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Part of planning for the best rate is awareness of the market. Watching news that relates to or can effect interest rates is important when you want to catch the best rate you likely to see in your timeframe. These news headlines deal specifically with interest rates and mortgages as a whole, they are automatically updated throughout the day to ensure you have the freshest news available.




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 How to Determine if it's Time to Refinance (The Bradford Era)
21 Feb 2008 at 6:56am
(ARA) - Who wouldn't enjoy a break on their monthly mortgage payment? On the other hand, how can you be sure the timing is right to refinance? Are the rates and the current mortgage market the best indicators?

 Treasury studying home refinance plan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
21 Feb 2008 at 8:55am
The U.S. Treasury Department is studying a new regulatory proposal aimed at prodding servicers to help homeowners facing foreclosure to refinance their mortgages, the department's undersecretary, Bob Steel, said on Thursday.

 Bad Credit and Home Refinance (The Bradford Era)
21 Feb 2008 at 1:13am
(ARA) - Mortgage rates are at historic lows, and it seems like everyone's jumping on the refinance bandwagon these days. But is it really a good idea for people with bad credit?

 Jumbo loan rates still in the air (Los Angeles Times)
22 Feb 2008 at 12:24am
A trade group plan could mean the mortgage rates might stay higher than borrowers expect. George DeAnda wants to refinance his $540,000 mortgage. So like many homeowners with so-called jumbo loans, the Yorba Linda resident has been anxiously awaiting new government rules that were expected to make big mortgages more available and less expensive.

 House passes subprime-mortgage bill (Salem Statesman Journal)
22 Feb 2008 at 3:16am
SALEM -- A bill to make modest reforms to the subprime mortgage lending industry squeaked through the Oregon House Thursday, a big win for House Speaker Jeff Merkley who has made it clear that he intends to highlight the issue in his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

 Mortgage companies still pumping out upbeat advertising (The Monterey County ...
22 Feb 2008 at 2:00am
The mortgage market may be in a historic upheaval, but mortgage companies continue to their upbeat advertisements. Countrywide Financial brags in its ads that "No one can do what Countrywide can" and that "Countrywide can show you the way home.

 Nonprofit Groups Find Insurers Unwilling to Refinance Bonds (Chronicle of Ph...
21 Feb 2008 at 9:54am
Nonprofit groups trying to refinance bonds to avoid extra costs have run into unexpected obstacles from insurance agencies, reports The Boston Globe.

 Mortgage Plan Seeks To Stem Foreclosures (Washington Post)
20 Feb 2008 at 10:33pm
The Office of Thrift Supervision is preparing a plan to help mortgage borrowers who owe more than their homes are worth and to discourage them from abandoning those properties, agency officials said yesterday.

 Mortgage crisis: Don't forgive debt, just postpone repayment (CNN Money)
20 Feb 2008 at 1:56pm
A plan that would help troubled mortgage borrowers today - and might make lenders whole later on - was unveiled Wednesday in Washington.

 Subprime Mortgage Bill Squeaks Through House (KOIN News 6 Portland)
21 Feb 2008 at 2:03pm
SALEM, Ore. - A bill to reform the subprime mortgage lending industry has squeaked through the Oregon House. It's a big win for House Speaker Jeff Merkley. The Portland Democrat wants to spotlight the issue in his campaign for the U.S. Senate.