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April 26, 2012 09:12 AM
Mortgage rates hold near record lows

Fixed mortgage rates held near record lows this week as the markets waited for the Federal Reserve monetary policy announcement following two days of deliberations.

The Freddie Mac survey showed the 30-year, FRM averaged 3.88% for the week ending Thursday...

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April 26, 2012 09:04 AM
Mortgage rates hold near record lows

Fixed mortgage rates held near record lows this week as the markets waited for the Federal Reserve monetary policy announcement following two days of deliberations.

The Freddie Mac survey showed the 30-year, FRM averaged 3.88% for the week ending Thursday...

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April 26, 2012 07:48 AM
Jobless claims decline slightly: BLS

Jobless claims declined slightly, by 1,000 during the week ending April 21, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The slight change may suggest a cooling off of the economy recovery.

The advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, down...

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April 24, 2012 10:04 AM
Consumer confidence takes slight dip for April

Consumer confidence fell for the second-straight month in April, according to The Conference Board, as people grew more pessimistic about economic expectations.

The index fell to 69.2 from a downwardly revised 69.5 for March. An initial report...

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April 24, 2012 09:56 AM
Consumer confidence takes slight dip for April

Consumer confidence fell for the second-straight month in April, according to The Conference Board, as people grew more pessimistic about economic expectations.

The index fell to 69.2 from a downwardly revised 69.5 for March. An initial report...

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April 23, 2012 09:46 AM
Americans more secure with debt, fear job losses

Americans today are more secure with their debt levels and net worth, but fear job losses and escalating gas prices, according to Bankrate.

The company released its Financial Security Index, which measures Americans' attitudes about their own financial situations. The...

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April 23, 2012 08:23 AM
Americans more secure with debt, fear job losses

Americans today are more secure with their debt levels and net worth, but fear job losses and escalating gas prices, according to Bankrate.

The company released its Financial Security Index, which measures Americans' attitudes about their own financial situations. The...

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April 23, 2012 05:00 AM
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: MBIA trial just around the corner

A look at stories across HousingWire's weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues:

The New York State Supreme Court Judge Barbara Kapnick held that a trial should begin on May 14 in the action brought against the New York Department of...

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April 22, 2012 06:35 PM
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: MBIA trial just around the corner

A look at stories across HousingWire's weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues:

The New York State Supreme Court Judge Barbara Kapnick held that a trial should begin on May 14 in the action brought against the New York Department of...

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April 22, 2012 11:15 PM
Employers optimistic as sales, profit margins rise

About 60% of employers surveyed by the National Association of Business Economics reported rising sales and 40% reported rising profit margins in NABE's April survey.

The numbers, significantly higher than the last survey conducted in January, indicate growing optimism...

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April 20, 2012 10:35 AM
Regional, state unemployment rates hold steady

Thirty states recorded unemployment rate decreases in March from February while eight states posted rate increases, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Another 12 states and the District of Columbia had no change.

Forty-nine states and the District...

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April 20, 2012 10:11 AM
Regional, state unemployment rates hold steady

Thirty states recorded unemployment rate decreases in March from February while eight states posted rate increases, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Another 12 states and the District of Columbia had no change.

Forty-nine states and the District...

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April 19, 2012 10:07 AM
Jobless claims drop by 2,000

Roughly 386,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending April 14, down from a revised 388,000 during the previous week, according to the Department of Labor.

The...

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April 19, 2012 10:03 AM
Jobless claims drop by 2,000

Roughly 386,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending April 14, down from a revised 388,000 during the previous week, according to the Department of Labor.

The...

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April 19, 2012 09:03 AM
Mortgage rates edge up to 3.9%

Amid mixed signals that inflation is holding steady, average weekly mortgage rates hardly changed from the prior week.

The Freddie Mac survey showed the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.9% for the week ending Thursday, inching up from the prior week's average of 3....

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