Wed, Mar 25th, 2009 | Business |

NEW YORK, March 25, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ ----Mortgage rates moved to levels most have never seen, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to 5.19 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has ...Read More

US mortgage rates fall sharply

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Business |

Long-term mortgage rates fell for the third consecutive week, with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage near an all-time low. Freddie Mac said the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.83 percent in the week ending Nov. 12, down from 4.91 ...Read More

US Mortgage Rates Fall for Third Consecutive Week

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Business |

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Rates for 30-year fixed U.S. homeloans fell for the third straight week, offering a boost topotential buyers who may use a government tax credit to purchasehomes. The 15-year rate declined to a record low. The 30-year rate ...Read More

FOREX-Dollar off 15-month lows but ground still rocky

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | Business |

* Dollar off lows but still in broad downtrend * Aussie slips after RBA minutes * China's Hu makes no mention of yuan after Obama meeting SYDNEY, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was off 15-monthlows on Tuesday, but its broad downtrend ...Read More

FOREX-Dollar stuck near 15-mth lows on benign rate view

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Business |

* Dollar off lows, but downtrend intact * USD-funded carry trades likely to gather momentum * Aussie slips after RBA minutes * Market awaits comments from Obama and Hu at presser SYDNEY, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was off 15-monthlows on Tuesday, ...Read More

FOREX-Dollar stuck near 15-month lows on benign rate view

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Business |

* Dollar under pressure as rates seen at lows * USD funded carry trades likely to gather momentum * Aussie eyes RBA minutes for next move in policy SYDNEY, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was stuck near15-month lows on Tuesday, though ...Read More

Dollar stuck near 15-month lows on benign rate view

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Business, Most Viewed |

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was stuck near 15-month lows on Tuesday, though its broad downtrend was intact on a growing view that U.S. rates are likely to stay low for a while, giving a boost to dollar funded ...Read More

Mortgages Decline to Lowest Rates in Five Weeks

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Business |

Home-mortgage rates fell this week, with long-term mortgage rates hitting their lowest levels in five weeks, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been below 5% for five of the last seven weeks, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey ...Read More

Mortgage rates at 5-week low

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Business |

Long-term mortgages rates moved lower again this week, hitting the lowest level in five weeks. Freddie Mac's weekly report says the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.91 percent in the week ending Nov. 12, down from 4.98 percent last week. Rates ...Read More

Mortgage rates at five-week low

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Business |

Long-term mortgage rates moved lower again this week, hitting the lowest level in five weeks. Freddie Mac's weekly report says the average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 4.91 percent in the week ended Nov. 12, down from 4.98 percent last week. Rates ...Read More

U.S. mortgage rates heading back toward record low

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Business |

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home loan rates fell to a five-week low last week in a renewed test of the record low borrowing costs set in April, Freddie Mac said on Thursday. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate declined 0.07 ...Read More

FOREX-Dollar edges off 15-mth lows; stg falls on Fitch

Tue, Nov 10th, 2009 | Business |

* Dollar edges off 15-mth lows, but still under pressure * Pound falls after Fitch warns on UK rating * German ZEW eyed at 1000 GMT (Updates prices; changes byline, dateline; previous TOKYO) LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The dollar edged up on Tuesday,reversing ...Read More

Mortgage Rate Falls Below 5%

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | Business |

WASHINGTON -- Home-mortgage rates fell this week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages retreating back below the psychologically significant 5% level, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of mortgage rates. Treasury yields, which hit multidecade lows earlier this year, ...Read More