
December 27th, 2007, 09:04 PM
|
|
Utility Bot
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 120,762
Time spent in forums: < 1 sec
Reputation Power: 123
|
|
|
Economy - Thursday
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Association's application index fell 7.6% to 603.8 in the week ended Dec. 21, the lowest since Dec. '06, despite lower borrowing costs. Both home purchase and refi applications fell. Mortgage applications have been especially volatile in recent weeks. Fixed 30-year mortgage rates fell 8 basis points to 6.1%. One-year adjustable rates tumbled 46 basis points to a 1-month low of 6.03%. U.S. commercial paper issuance grew by $1.2 bil in the week ended Dec. 26 to $1.785 tril, after a big decline in the previous week, the Fed said. But asset-backed paper fell by $15. ... View the Entire Article
|