Jumbo mortgage loan rates put damper on refinancing
While plunging mortgage rates have spawned a frenzy of refinancing, borrowers with larger, so-called jumbo loans are still seeing interest rates in the 7 percent range, prompting many to abandon refinancing plans altogether or resort to creative transactions.
Read more News Source - Boston Globe
Publish date - 09:53:22 01/05/09

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Refinancing your home mortgage?
Berks County, PA - Have you recently or are you thinking about refinancing your home mortgage to take advantage of lower interest rates? If so, we'd like to talk to you for a story we're now working on.
Read more News Source - Reading Eagle
Publish date - 18:18:20 01/05/09

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Refinancing for less
Question: I'm refinancing my mortgage, and my lender tells me that I need to get a new title insurance policy, which will cost more than a thousand dollars. We haven't made any changes to our home, and there aren't any outstanding liens on the property. Is there any way around this fee?
Read more News Source - CNN Money
Publish date - 16:05:38 01/05/09

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Reducing the cost of refinancing
Question: I'm refinancing my mortgage, and my lender tells me that I need to get a new title insurance policy, which will cost more than a thousand dollars. We haven't made any changes to our home, and there aren't any outstanding liens on the property.
Read more News Source - Money via Yahoo! Finance
Publish date - 15:58:23 01/05/09

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Mortgage rates rock
Santa Fe mortgage brokers and bankers are experiencing a rush of mortgage applications as borrowers react to lower rates by refinancing mortgages and, to a lesser degree, buying new homes.
Read more News Source - Santa Fe New Mexican
Publish date - 06:15:09 01/06/09

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Mortgage Refinancing Advice
The ball in Times Square was not the only thing dropping on New Year’s Eve. Mortgage rates took another dip as the year came to an end. So now, with a new year beginning, is it time to refinance? Finally there’s some "good" economic news out there. Mortgage rates have been falling fast, leading to another refinancing rush. But this time around the question may not be whether you should, but ...
Read more News Source - KPLR 11 St. Louis
Publish date - 01:48:47 01/03/09

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Low mortgage rates don’t entice buyers
As mortgage rates continue to flirt with 30-year lows, local lenders say they’re seeing a definite uptick in refinancing inquiries, but the historic low rates have done little to convince on-the-fence home buyers to re-enter the market.
Read more News Source - Fort Worth Business Press
Publish date - 11:06:44 01/05/09

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NY Fed begins purchasing mortgage securities
NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday it has begun purchasing mortgage-backed securities in an effort to bolster the battered housing market.
Read more News Source - Washington Post
Publish date - 06:44:39 01/06/09

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Home Refinancing Is Up In The Triangle
The weak economy has driven interest rates to record low levels, which has caught the eye of some homeowners looking to refinance. Here in the Triangle, refi’s are up because there's still plenty of money out there to lend; but there's a catch. Mortgage officers say the criteria is tighter and lenders aren't offering specialty products like no income loans anymore. In other words, they're ...
Read more News Source - NBC 17 Raleigh
Publish date - 08:43:49 01/06/09

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As Interest Rates Drop, Interest in Refinancing Jumps
Mortgage consultants say a growing number of people want to take advantage of lower interest rates.
Read more News Source - WFMY News 2 Greensboro
Publish date - 03:38:43 01/06/09

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