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Mortgage relief reaches 7 percent of borrowers

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

The Obama administration’s mortgage relief plan provided help to only 7 percent of borrowers who signed up last year.

FHA raises fees, tightens loan standards

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

The Federal Housing Administration is raising fees and tightening lending standards to shore up its strapped finances and avoid a taxpayer bailout.

Mortgage rates fall for second straight week

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Rates for 30-year home loans edged lower for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, but remained above last month’s record lows.

Strong growth in Q4 likely to slow throughout 2010

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Don’t count on the economic growth spurt at the end of 2009 to carry into this year.

Lone holdout gives in, Senate OKs jobless benefits

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Putting a lone senator’s cantankerous challenge behind it, the Senate is back to work on a $100 billion-plus bill reviving popular tax breaks and extending longer and more generous jobless benefits through the end of the year.

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