11 Mar 2010 at 10:42pm Mortgage rates fell to their lowest point of 2010, with the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage hitting a record low. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 4 basis points, to 5.08 percent. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point ...
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11 Mar 2010 at 10:27pm ... two indicators of mortgage stress — including looking at refinancing ... rate loans with easy approvals — stay away!" Most big mortgage brokers don't charge the consumer — instead the broker is paid a commission by the lender if a loan
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11 Mar 2010 at 10:27pm WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service today announced several additional steps it is taking this tax season to help people having difficulties meeting their tax obligations because of unemployment or other financial problems. The steps ---- an ...
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11 Mar 2010 at 7:14pm You may have noticed in the Plain Dealer this morning that the City of Cleveland will refinance $65 million in bonds for Browns Stadium. You also likely noticed that the interest rate will be going up. Taxpayers get ready. Because of the poor fiscal ...
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11 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm Planet Money is committed to following the financial crisis to the bitter end. And what better way to do that, than own a piece of it. We bought one of those things no one wanted, one of those things that almost brought down the global economy: our ...
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11 Mar 2010 at 4:44pm On Tuesday, March 23, from 6:30-7:30 pm, join the Aurora Avenue North neighborhood in celebrating the unveiling of the first of two Aurora murals at 7615 Aurora Avenue N. Sustainable Green Lake, Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors (GAIN) and the City ...
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11 Mar 2010 at 4:01pm The average American household with at least one credit card has nearly $10,700 in credit-card debt, according to CardWeb.com, and the average interest rate runs in the mid- to high teens at any given time. 2. Some debt is good. Borrowing for a home ...
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