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Mortgage Rates Post Biggest Jump in 14 Years
Feb 21, 2008Mortgage rates jumped dramatically during the past week, rising to an average of 6.37 percent for a 30-year conforming fixed-rate mortgage — 41 basis points above the average rate just one week earlier. According to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey of large lenders, rates on 30-year jumbos soared to 7.55 percent. The jump in rates represents the single largest weekly increase since April 1994.
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Bankruptcy Provision Added into Senate’s Housing Package
Feb 15, 2008 -
Conforming Limits Boosted: President Bush Signs H.R. 5140
Feb 13, 2008 -
OFHEO: GSE Reform Need is ‘Critical’
Feb 07, 2008 -
States Don’t Want to Issue a Bond Called ‘Bad Debt’
Feb 01, 2008 -
Fannie’s Mudd: Boosting Loan Limit Will Provide Liquidity
Jan 29, 2008 -
Derailing Economic Stimulus
Jan 28, 2008 -
Dodd: Stimulus Package Should Create a Distressed Mortgage Agency
Jan 24, 2008 -
President Bush Calls for $150 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan
Jan 18, 2008 -
President Bush Signs Mortgage Tax Relief Bill
Dec 20, 2007
