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US plan helpful, but relief here months away (The New Zealand Herald)
The Wall St bailout will help ease the credit crunch, but relief for Kiwi homeowners and some businesses may be months away, say experts.
2008-10-04 08:18:00 -
Bernard Hickey : Pray credit freeze thaws fast (The New Zealand Herald)
These are nervous times for banks all around the globe as they try to refinance debt they owe to banks in other countries. The international inter-bank credit markets almost froze last week as banks stopped trusting each other.
2008-10-04 08:18:10 -
Treasuries Gain for Sixth Week on Speculation Fed to Cut Rates (Bloomberg)
Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Two-year Treasury notes rose for a sixth week as investors looked beyond a $700 billion financial- rescue plan Congress approved, focused on a weakening economy and boosted bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.
2008-10-04 08:18:49 -
PM branded as banks' buddy (Hawkesbury Gazette)
AS DESPERATE home owners hold their breath for an interest rate drop on Tuesday, the Federal Opposition has demanded the Government and banks explain themselves if the full cut is not passed on.
2008-10-04 08:18:55 -
Harper makes another subtle pitch for a majority (CTV Winnipeg)
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said that another minority Parliament would be disastrous for the economy, yet another subtle pitch to Canadians to hand his party a majority government.
2008-10-04 08:19:15 -
Merger makes for customer confusion (The News Journal)
As Wells Fargo & Co., Citibank Inc. and the federal government prepared to grapple over Wachovia Corp., confused customers were left to wonder what kind of bank would emerge in charge of their money.
2008-10-04 08:34:11 -
TV matters - Guardian Unlimited
On yesterday's Working Lunch (BBC2), resident consumer expert Gillian Lacey-Solymar briefly mixed up the cartoon-character names of America's recently nationalised mortgage companies, creating Freddie Mae and Fannie Mac. But the fact that even ...
2008-09-24 05:59:00 -
Mortgage salesmen - This is Money
If you are confident that you know what you are doing, your best bet is to trawl through best buy tables on websites and in newspapers to find the cheapest mortgage. Websites let you start the application process there and then, often referring you ...
2008-08-16 12:12:00 -
I need a mortgage - should I act now? - This is Money
Simon Lambert, This is Money mortgages expert, says: Just as us mortgage journalists were dusting off the calculators to work out potential savings for mortgage borrowers from some good value offers, another crisis hit. Mortgage lenders had been ...
2008-09-17 05:53:00 -
A Guide to Mortgage Shopping - ABC News
These days some lenders will give you a mortgage without any down payment at all. But if you can put 20 percent down, that's still ideal. That's the threshold for avoiding private mortgage insurance, or PMI. PMI isn't anything that benefits you. It's ...
2008-10-01 12:43:00 -
Remortgage advice - MyFinances.co.uk
Securing a remortgage can prove a very difficult task with such a wide range of remortgage deals offered by so many different mortgage lenders. If you have adverse credit problems, finding a remortgage can be especially tricky. Whatever your ...
2008-08-18 06:22:00 -
Homeowners looking for more than mortgage advice - KUSA-TV
KUSA - Homeowners finding themselves in deep depression over a foreclosure could be referred to a suicide hotline when seeking help from a mortgage counselor. Zach Urban of Brothers Redevelopment says he's had a suicide hotline number on hand in his ...
2008-08-19 02:17:00 -
Homeowners Get Mortgage Advice At Free Clinic - NBC San Diego
Approximately 300 people attended the event, which was put on by the Housing Opportunities Collaborative and the Legal Aid Society of San Diego. It was the fourth such clinic this year. More and more homeowners are finding themselves unable to pay ...
2008-08-13 12:48:00 -
Mortgage advice - MyFinances.co.uk
Finding the right mortgage for your new home can be as difficult a decision as finding your ideal home in the first place. There is such a wide range of mortgage products offered by a huge number of mortgage lenders and so finding the right mortgage ...
2008-10-01 10:44:00 -
Learn the real-estate lingo (Seattle Times)
A favorite "Simpsons" episode of mine is "Realty Bites," which features Marge as a real-estate agent who is chided by Red Jacket Realty...
2008-10-04 02:10:13