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Bring On Fed Transparency

Forbes - 5 minutes ago

By all means, we should let Congress audit our central bank.

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Fannie Mae To Tighten Credit Score, Debt Requirements For Borrowers -WP
Nasdaq - Wed Nov 25, 7:17 pm ET
Fannie Mae (FNM) plans to raise minimum credit score requirements for mortgages and limit the total debt that borrowers can carry relative to their incomes, The Washington Post reports Wednesday.
Business events scheduled for the coming month
WXOW 19 La Crosse - Fri Nov 27, 1:47 pm ET
WASHINGTON - National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for October, 10 a.m; Commerce Department releases construction spending for October, 10 a.m.; Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation...
Realty Q&A: Why money launderers might want your home
Market Watch - Fri Nov 27, 12:26 am ET
I am a broker in Irvine, Calif. I recently sold a home which drew five offers in five days. In reviewing the buyers' financials for all five offers, I noticed that most of their accounts showed a number of large deposits over the previous 30 days from overseas.
Schuylkill property transfers
Times News - Fri Nov 27, 5:30 pm ET
Property transfers recently recorded in the Schuylkill County Courthouse were as follows: Aleta M. Lazur, executrix of the estate of Sophia M. Lazur to Joseph J. and Danielle M. Galada, tract containing 2.768 acres on south right-of-way of Fairview Street, Rush Township, $95,000. MBC Development, LP, Schuylkill Haven, to Tory B. and Audrey A. Graver, New Ringgold, lot on north side of Berry Road ...
Avoid Foreclosure: Properly Handling An Underwater Mortgage
Investopedia via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 26, 4:01 pm ET
Foreclosure is the biggest fear of any struggling homeowner. These tips just might save your credit rating.
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bank of America, MGIC, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Hewlett-Packard
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 25, 5:00 pm ET
CHICAGO----Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.
Real estate news
The Daily Commercial - Fri Nov 27, 8:06 am ET
Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities continue to stabilize secondary market Washington, DC -- The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginni ...
Business events scheduled for the coming week
Rocky Mount Telegram - Fri Nov 27, 1:21 pm ET
WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for October, 1...
Fannie Mae: No investors for 15 days
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 4:22 pm ET
Fannie Mae says it won't consider offers from investors to buy its foreclosed properties until they have been on the market for 15 days.
HOUSING: Fannie Mae gives owner-occupants first dibs on homes
North County Times - Wed Nov 25, 4:00 pm ET
Fannie Mae has some encouragement for would-be homeowners tiredof being beaten to the punch by investors.
More Woes for London Stock Exchange
BusinessWeek - Thu Nov 26, 11:08 am ET
Xavier Rolet, the London Stock Exchange's chief executive, hasn't had a good week. On Nov. 26, technical glitches halted trading on the 300-year-old bourse, leaving traders unable to execute deals after 10:35am London time. That's the second time technical problems have stopped LSE trading this ...
Housing market in Quincy stays steady; number of closings keeps pace with 2008 figures
Quincy Herald-Whig - Fri Nov 27, 9:51 am ET
Quincy area home sales were level in October with 61 closings, matching the September sales.
LSE resumes trading after three-hour halt
Market Watch - Thu Nov 26, 8:10 am ET
Trading on the London Stock Exchange resumes after glitches force a halt lasting more than three hours.
US-BUSINESS Summary
Washington Post - Thu Nov 26, 2:05 am ET
Dollar hits 14-year low vs. yen, gold at new high HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data. Financial bookmakers expected European...
Business briefs
Chicago Sun-Times - Thu Nov 26, 6:01 am ET
30-year mortgage rates fallAverage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring and more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday.The rate averaged 4.78 percent this week, down from 5.97 percent a year earlier and from 4.83 percent last week. On a $200,000 mortgage, the lower year-over-year rate translates ...