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U.S. mortgage rates fall to record low: Freddie Mac

Reuters - Thu Dec 3, 11:42 am ET

U.S. mortgage rates dropped to a record low in the latest week, as rates fell for a fifth straight week, a closely watched mortgage survey showed Thursday.

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BofA sells $19.3 billion of securities for TARP repay
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 6:38 pm ET
Bank of America Corp sold more than $19 billion of equity on Thursday amid strong investor interest as it races to shed government regulatory curbs that have bedeviled its CEO search.
Bair Pitches Strict Rules, New Rewards for Asset-Backed Market
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 12:11 am ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The market for bonds backed by consumer debt won’t wean itself from government assistance until banks embrace stiffer guidelines for issuing the securities, U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said.
Reading The Tax Tea Leaves
Forbes - Thu Dec 3, 6:25 pm ET
One thing is sure, rates for the wealthy are going up.
You Can Still Cut Your 2009 Tax Bill
Forbes - Thu Dec 3, 6:24 pm ET
Thanks to the stimulus, there are more opportunities than usual to save.
More cash down proposed for FHA-backed mortgages
USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 1:38 am ET
Homebuyers insured by the Federal Housing Administration would have to provide more cash up front and meet higher credit scores under an Obama administration plan to protect the financially stretched agency.
Cops: 4 kids hurt in crash at Ind. day care center
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 6:10 pm ET
Two robbery suspects fleeing police lost control of their sport utility vehicle and crashed into a day care center Thursday, injuring four children and an employee in a shower of bricks and other debris, police said.
David Lichtenstein's Bank Problems
Forbes - Thu Dec 3, 6:09 pm ET
Lawsuits allege the real estate investor's undercapitalized Park Avenue Bank engaged in corporate waste and fraud.
Lo's Got Friends In Shanghai Places
Forbes - Thu Dec 3, 6:08 pm ET
China's HNA Group is said to be in talks to take over two unfinished luxury hotels in Shanghai.
Record-low mortgage rates beckon home buyers
Market Watch - Thu Dec 3, 12:25 pm ET
The U.S. government’s efforts to revive the housing market help push mortgage rates down to record levels, making homes more affordable for buyers hunting for a good deal in a soft market.
Kentucky agriculture takes hit from recession
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 5:55 pm ET
Kentucky's slumping horse industry appears on pace to be overtaken by poultry farming as the king of the state's agricultural sector, economists said Thursday.
Job Summit Takes On Unemployment, Baking Bread
Time Magazine - Thu Dec 3, 5:54 pm ET
Up on Capitol Hill Thursday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke painted yet another grim picture for the future of work in America
Regency Centers to sell 8 million shares of stock
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 5:53 pm ET
Regency Centers Corp. said Thursday it plans to sell 8 million shares of common stock in a public offering.
Lending Likely To Cool After Dubai Debt Woes
NPR - 1 minute ago
Dubai roiled credit markets when it announced that the government has no responsibility for the $26 billion debt of the quasi-governmental holding company Dubai World. That statement shattered the assumptions of many creditors and may redefine the nature of lending in the Middle East.
A Primer on Why So Many Home Loan Modifications Fail
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 5:50 pm ET
Many borrowers are failing to give banks proof of income or are unable to make the three monthly payments of the new lower amount required by the program.
Toll Brothers posts wider Q4 loss, shares fall
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 5:48 pm ET
Luxury U.S. homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday as revenue slumped and it wrote down the value of its land holdings, sending its shares down 7.5 percent.