Congress pressures lenders to help nation’s troubled mortgage ...

Story date: 2007-11-01 05:55:00
Added on: 2007-11-04 02:00:14

Charleston Gazette - She suggested that mortgage companies simply convert large numbers of adjustable-rate mortgages to fixed rate mortgages. In the current market, the interest rates on adjustable-rate mortgages typically stay at a lower “starter” rate for two years ...


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