Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
NYTimes: Knowing When to Refinance
Mortgage experts warn against rushing into a refinancing — or jumping at the first advertised low rate.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
NYTimes: Rush to Drill for Natural Gas Creates Conflicts With Mortgages
Worried about property values, and landowners signing drilling leases without clearance, lenders are trying to reinforce restrictions.
NYTimes: Food and Gasoline Helped Push the Consumer Price Index Higher in September
The rising cost of gasoline helped push up the price index, but the pressure is expected to ease in the months ahead.
NYTimes: Citigroup to Pay Millions to Close Fraud Complaint
The company agreed to settle a complaint by the S.E.C. that it had defrauded buyers in a $1 billion portfolio of mortgage-related investments.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
NYTimes: Are Employers Requiring People to Work Longer Hours?
With fewer people working and those employed working fewer hours, it's not surprising at all that the nation's total hours worked dropped significantly, an economist writes.
NYTimes: Gloom Grips Consumers, and It May Be Home Prices
The United States has a confidence problem, and a growing number of economists argue that the collapse of housing prices plays a major role.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
NYTimes: Trying to Lift the Gloom Over Housing
Readers respond to a recent Op-Ed about the decline in housing prices and how it can be stopped.
Monday, October 17, 2011
NYTimes: Banks Start to Make More Loans
Lending numbers suggest that while the economy remains fragile, the confidence of consumers and businesses may be more resilient than experts had believed.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
NYTimes: After a Rejection
Some borrowers succeed on the second or third attempt, after they have saved for a larger down payment, improved their credit and switched to another lender.
NYTimes: Making the Most of Our Financial Winter
Just as farmers work on their barns and fences during the coldest months, the nation could work on its infrastructure by building upon key parts of President Obama's jobs bill.
NYTimes: Fannie and Freddie, Still the Socialites
Although Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by taxpayers to the tune of about $150 billion, they still sent an army to an industry shindig.
NYTimes: Online Banking Keeps Customers on Hook for Fees
Customers frustrated by banks' controversial new fees are finding out that it is not so easy to disentangle your life from your bank.
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