, Cites Uncertainty in Inflation Outlook |
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New Homes Sales Continue to Fall, Down 2.5% in May |
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Mortgage Rates Continue to Set New 2008 Records, Applications Fall |
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Wednesday's Events: FOMC Rate Decision, U.S. New Home Sales, Durable Goods |
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Durable Goods Excluding Transport Falls in Line with Expectations in May |
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MBA Mortgage Applications Decline in Week Ending June 20 |
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Treasury's Ryan Says Financial System Should Allow Banks to Fail |
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Consumer Confidence Plummets to Lowest Level Since 1992 |
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U.S. House Prices Fall 0.8% Month-Over-Month in April, Says OFHEO |
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FOMC to Hold Interest Rates at 2.00%, Markets to Focus on Statement |
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Greenspan Says Turmoil Could Last for Some Time |
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U.S. Treasury's Paulson Says Housing Remains Biggest Challenge |
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Case Shiller Home Price Index Declines by Record Annual Levels in April |
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Tuesday's Events: Case-Shiller and OFHEO Home Prices, Rich. Fed Mfg, Alan Greenspan |
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Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System Expands to 14 States |
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Treasury's Steel Says De-Leveraging, Re-Pricing of Risk to Continue |
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Chicago Fed National Activity Index Improves in May |
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Monday's Events: Chicago Fed National Activity |
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Operation Malicious Mortgage Yields 400 Arrests |
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The Day Ahead: Cdn Retail Sales; U.S. Senator McCain in Ottawa |
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Treasury's Paulson Says More Liquidity to Financial Institutions to Come |
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Fed Must Protect the Markets from Relapse, Kohn Says |
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Philadelphia Fed's June Manufacturing Falls to -17.1 |
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Economists Divided on Whether Jobless Claims Signal Recessionary Data |
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Thursday's Events: UI Claims, Philly Fed Mfg |
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Long-Term Interest Rates Hit Highest Point since Last October |
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MBA Mortgage Applications Decline in Week Ending June 13 |
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Wednesday's Events: Central Bank Watch and DOE Inventories |
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The Fed Won't Hike at Upcoming Meeting, WSJ and FT Say |
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NAHB Green Building Legislation Offers Incentives to Lenders |
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U.S. Housing Market Bottom Not Yet in Sight, Say Economists |
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U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits Decline in May |
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U.S. Builder Confidence Matches Historic Low at 18 |
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Two Senators Appear to be "Friends of Countrywide" |
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Washington Post Sources Say Bernanke has no Plans for Rate Hikes |
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Monday's Events: Lehman, Cnd New Vehicle Sales, Empire Mfg Index, Fed's Bernanke |
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Greenspan Says Recovery Still Months Away |
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Annual Home Foreclosures Soared by 48% in May, Says Report |
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Friday's Events: U.S. CPI, Michigan Sentiment; Greenspan Speaks |
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Economists Speculate on Fed's Monetary Policy Following CPI Report |
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Go Green With Your Real Estate Marketing |
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Fed's Plosser Calls Inflation Threat "Serious" and "An Insidious Tax on Consumers" |
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Lehman Brothers CFO and COO Resign With Stock Down 32% in a Week |
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U.S. Fed's Beige Book Says Economy "Generally Weak" With 7 Districts Slowing |
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Fed's Kroszner Says Disclosures Might Not Be Enough |
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Wednesday's Events: Fed's Beige Book, Fed & ECB Speakers, Canadian Q1 Cap. U. |
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MBA Mortgage Applications Fall in Week Ending June 6 |
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Most Mortgage Rates were Stagnant While Application Volume Increased |
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Preview: Fed's Beige Book to Confirm Broad-Based Softness in Economy |
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American Express Survey Shows Companies to Focus on Growth and Expenses |
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Paulson Says Main Message to G8 Will Be Strong U.S. Economy to Reflect in USD |
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Fed's Fisher Says He Does Not Push For Higher Rates |
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Tuesday's Events: Bank of Canada Rate Decision, Trade Data for U.S. & Canada |
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Former Fed Chairman Volcker Says U.S. Undergoing Political and Economic "Shakeup" |
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson Says Fundamentals of Economy Favourable |
