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Between higher fees and larger down payment requirements, buyers have to pony up more money than ever these days to land a loan... read more
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- How the Candidates Think We Can Save Housing
- Housing Rescue Plans: What You Should Know
- Housing Gap: Affordability Issues Remain
- Taxes: Deduct Your Mortgage Loan Points
Top Stories
- Mortgage payments aren't the only housing costs crimping budgetsMarketWatch - Wed, Oct 8, 2008
- Realtors say pending home-sales index up 7.4% in Augustat MarketWatch - Wed, Oct 8, 2008
- The five key areas where the bailout will hit home for consumersat MarketWatch - Sun, Sep 28, 2008
- Bailout talks advance as Bush, Democrats turn optimisticat MarketWatch - Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Most Popular Articles
- G7 pledges urgent, decisive action as markets reelReuters - Fri, Oct 10 - 6:23pm ET
- Federman & Sherwood Announces That a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") (NYSE: FNM)Marketwire - Fri, Oct 10 - 6:00pm ET
- Pomerantz Haudek Block Grossman & Gross LLP Reminds Series T, Preferred Stock Shareholders of Fannie Mae of Upcoming Lead Plaintiff Deadline -- MER, C, MS, UBS, WBGlobeNewswire - Fri, Oct 10 - 5:49pm ET
- A-Power Energy Announces Conference Call On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 -- Reaffirms GuidancePR Newswire - Fri, Oct 10 - 5:45pm ET
Expert Opinion
Steering the Mortgage Market as Home Prices Decline
By Jack GuttentagThe mortgage market is hard to navigate in normal times. When home prices are declining, the difficulties are compounded...
- How to Avert Financial Disaster (and How Not To)by Jack Guttentag
- When Should You Co-Sign -- and When Should You Not?by Jack Guttentag
- Do Mortgage Borrowers Have Bargaining Power?by Jack Guttentag
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Rates
See today's average rates across the country.
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Loan Type Today Last Week 30 Year Fixed 5.97% 5.96% 15 Year Fixed 5.73% 5.67% 1 Year ARM 7.20% 6.10% 30 Year Fixed Jumbo 7.38% 7.12% 5/1 ARM 5.89% 5.92% 3/1 ARM 5.77% 5.77% Source: Bankrate -
Loan Type Today Last Week $30K Home Equity Loan 7.65% 7.62% $50K Home Equity Loan 7.25% 7.25% $75K Home Equity Loan 7.26% 7.26% $30K HELOC 5.15% 5.28% $50K HELOC 4.73% 4.90% $75K HELOC 4.74% 4.91% Source: Bankrate -
Loan Type Today Last Week 36 Month New Car Loan 6.77% 6.73% 48 Month New Car Loan 6.83% 6.52% 60 Month New Car Loan 6.85% 6.53% 72 Month New Car Loan 6.44% 6.44% 36 Month Used Car Loan 7.15% 7.11% 48 Month Used Car Loan 6.95% 6.81% Source: Bankrate -
Card Type Today Last Week Balance Transfer 10.31% 10.03% Low Interest 11.01% 10.97% For Bad Credit 13.02% 13.12% Cash Back 11.47% 11.46% Business 11.10% 10.91% Airline 12.75% 12.69% Source: CreditCards.com
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