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Mortgage sites may conjure quotes, play up privacy fear (The Oklahoman) LOS ANGELES — Mortgage lenders have raised the bar on what it takes to qualify for a home loan the past couple of years, but shopping for a loan online has actually gotten a bit easier, if not necessarily less confusing. Where mortgage-scouting Web sites traditionally required users to enter a swath of personal information to generate rate estimates, the newest sites offer users a way to ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Australian Banks to Pass on Full Interest-Rate Cut (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's four biggest banks will cut interest rates for variable home loans after the central bank reduced borrowing costs , giving homeowners relief in a nation where housing affordability is at a 22-year low. us.rd.yahoo.com
ANZ Cuts Interest Rate for Mortgages, Matching Central Bank (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. , the nation's fourth-biggest by market value, said it will cut its interest rate for variable home loans by 25 basis points, matching today's reduction by the central bank. us.rd.yahoo.com
Australian Banks to Pass on Full Interest-Rate Cut (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's four biggest banks said they will cut interest rates for variable home loans after the central bank today reduced its benchmark rate for the first time in seven years. us.rd.yahoo.com
Brother, can you spare a loan? (Denver Post) Steve Lubs was looking to get rid of his $8,000 in credit card debt, but his high interest rate had him bogged down. He tried getting a loan through a bank to pay off the balance but couldn't find one with an interest rate lower than 12 percent. us.rd.yahoo.com
UK Personal Lending 2008 - Nationwide Saw The Biggest Drop In Advertising Expenditure With Just GBP 287,232 Spent In ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "UK Personal Lending 2008" report to their offering. us.rd.yahoo.com
Personal finance: More people taking hardship loans (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Hard economic times now are driving some people to take actions that could jeopardize their future. us.rd.yahoo.com
Brazil's Car Sales Grow at Slowest Pace in Two Years (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian domestic vehicle sales grew in August at the slowest pace in almost two years as central bank increases in interest rates this year boosted car-loan costs, sapping demand. us.rd.yahoo.com
Key - National: Valuing Families (Scoop.co.nz) Let me start by acknowledging the many community organisations represented in the room today. You do important work. You have many different perspectives, and we don’t necessarily agree on every issue. But what we all do agree on is the importance of strong families. us.rd.yahoo.com
What to do with a big inheritance (Los Angeles Times) Dear Liz: My husband and I just inherited about $700,000 in a brokerage account. About $300,000 is in municipal bonds. The rest is in various mutual funds with some cash, corporate bonds and other, "alternative" investments. In addition to the inheritance we have $400,000 in IRAs and SEP IRAs, as well as equity in our home. We are both semi-retired consultants who intend to keep working for at ... us.rd.yahoo.com
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