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Fed's Geithner Calls on Unified Supervision of Banks and Wall Street |
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Increase in U.S. Pending Home Sales Related to Foreclosures, Economist Says |
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Lenders Facing Another Wave of Write-Offs |
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U.S. Policy-Makers Concerned About ECB Hawkishness, FT Says |
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Central Bank Watch: Bernanke, Trichet Comments Rile Markets |
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Lehman Plans to Raise $6 Billion After $2.8 Billion Quarterly Loss |
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Monday's Events: U.S. Pending Home Sales |
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St. Louis Fed President Bullard Recommends Holding Off Further Rate Cuts |
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Just One Little House, but a Good Indicator of Foreclosed Properties Nationwide |
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Friday's Events: U.S. & Canadian Employment Reports, Fed-Speak |
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Fed's Kroszner Says U.S. Housing to Recover "Gradually" |
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S&P Downgrades MBIA and Ambac to Double-A |
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Fed's Plosser Says Central Banks Must Exercise Caution as Lenders of Last Resort |
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Fed Vice Chairman Warns Institutions to Review Risk in Financial Transactions |
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Fed's Lacker Says Fed Should Identify Boundaries on Lending |
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Fed's Kohn Tells Banks to Strengthen Reserves |
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Mortgage Delinquency Rate Hits 29-Year High in First Quarter |
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Thursday's Events: BOE, ECB Rates; U.S. Jobless Claims, Fed-Speak, Cdn Ivey PMI |
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Fed's Bernanke Sees Inflation Risk Rising |
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Moody's Puts Ambac and MBIA on Review for Ratings Downgrade |
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AG Cuomo May Have Reached Agreement with Credit Agencies |
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Long-Term Interest Rates Higher While Mortgage Applications Continue to Slide |
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Weekly Mortgage Applications Decline Further |
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Wednesday's Events: ADP Employment, ISM Services, Fed's Bernanke |
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Central Bank Leaders Prepared to Face Upside Inflation Risks |
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Global Survey Finds Credit Crunch Defaults Expected to Peak in 2008 |
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Casualties on Wall Street Continue to Rise |
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U.S. Factory Orders Surprise to the Upside, Rise 1.1% in April |
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Bernanke Says Fed "Attentive" to U.S. Dollar Slide |
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Tuesday's Events: Bernanke, Factory Orders |
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Foreclosures Cost Lenders, Homeowners, the Community, and You Big Bucks |
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Fed's Lockhart Says Economy Still Faces Uncertainty - Too Soon to "Breathe Easy" |
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Economists Divided on Implications of U.S. ISM Manufacturing Index |
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President Bush Calls for Permanent Tax Cuts |
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Central Bank Watch: Week of Rate Decisions Ahead, No Changes Expected |
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U. S. Construction Spending Falls in April |
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Monday's Events: ISM Mfg, ECB's Trichet |
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Fed's Rosengren Says Housing Still Adding "Significant Uncertainty" to Economy |
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U.S. Personal Spending Report Allows Fed to Pause Rate Cuts, Economists Say |
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Fed's Kohn Says Financial Regulations Should Be Strengthened |
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Friday's Events: Core PCE, Chicago PMI |
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Fed to Conclude Bear Stearns and JPMorgan Arrangements by June 26 |
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Dallas Fed's Fisher Expects Rate Hike Despite Slowing Growth |
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Thursday's Events: U.S. Q1 Prelim GDP, Jobless Claims, Top FOMC-Speak |
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Fed's Stern Says Inflation Expectations Based on How Fed Raises Rates |
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Fed Governor Mishkin Resigns Post |
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NAR and DOJ Reach 10-Year Settlement of MLS Anti-Trust Suit |
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Lenders Facing Repurchase Demands from Investors |
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Economist Calls April U.S. Durable Goods Report "Awfully Strong" |
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Economic News Impacts Both Short- and Long-Term Rates; Applications Drop |
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U.S. Treasury's Steel Calls for More Financial Education |
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Weekly Mortgage Applications Decline 4.6% |
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Wednesday's Events: U.S. Durable Goods, Fed Speakers, Mortgage Applications |
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Meeting Minutes Say FOMC to Maintain Discount Rate to Slow Inflation |
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Reader Offers Simple Plan to End Foreclosure Turmoil |
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Fed's Yellen Says Current Rates "Appropriate" to Stimulate Growth |
