日期：2007-11-23 05:15:07 点击：0 评论：0

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- While the headlines have been full of stories on the credit crunch, subprime mortgage mess and the real estate bubble, a lot of ordinary homeowners have figured they were immune from the problems. Ensconced in a home with a pr

日期：2007-11-22 00:56:36 点击：0 评论：0

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mortgage rates sank this week, with rates on 30-year mortgages dropping to a six-month low, a spot of welcome news to would-be home buyers. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Wednesday, that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages a

日期：2007-11-21 23:15:09 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Anthracite Capital Inc. said Wednesday it elected a new chairman to replace former BlackRock President Ralph L. Schlosstein, who is leaving the board of the real estate investment trust "to pursue other interests." Anthracite is exte

日期：2007-11-21 22:00:14 点击：0 评论：0

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California brokered a deal with four major loan servicing companies that would aid homeowners on brink of default by extending low, introductory interest rates on mortgages. The agreement with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger includes C

日期：2007-11-21 21:59:56 点击：0 评论：0

Dear Dr. Don, I bought my house and a car about a year ago when my credit score was about 540. My mortgage loan was for $128,900 at 7.25 percent and I have a $1,500 monthly mortgage payment. My car loan is at 23 percent and I pay $500 a month. I'm n

日期：2007-11-21 21:29:47 点击：0 评论：0

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fewer people signed up for jobless benefits last week, an encouraging sign that most companies aren't resorting to large-scale layoffs as the country copes with continuing problems in the housing and credit markets. The Labor Depar

日期：2007-11-21 20:03:13 点击：0 评论：0

BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian markets tumbled Wednesday and shares fell across Europe as crude oil flirted with $100 per barrel and the U.S. Federal Reserve pointed to slowing growth next year. Hong Kong shares falling sharply and Japan's benchmark index fal

日期：2007-11-21 17:44:46 点击：0 评论：0

TOKYO (AP) -- The dollar hit a two-year low against the yen Wednesday in Asia, as falling Tokyo stocks and the murky outlook for global equity markets drove players to scale back risky investments. The dollar fell as low as 108.89 yen at one point, t

日期：2007-11-21 12:58:58 点击：0 评论：0

DETROIT (AP) -- This city at the heart of an area that is among the nation's hardest hit by rising foreclosures will host a meeting of mayors from across the country next week to address the nation's housing crisis. The National Forum on Homeownershi

日期：2007-11-21 11:02:11 点击：0 评论：0

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's trade surplus rose 66.1 percent in October from a year ago as exports recorded an all-time high value in yen, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The surplus grew to 1.019 trillion yen ($9.27 billion), marking the third consecu

日期：2007-11-21 11:01:55 点击：0 评论：0

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co., which took the title of world's biggest PC seller a year ago from slumping rival Dell Inc., is warning investors that it does not expect its PC business to continue expanding as quickly as it has been. "T

日期：2007-11-21 11:01:35 点击：0 评论：0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Mark Ernst has resigned as chairman, president and chief executive of HR Block Inc., the tax preparation and accounting services company that is reeling from its foray into the collapsing subprime mortgage business. The compa

日期：2007-11-21 11:01:15 点击：0 评论：0

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Companies that collect mortgage payments could earn $500 for every loan they modify to avoid default under a plan developed by the federal regulator of the nation's savings and loans. As millions of adjustable-rate home loans appro

日期：2007-11-21 11:00:54 点击：0 评论：0

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The housing collapse and credit crisis will slow economic growth and nudge up unemployment next year, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind forecast that some economists believe will lead to interest rate cuts ear

日期：2007-11-21 11:00:32 点击：0 评论：0

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wachovia Corp., the nation's fourth-largest bank, hired Dan Dixon to lobby the federal government on congressional bills seeking to reform consumer mortgage practices, according to a disclosure form. The House last week passed a bi