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Mortgage Rates in U.S. Fall to 4.87%, Freddie Says (Update2)
bloomberg.com - 10/8/2009
Mortgage Rates in U.S. Fall to 4.87%, Freddie Says (Update2)
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Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed U.S. home loans fell for the second consecutive week, pushing borrowing costs to near record lows. The average U.S. 30-year rate dropped to 4.87 percent from 4.94 percent last week. The 15-year rate was 4.33 percent, mortgage buyer Freddie ...
online.wsj.com - 10/6/2009
Fannie and Freddie to Aid Mortgage Banks
— online.wsj.com — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are preparing to introduce a program aimed at helping independent mortgage banks... acquire the short-term credit they need to make home loans, according to people familiar with the plans. The two government-backed mortgage ... (more) Fannie and Freddie to Aid Mortgage Banks

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hf-implode.com - 10/8/2009
Mortgage Rates in U.S. Fall to 4.87%, Freddie Says
— hf-implode.com — " Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed U.S. home loans fell for the second consecutive week, pushing borrowing... costs to near record lows. " (more) Mortgage Rates in U.S. Fall to 4.87%, Freddie Says
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news.yahoo.com - 10/7/2009
Fannie, Freddie plan to aid mortgage banks: report (Reuters)
— news.yahoo.com — Reuters - U.S. government-controlled mortgage finance companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are working on a program... to help independent mortgage banks get access to short-term credit needed to make home loans, the Wall Street Journal said, citing ... (more) Fannie, Freddie plan to aid mortgage banks: report  ...

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Mortgage Rates in U.S. Fall to 4.87%
CrossingWallStreet.com — Wow! Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed U.S. home loans fell for the second consecutive week, pushing borrowing costs to near record lows. The average U.S. 30-year rate dropped to 4.87 percent from 4.94 percent last week. The 15-year rate was 4.33 percent, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac of McLean, Virginia, said today in a statement. Falling rates helped boost home-loan applications last week to the highest level since May. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of applications to purchase a home or refinance rose 16 percent. Rates around 5 percent, ...

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