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Tuesday's Events: U.S. S&P/CS, New Home Sales, Cons Conf; Cdn Emp Insurance |
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U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls to 16-Year Low |
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Former Fed Chairman Greenspan Says Chance Of Recession Still Above 50% |
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U.S. New Home Sales Rise 3.3% in April after March Revision |
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Case-Shiller Home Price Index Tumbles Further in March and Q1 |
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Existing Home Sales Fall Less Than Analysts Had Predicted |
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Friday's Events: U.S. Existing Home Sales, Memorial Day Weekend |
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Treasury's Paulson Sees End in Sight for U.S. Credit Crunch |
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Preview: April Existing Home Sales Expected to Decline to 4.85 Million |
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OFHEO U.S. Housing Price Index Posts Largest Quarterly Decline on Record |
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Thursday's Events: U.S. Jobless Claims |
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Fed's Kroszner says Stronger Banking Regulation Will Aid Mortgage Recovery |
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Meeting Minutes Say FOMC Doesn't Want to Ease Even if U.S. Growth Slows |
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Hurricane Coverage May Also Fall Victim to Credit Crunch |
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Fed's Warsh Urges Policy Makers to Focus on Inflation |
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Interest Rates Still Moving Within a Narrow Range; Applications Down |
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Wednesday's Events: FOMC Minutes, DOE Oil Inventories |
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MBA Mortgage Applications Fall 7.8% in Week Ending May 16 |
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Economists Look to FOMC Minutes for Rate Direction |
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Greenspan Says Inflation Not Yet Out of Control |
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Senate Nears Accord on its Version of Housing Rescue Bill |
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Fed's Kohn Says U.S. Economy to Grow in Second Half of 2008, Expects Lower Inflation |
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Tuesday's Events: U.S. Producer Prices, Fed's Kohn, Cdn Wholesales |
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The Housing Bust is Over |
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U.S. Leading Economic Index Rises 0.1% in April |
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The Week Ahead: Retail Sales and FOMC Minutes |
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Atlanta Fed's Lockhart Says U.S. Slowdown to Have Global Impact |
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Rise in Housing Starts Unlikely to Begin a New Trend |
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Housing Starts Take a Small but Encouraging Jump in April |
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Consumer Sentiment Unaffected by Tax Rebates |
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Industrial Production Consistent with Recessionary Levels, Economists Say |
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Bernanke Urges Firms to Raise More Capital |
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Investment Banks Need to Be Regulated |
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Core CPI Gives Fed Green Light to Cut, Economist Says |
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Banks Show Elevated Reluctance To Lend |
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MBA Mortgage Applications Climbs 2.9% |
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Results from Piecemeal Housing Plans Leave Doubts About Effectiveness |
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Dallas Fed Head Fisher Warns that Slowdown Will Be Prolonged but Not Very Deep |
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Fed's Lockhart Sees Fragile Credit Conditions in U.S. |
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Bernanke: Financial Market Conditions "Far From Normal" |
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A Blockbuster Week for Data |
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New Fannie Mae Program May Benefit 150,000 Homeowners |
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House Passes Second Half of Housing Rescue Plan Despite Veto Threat |
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Bill to Aid Communities Cope With Aftermath of Foreclosure Passes House |
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Fed, FTC Propose New Rules on Lenders |
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Economists Divided on What Jobless Claims Say About the Labor Market |
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Consumer Credit Rises Well Above Forecasts in February |
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Deterioration in Pending Home Sales Confirms Broader Trend, Economists Say |
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Mortgage Rates Continue Pattern of Last Few Weeks - Little Movement |
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Kansas Fed's Hoenig Concerned Inflation May Prompt Interest Rate Hike |
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Jump in Mortgage Foreclosures is "Urgent Problem" |
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MBA Weekly U.S. Mortgage Applications Bounce Up 15.6% |
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Doubting the Viability of Fannie Mae |
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Fed's Q1 Senior Loan Officer Survey Shows Broad Tightening of Loan Standards |
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Foreclosures Must Be Averted for Sake of Economy |
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Fannie Mae Reports Larger-Than-Expected Losses in Q1 |
