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Mortgage rates plummet after Fed action
By Amy Hoak, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Mortgage rates for fixed-rate loans plummeted this week, after the Federal Reserves actions to increase liquidity in the mortgage market, Freddie Macs chief economist said on Thursday.
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Friday, 09 January 2009
Hoenig: Fed needs plan to withdraw liquidity
DENVER (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve must have a plan to withdraw the hundreds of billions of dollars it is pumping into the economy or risk creating inflation during the...
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Friday, 09 January 2009
Dollar Heads for Weekly Loss Against Yen Before US Payrolls
By Ron Harui and Ye Xie Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar headed for its first weekly loss against the yen in three weeks before a US payroll report that may show the economy lost jobs...
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Friday, 09 January 2009
Lenders Backlogged By Refinancing Rush
By Dina ElBoghdady Borrowers are rushing to refinance their mortgages at record low rates but face unexpected delays as swamped lenders struggle to cope with the surge at a time...
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Friday, 09 January 2009
As His Inmates Grew Thinner, a Sheriff’s Wallet Grew Fatter
By ADAM NOSSITER DECATUR, Ala. - The prisoners in the Morgan County jail here were always hungry. The sheriff, meanwhile, was getting a little richer.
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