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  • Avg. Mortgage Rate Up to 4.35 Pct.

    Mortgage rates mostly edged up last week as investors’ fears about the economy eased. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate for a 30-...
    2010-09-09 04:08:40
  • 6 Alternatives to Low-Rate Savings Accounts - US News and World Report

    ... an early withdrawal penalty equal to several months of interest. The key is to find a long-term CD that has a relatively small early withdrawal penalty. Surprisingly, some of the best CD rates on long-term CDs ...
    2010-09-09 11:06:00
  • Ash warnings may need recall, Jacksonville general counsel says

    Soil pollution warnings written into thousands of Duval County property records may need to be removed from many of those, Jacksonville’s general counsel has concluded. The warnings were added last year to about 3,500 lots that may have been polluted 50 years ago or earlier by lead-rich ash from city-operated trash incinerators. Property appraisers lowered land values on those lots, dropping the ...
    2010-09-09 04:08:43
  • How much is your home worth? The answer may be more elusive than you think

    For the better part of the last decade, Randy Savage's job was usually to deliver good news. As a certified appraiser and owner of Savage Appraisal Services in Ottawa, Savage has helped people learn just how much their houses
    2010-09-09 08:31:43
  • Florida Issuers Borrow $442 Million as State's Debt Costs Rise to Record

    Municipal-debt issuers in Florida , with the third-highest rate of home foreclosures in the U.S., offered $442 million in Build America and tax-exempt bonds as the state’s borrowing cost rose to a record.
    2010-09-09 11:50:42
  • Investors’ fears ease; mortgage rates rise slightly?

    Associated Press, WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates mostly edged up last week as investors’ fears about the economy eased.
    2010-09-10 03:20:21
  • Hollywood's uneasy embrace of Apple's 99-cent TV rental offer [Updated]

    Only two major Hollywood television studios agreed to allow Apple Inc. to offer 99-cent rentals of TV shows -- a price that the device-maker hopes will spark sales of a new generation of its set-top box. Walt Disney Co's Disney/ABC...
    2010-09-02 10:26:53
  • How Your Savings Account Is Ripping You Off

    Banks are raising fees on accounts that used to be free.
    2010-09-02 10:53:16
  • 4 Safe Ways to Earn More Interest

    Even with interest rates down, it’s still possible to get paid to save.
    2010-09-02 11:04:21
  • Debt adviser: Should you pay off your mortgage?

    Dear Debt Adviser,
    2010-09-03 08:53:59
  • Big banks turn to fees on savings accounts

    It's getting tougher for U.S. savers to find a bank where they won't end up paying to keep their money safe.
    2010-09-06 05:28:46
  • Deposit Trends Benefit Banks

    The low rate environment has led deposit balances to decline this year.
    2010-09-07 02:13:47
  • MONEY MARKETS-Australia turns hawkish, S.Korea dovish on rates

    * Australian OIS curve shifts upward after upbeat jobs data
    2010-09-09 02:12:31
  • Saving Just Ain't What It Used To Be

    What with the rates of interest-bearing accounts dropping to their lowest levels in more than half a century, it's nearly as productive to shove your money under a mattress as it is to deposit it at a bank. As the NY Times reports: The average returns on interest-bearing deposit accounts slipped to 0.99 percent in [...]
    2010-09-09 08:01:46
  • 6 Alternatives to Low-Rate Savings Accounts

    Paying off debt, prepaid credit cards, and other options for getting the most out of your money.
    2010-09-09 11:26:24