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Task Force May Widen Federal and State Investigation into Mortgage Irregularities |
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U.S. Treasury's Swagel Says U.S. Economy in Slowdown Not Recession |
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House Committee Aproves FHA "Short Pay" Loans |
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U.S. Treasury's Ryan Sees Increasing Failed Trades in Treasuries |
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Fed's Bernanke Says Impossible to Tell When Markets Will Normalize |
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Not Many Positives Coming Out of Jumbo Market Changes |
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U.S. Construction Spending Falls 1.1% in March |
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FOMC Cuts Target by 25 Bps to 2.00%, Says Economic Activity "Remains Weak" |
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Inflation Fears Cast Shadow on Mortgage Rates and Applications Decline |
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Zillow, Always Creative, Puts a New Twist on Mortgage Lead Generation |
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Pimco's Gross Warns that Further U.S. Housing Declines Could Be "Ruinous" |
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Another Loss for Countrywide as Bank of America Plans for Future |
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Consumer Confidence Falls Less Than Expected in April |
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Treasury Secretary Paulson Sees No Need for Second Stimulus Package |
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Case-Shiller Home Price Index Slides in February |
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Treasury Undersecretary Steel Sees Good Progress in Economic Recovery, Housing |
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First Quarter Vacancy Rates Rise Half a Percentage from Previous Quarter |
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Wachovia Settles One Suit, Confronts Money Laundering Charges |
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U.S. M1 and M2 Money Supplies Fall in Week Ending April 14 |
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U.S. New Homes Sales Plummet 8.5% in March to Lowest Level Since 1991 |
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Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip Says Fed May Take "Breather" After Cut Next Week |
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Preview: Further Deterioration Expected in New Home Sales |
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Mortgages Rates, Loan Applications Remain Mostly in Doldrums |
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Existing Home Sales Decline 2.0% in March |
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Home Prices Rose 0.6% in February, OFHEO Reports |
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Preview: OFHEO Purchase-Only House Price Index to Decline in February |
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Existing Home Sales to Fall Below 5 Million in March |
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Former Fannie Mae Execs Consent to Multi-Million Dollar Penalties |
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The Week Ahead: U.S. Housing Sales |
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Citigroup Announces $5.1 Billion Loss in First Quarter |
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Housing Slump May Affect More Banks, Says Rosengren |
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NAHB Calls for Secondary Market for Construction Loans |
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Vacation and Investment Property Sales Strong Despite Market Troubles |
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Fed's Fisher Maintains "Strong Reluctance" About Further Rate Cuts |
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Treasury Curve Steepens as Fed Cuts Priced Out |
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Fed to Make New Credit Card Proposal, Says Braunstein |
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Merrill Lynch Reports First-Quarter Loss, Planned Job Cuts |
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Renters also May Not Find Decent and Affordable Housing |
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U.S. Initial Claims Rise 17k to 372k, Continuing Claims Gain |
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U.S. Fed's Beige Book Reports Economic Conditions Weakened Since February |
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Another Bad Month for Census Report on Permits, Housing Starts |
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Mortgage Rates, Application Volume Show Little Movement for Week |
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U.S. Regional Banks Favoured Less Action Prior to Bear Stearns Rescue |
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NAHB Housing Market Index Unchanged From March and February |
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OFHEO Says Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Made Considerable Progress |
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Bear Stearns Snatches Last-Gasp First Quarter Profit, Faces Multiple Probes |
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Market Recovery to Take Time, Says Fed's Warsh |
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Tuesday's Events: U.S. PPI, Empire Fed Mfg, NAHB Housing Market Index |
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PPI Rises More than Expected, Up 1.1% in March |
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Wachovia Announces Losses and Capital Acquisition |
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Upside Surprise to U.S. Retail Sales Fails to Spur Optimism Among Economists |
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Central Bank Watch: Week Saw Plenty of Rate Decisions but Few Surprises |
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FHA Head Touts Expansion of FHASecure Program Over Proposed Legislation |
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Falls Further in April |
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Fed to Examine Rules on Capital and Liquidity to Insulate Against Market Shocks |
