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Dollar drops on soft retail sales, tame core wholesale inflation 
The dollar fell against other big currencies Friday, after government reports showed weaker than expected U.S. retail sales and benign core wholesale inflation for April.
 
No fee mortgage raises eyebrows 
Home loan business competitors are searching for hidden gimmicks, but Bank of America insists that its "No Fee Mortgage Plus" plan declared Tuesday delivers exactly what the name implies without raising interest rates to applicants.
 
First Timers In 16 Year Mortgage Squeeze 
First time purchasers are feeling the squeeze of higher interest rates, with mortgage affordability at its worst level for 16 years.
 
U.K. House Prices Increased 10.9% in April, HBOS Says Update3 
May ten U.K. house prices in April at the second fastest rate since 2005, giving the Bank of England another reason to increase interest rates afterward today, a report by HBOS Plc showed.
 
Appeals Court: State school superintendent not liable in background check case 
Michigan School Superintendent Flanagan and his top aides can not be held liable for damages supposed by public school employees who were mistakenly identified as former criminals when a new background check program went into effect last year, the state Court of Appeals said today.
 
 
Changes in work rules are accepted at two Ford plants 
Ford Motor Co., which had a record loss last year, said workers at two more plants accepted new work rules aimed at rising efficiency and cutting costs. The changes were voted in at a Louisville, Ky., plant that makes Super responsibility pickups and a Flat Rock car plant that Ford co owns with affiliate Mazda Motor Corp., spokeswoman Anne Marie Gattari said in an interview.
 
Interest rates rise to 5.5% 
Bank of England pushes up rates by quarter point.
 
Samantha Bachynski to be sentenced today in Flint slaying 
Samantha Bachynski, who last month pleaded no contest to second degree murder in the death of a Genesee County man, will face sentencing today.
 
Divorce rate is lowest since 1970, experts say 
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Homes blow as interest rates hit six year high 
HOMEOWNERS suffered a blow yesterday as interest rates to their highest level for six years and there warneds of a more increase this summer.
 
How to find out if it is Time to Refinance 
Who would not enjoy a break on their monthly mortgage payment? On the other hand, how can you make sure the timing is entitlement to refinance? Are the rates and the current mortgage market the indicators?
 
Bering Glacier is melting faster, officials say 
WASHINGTON The Bering Glacier, the biggest in North America, is melting at a faster rate than has been believed, as indicated by a research group established in Ann Arbor.
 
Interest rates raised 
Borrowing costs hit a six year high at 5.5%.
 
Trichet Puts Brakes on Irish Property Boom as Rates Head Higher 
May nine European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet arrives in Dublin today to signal he will increase interest rates to a six year high, putting the brakes on Ireland's property boom.
 
British housing market called 'robust' 
Britain's biggest mortgage lender says the housing market is robust in spite of concern over possible higher interest rates.Halifax says house prices by almost 75 pounds about $149 a day last month with a shortage of new and used homes fueling a property boom, the Times of London stated.It was only a 1.1 % increase in April, smallest since last July, but inflation runned at 10.9 .
 
Halifax says house prices rise again 
Britain's biggest mortgage lender says house prices have risen again.
 
Loanisland states Mortgage Home Loans that Close in seven Days 
Loanisland launched their new web site with a special loan product for home purchasers wanting to close their mortgage loan inside a week.
 
Hope Vale signs Aboriginal welfare deal 
A landmark welfare agreement was signed in a far north Queensland Aboriginal community in an try to develop home ownership, business opportunities and jobs.
 
Bad Credit and Home Refinance 
Mortgage rates are at historic lows, and it looks like everyone's jumping on the refinance bandwagon these days. But is it really a smart idea for people with bad credit?
 
Suspicious car prompts safety alert at Northville school 
The principal of Hillside center School in Northville issued a safety alert this afternoon warning parents that someone saw a suspicious car the baseball field behind Amerman School at 847 North Center Street.
 
First Timers In 16 Year Mortgage Squeeze 
First time purchasers are feeling the squeeze of higher interest rates, with mortgage affordability at its worst level for 16 years.
 
Mervyn King interview transcript 
Chris , Economics Editor and Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Economics Correspondent interviewed Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, at the Bank on May one 2007. The following is an edited transcript.
 
Billionaire builds tough guy reputation 
TORONTO Will Chrysler end up partially owned by Oleg Deripaska, one of the richest men in Russia? A deal declared Thursday gives Deripaska a big stake in auto supplier Magna International Inc., thought to be the leading contender to buy the Chrysler Group from DaimlerChrysler AG.
 

First Horizon Acquires Las Vegas Based Republic Mortgage 
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 9, 2007 1st Horizon National Corp's 1st Horizon Home Loans mortgage group has assumed Republic Mortgage LLC. The strategic acquisition of retail and prime focused Republic Mortgage, with its four branches during the Las Vegas area, now enhances 1st Horizon's presence in the important Nevada marketplace.
 
