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The Money TimesRates on 30-year mortgages dip below 6 percentThe Associated Press - May 22, 2008WASHINGTON (AP) — Rates on 30-year mortgages dipped below 6 percent this week, falling to their lowest level in five weeks. Freddie Mac, the mortgage …US 30-year mortgage rates fall in latest week ReutersHome prices sink 3.1% in quarter Boston GlobeUS mortgage rates declined last week United Press InternationalKXMCall 107 news articlesRead full story ... (Read More)

CNNMoney.comFannie, Freddie Report Progress In Cutting Some Mortgage RatesWall Street Journal - 22 hours agoBy JAMES R. HAGERTY Executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac told Congress they are finally bringing down interest rates on some "jumbo" mortgages. …US warning on 'jumbo' mortgage Property Week NewsMortgage rescue plan: A needed fixer-upper Palm Beach PostGSEs attempt a delicate balancing act Euroweek.comBloomberg - Stockhouseall 1,215 news articlesRead full story ... (Read More)

MarketWatchMore Personal Finance Daily storiesMarketWatch - 9 hours agoWell, I never took the vacation for about 10 years. I was starting to take a short ones recently. When I came back from vacation for 2 weeks recently, …Read full story ... (Read More)

Wells Fargo tightens home loan rulesBizjournals.com, NC - 3 hours agoWells Fargo & Co. has raised the credit requirements for people seeking some types of home loans, the company confirmed Friday. The San Francisco-based bank …Wells Fargo tightens home loan policies Los Angeles TimesBanks Continue to Stuff Loan Cushions TheStreet.comall 66 news articlesRead full story ... (Read More)

Hindu Business LineFarm debt relief bill grows by Rs 11366 crBusiness Standard, India - 7 hours agoResponding to pressures within government, the farm debt waiver and relief scheme has been enhanced to Rs 71680 crore from the earlier Rs 60314 crore, …Loan waiver gets bigger with inclusion of ‘other’ farmers Hindu Business LineGovernment raises debt relief package to Rs71,680 crore, to cover … domain-BImplementation of the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief … Press Information Bureau (press release)Daily Times - Business Standardall 61 news ar... (Read More)

Credit/debt consolidation – paying yourself firstStockhouse, Canada - 14 hours agoBut if that won't work, a couple of other options are available: home-equity loans or a debt consolidation loan, an instrument that will wrap your …Read full story ... (Read More)

Boston GlobeYour Money Identity Fraud Service Finds SkepticsNew York Times, United States - 6 hours agoThieves steal your personal information and open credit card and other accounts in your name. When they don’t pay the bills, it is your credit history that …My Social Security Number Is … Motley FoolPromises in LifeLock ads misleading, lawsuits say Arizona RepublicID theft CEO who had identity stolen defends service MSNBCComputerworld - New York Timesall 315 news articlesRead full story ... (Read More)

'Phishing' Scam Involves E-Mails, Phone RequestsRedOrbit, TX - 12 hours agoIn all cases, the messages or calls asked people for their account information or credit or debit card account numbers and personal identification numbers. …Read full story ... (Read More)

Kiwibank cuts mortgage ratesStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 13 hours agoKiwibank is the first to drop mortgage rates to under 9 per cent as $45 billion in home loans comes due for renewal. The homegrown bank yesterday took its …Kiwibank leads mortgage cuts TVNZBank's mortgage rate moves under 9pc mark New Zealand HeraldKiwibank cuts mortgage rates again The Dominion PostRTT News - Stuff.co.nzall 80 news articlesRead full story ... (Read More)

CNNMoney.comOFHEO's Lockhart sees pent-up mortgage demandReuters - 7 hours ago"Maybe people are thinking that now is the right time to get a mortgage." Fannie Mae on Friday announced a new, national policy on downpayment requirements …Fannie Mae Bows to Pressure on Down Payment Standard (Update1) BloombergFannie Mae cuts minimum for some down payments Boston GlobeFannie's new watchdog CNNMoney.comCurbed - Wall Street Journalall 593 news articlesRead full story ... (Read More)