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Treasury Secretary Paulson Says Economy "Has Turned Down Sharply" |
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U.S. Jobless Claims Down from Spike, but Trend is Still Up, Economists Say |
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Fed's Fisher Says Rate Cuts Not Fully Passed on to Borrowers |
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Capitol Hill Deals with Housing Problems in Several Venues |
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Fed's Kroszner Says Foreclosures to Increase in '08, Urges FHA Modernization |
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More Rate Cuts Could Be Necessary from the Fed, Says IMF |
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MBA Mortgage Applications Rebound in First Week of April |
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Mortgage Rates Drift During Most Recent Survey Week |
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Some FOMC Members Saw Risk of "Prolonged and Severe" Downturn, Minutes Show |
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WaMu Job Cuts, Closings and Wholesale Shutdown |
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Pending Home Sales Fail to Indicate Housing Bottom |
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IMF Says Total Losses from Financial Turmoil Could Reach $945 Billion |
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Consumer Credit Rises Short of Forecasts in February |
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FOMC Minutes to be Scrutinized Tomorrow |
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Boston Fed's Rosengren Surprised Housing Market Hasn't Bounced |
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Experts Divided on Pending Home Sales Despite Consensus for Decline |
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Fed Announces Details of Next in Series of Liquidity Auctions |
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Public Intervention Needed to Tackle Credit Crunch |
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Greenspan Sees an Over-50% Chance of U.S. Recession |
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The Week Ahead: April 7 - 11, 2008 |
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Senator Obama Lays out Housing Policy - Third in a Series |
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Fed's Yellen Says Economic Growth Likely to Be Sluggish in 2008 |
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U.S. Investment Banks Borrow $10 Billion from Fed Discount Window |
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Unemployment Up to 5.1% |
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Federal Reserve Conducts $25 Billion TSLF Auction |
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Fears of Bear Stearns Bankruptcy Fallout Prompted Fed Plan, Says Geithner |
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Fed's Bernanke Defends Bear Sterns Rescue, 'Chaotic Unwinding' Avoided |
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Senate ad hoc Committee Hammers out Housing Rescue Bill |
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Fannie Mae Tightens Loan Criteria for Credit Scores |
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Mortgage Rates Relatively Static While Application Volume Continues Down |
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Central Bank Watch: Bernanke Warns of U.S. Contraction, RBA Holds Rate |
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Hope Now's Successes May be Over Rated |
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U.S. Mortgage Applications Drop 28.7%, Refinances Fall 38.1% |
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Plenty More Subprime Fallout to Come, Says CIBC's Rubin |
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Fed's Bernanke Defends Bear Stearns Bailout, Paints Glum Economic Picture |
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The Day Ahead: ADP Employment Change, Fed's Bernanke Testifies |
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New York Fed to Provide Nationwide U.S. Subprime, Alt-A Loan Data |
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Senator Hillary Clinton's Housing Plan |
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Lehman Brothers Stock Sale Sends Market Surging; UBS Still Writing Down |
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Treasury's Levey Says Financial Information Critical in Combatting Terrorism |
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U.S. Construction Spending Falls 0.3% in February |
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HUD Secretary to Resign |
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Massive Financial Regulatory Changes Proposed by Paulson |
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Senator McCain Vows no Politics with Housing Crisis |
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CPI, Retail Sales Contribute to Lower Long Term Rates |
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Home Prices Continue 5-Month Decline According to New Report |
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Some Good News Regarding Home Sales Comes in NAR Report |
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Price for Bear Stearns Likely to Rise |
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Why is Bear Stearns Trading Higher than the JP Morgan Offer Price? |
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Sinking Mortgage Company Gets Lifeline from Lenders |
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Most Mortgage Rates Increase During Wild Week in Financial Markets |
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OFHEO Lowers Capital Requirements for GSEs to Improve Market Liquidity |
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Housing Starts and Builder Confidence Surveys Released |
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YSP Clarification |
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Big Losses for PMI Company and HR Block Unloads Option One |
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Federal Reserve Makes Three Big Weekend Moves |
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Stockholders Socked as J.P. Morgan Acquires Bear Stearns in Weekend Rescue |