Stocks fall after weak retail report 
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Why Now is a Good Time to Refinance 
If you are a homeowner, the recent drop in interest rates opened up the possibility of big savings on your monthly deposits.
 
Regulators wanting to revoke license of mortgage broker 
State regulators are trying to revoke the license of a local mortgage broker they say arranged home loans his customers could not pay for. and his company, Financial Services, are accused of failing to make reasonable efforts to ensure that customers could pay for the loans.
 
AG cites need for law criminalizing mortgage fraud 
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is pushing to have the Legislature criminalize mortgage fraud, saying current laws aren't adequate. Boston Globe reporter Kimberly Blanton spoke with Coakley about the state of Massachusetts law.
 

Calif. woman hopes to catch a bigger home at auction 
Many see trouble in falling home prices and increasing foreclosures. Karen Krynen sees opportunity. So after dropping her two kids off at preschool one day last month, Krynen headed for Los Angeles County Superior Court, in Norwalk, where foreclosed houses beed auctioned on the steps outside. . By ANNETTE HADDAD Los Angeles Times
 
H&R Block logs busy tax season 
H&R Block Inc. said Thursday that it served a record 19.9 million tax clients in the newly ended filing season, thanks mainly to a 16 % increase in online traffic.
 
Kevorkian release already a circus 
Assisted suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian is about to walk out of a Michigan prison a free man, and the news media can not wait.
 
Halifax says house prices rise again 
The City has been braced today for a new increase in interest rates after the new evidence from Britain's biggest mortgage lender revealed no let up in house price inflation. By Larry .
 
How to find out if it is Time to Refinance 
Who would not enjoy a break on their monthly mortgage payment? On the other hand, how can you make sure the timing is entitlement to refinance? Are the rates and the current mortgage market the indicators?
 
Foreclosures: A Real Boom for Investors 
The weather is ripe for a raise in the number of American homes going into foreclosure. Interest rates are on the rise, mortgage payments are continuing to increase and home values are staying stagnant in many places and falling in others.
 
Cop's protection at issue DETROIT 
A fired Detroit deputy police chief was not entitled to protection as a whistle blower when he submitted the results of an investigation into wrongdoing by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his security detail to superiors, the city's attorney told the Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday.
 
Mortgage rates hold steady 
Mortgage rates stayed unchanged this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday, following a slowdown in buyer spending growth and a tame inflationary reading.
 
Changes in work rules are accepted at two Ford plants 
Ford Motor Co., which had a record loss last year, said workers at two more plants accepted new work rules aimed at rising efficiency and cutting costs. The changes were voted in at a Louisville, Ky., plant that makes Super responsibility pickups and a Flat Rock car plant that Ford co owns with affiliate Mazda Motor Corp., spokeswoman Anne Marie Gattari said in an interview.
 
Banking at Bulkeley 
Senior Carl Basdeo worked last week at the newly opened of the Trust Federal Credit Union in Bulkeley High School
 
Interest rates rise again 
HOMEOWNERS took another whack in the pocket today when the Bank of England voted to increase UK interest rates to 5.5 per cent. 10/05/2007 13:58:44
 
Anworth Mortgage Asset company Reports Earnings of $0.05 Per Share for 1st Quarter of 2007 
SANTA MONICA, Calif. For the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and depending on a weighted average of 45.6 million completely diluted shares remaining, Anworth Mortgage Asset company declared today unaudited net earning to common stockholders of $2.4 million, or $0.05 per share.
 
ECONOMIC REPORT: buy Mortgages Rise To 4 month High 
WASHINGTON Applications for new mortgages to purchase a home last week to the highest level since early January as mortgage rates fell, the Mortgage Bankers affiliation stated Wednesday.
 
Why Now is a Good Time to Refinance 
If you are a homeowner, the recent drop in interest rates opened up the possibility of big savings on your monthly deposits.
 
Foreclosures: A Real Boom for Investors 
The weather is ripe for a raise in the number of American homes going into foreclosure. Interest rates are on the rise, mortgage payments are continuing to increase and home values are staying stagnant in many places and falling in others.
 
Hope Vale signs Aboriginal welfare deal 
A landmark welfare agreement was signed in a far north Queensland Aboriginal community in an try to develop home ownership, business opportunities and jobs.
 
Retailers post weak April sales as buyers cut their shopping 
What was once a dull ache behind the eyes is threatening to become a full blown migraine for the nation's merchants. On Thursday, they stated one of their worst monthly sales performances ever, raising concerns that higher gas prices and a weakening housing market are eating away at buyer spending.
 
Rate rise misery for homeowners 
Homeowners were dealt more mortgage ache yesterday after the Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest point in six years, with fears of more rises to come.