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HUD Introduces New Good Faith Estimate and Proposes Other Changes to RESPA |
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Paulson Releases Presidential Working Group Recommendations |
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Mortgage Mess is Apparently Ready to Claim Two More Victims |
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Mortgage Rates Mixed - Very Mixed - in Last Week's Reports |
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Stop Paying Your Mortgage and Walk Away? |
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Three Mortgage CEOs Spend a Day on the Congressional Hot Seat |
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Still More Troubles for Countrywide |
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Margin Calls Threaten Two Mortgage Companies/Investors |
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HomeSaver Advance is the Latest Program to Assist Delinquent Homeowners |
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Home Equity Hits New Low |
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Pending Home Sales Index Points to a Slow Recovery |
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WaMu Executives Will See Bonuses Protected from Financial Fallout |
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Mortgage Rates Mixed in Freddie Mac, MBA Weekly Surveys |
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Hope Now Alliance Reports Progress in Helping Homeowners |
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Appraisal Reform Accord Reached By NY Attorney General and GSEs |
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NAHB Puts its Economic Stimulus Ideas in Front of the Senate |
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A Look at GSE 2007 Earnings; Ouch! |
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Huge Changes May be Coming for Lenders and Appraisers |
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Mortgage Rates and the Fed - Get it Straight ! |
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GSE Portfolio Caps to be Lifted March 1 |
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New Home Sales and Prices Continue Seemingly Endless Decline |
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Mortgage Rates Back Up to January Levels |
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Case Shiller, OFHEO Reports Add to the General Housing Gloom |
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Are Programs Beginning to Slow Rate of Foreclosure Growth? |
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Existing Home Sales and Prices Fall in January |
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California to Retrain Laid-off Mortgage Workers |
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Fixed-Rate Mortgages Were Pricier Last Week |
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Builders Hold Back on New Construction but Some See Hope |
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House Swaps - Not Just for Vacationers Anymore? |
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Subprime Lawsuits Already Outpacing S&L Litigation |
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Project Lifeline to Cover Nearly All Borrowers |
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Another Attempt to Ameliorate the Housing Situation Proposed |
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Mortgage Rates are Drifting and Applications Trend Down |
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NAR Price Survey Shows House Prices Continuing To Increase In Many Areas |
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Changes in Loan Limits Will Impact Few Home Buyers |
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Buffet Offers Help to Bond Insurers |
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Delinquent Homeowners Get a New "Lifeline" |
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Two Changes in Tax Code May Benefit Some Homeowners |
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Cash-Out Refi's Declining in Both Numbers and Amounts |
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"Foreclosure Avalanche" Prompts Servicer Survey |
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Mortgage Rates Reclaim Last Week's Declines |
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Keeping Them Honest - Comparing 2007 Forecasts With Reality |
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Many Mortgage Delinquents Still Unaware There Is Help |
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MBIA Reports Record Losses While Connecticut Investigates |
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Mortgage Rates Still Falling Hitting Four Year Low |
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NAHB Urges Mix of Housing Measures To Stimulate Economy |
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RealtyTrac Report Confirms Foreclosures Skyrocketing |
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New Homes Sales for 2007 Post Record Decline |
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Countrywide CEO Waives Massive Severance Package |
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Existing Home Sales Drop Again |
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Increased Loan Limts May Be Included In House Bill |
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Mortgage Rates at 2.5 Year Low |
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The Consumer Spending Problem Wall Street Doesn't See Coming |
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Can Saving PMI Also Save the Economy? Cramer Thinks So |
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Fed Slashes Interest Rates |
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NAR Chimes in With an Economic Stimulus Wishlist |
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MBA Touts Role in Helping Mortgage Borrowers |
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Merrill Lynch Losses Near Top of Analysts Estimates |
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Housing Permits and Starts Drop Sharply In December |
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Survey Shows ARMs Diminishing in Appeal |
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