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  • (AFX UK Focus) 2007-10-20 01:44 GMT: G7 MEETING Paulson says strong dollar in US interest UPDATE (Interactive Investor)

    WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told G7 finance ministers today that a strong dollar is still in the US economic interest, but declined to say whether other G7 finance ministers pressed the US on the rapid decline of the dollar and how it is affecting their exports.
    2007-10-19 06:08:51
  • Concern as one million put mortgage or rent on plastic (The Scotsman: Business)

    LENDERS who suggest borrowers should make repayments using a credit card have been branded "irresponsible" by a leading mortgage expert.
    2007-10-19 05:10:50
  • Fed's Poole cut only if confident won't rue move (Straits Times)

    ST LOUIS - FEDERAL Reserve Bank of St. Louis President William Poole said on Friday that interest rates are about right and if the Fed decides to cut again, it ought be confident it will not have to quickly reverse course.
    2007-10-19 07:38:26
  • Who Has to Pay Up? (Washington Post)

    Q: My siblings and I inherited my father's house, which he bought in 2003, in a 55-and-over community. The value of the house is depreciating, and there is no equity, as he used it all for landscaping and improvements through a home-equity line of credit. Are we responsible for paying the mortgage and the home-equity line of credit? Only my father's name is on the promissory note and deed and on ...
    2007-10-19 02:12:02
  • Business Minute: Stocks sink...Crude eases...States seek more ...

    Idaho8.com - The Latest in House and Home House & Home Main Today's Mortgage Rates In the Know Movie Listings Personal Finance This Week in Money Money Home For ... Associated Press - October 19, 2007 6:03 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - A negative week was capped by a sharp decline ...
    2007-10-19 02:42:00
  • G-7 airs concern about global economic slowdown, seeks yuan rise

    Kyodo News - ... of Seven financial chiefs expressed concern Friday that recent global market turmoil stemming from the U.S. subprime mortgage ... On exchange rates, the finance ministers and central bank governors from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and ...
    2007-10-19 04:08:00
  • G-7 pledges efforts to stabilize world markets amid subprime woes

    Kyodo News - ... their utmost to stabilize world financial turmoil arising from the U.S. subprime mortgage market problem. The financial leaders also sent a stronger message to Beijing for it to allow ''an accelerated appreciation'' of the yuan's exchange rates ...
    2007-10-19 05:56:00
  • Oil's Big Rise

    Forbes - Home Business Tech Markets Entrepreneurs Leadership Personal Finance ForbesLife Lists ... The Americna central bankers are expected to cut interest rates at that meeting ... by the troubles in the financial markets, triggered by the U.S. subprime-mortgage ...
    2007-10-19 11:36:00
  • Squeeze on borrowers as banks lift loan rates

    Daily Telegraph - Lenders have increased their personal loan rates by as much as 12 times the rise ... financial hardship on many people already struggling to cope with higher mortgage ... In September they lent £30 billion to home buyers - a 12 per cent drop on the ...
    2007-10-19 06:39:00
  • Stocks Sink on Black Monday Anniversary

    Newsday - ... negative results from banks facing difficult credit markets and rising mortgage ... Black Monday -- the Dow plunged 23 percent amid concerns about interest rates and ... TEACHERS & ASSISTANTS MEDICAL BILLER RN FIELD SUPERVISOR Recco Home Care TITLE AGENCY
    2007-10-19 02:57:00
  • G-7 Says `Market Turbulence' May Slow Global Growth (Update1)

    Bloomberg - Mortgage defaults by Americans with poor credit histories prompted the collapse in June of two hedge funds managed by Bear ... Paulson repeated that while a ``strong dollar is in our nation's interest'' he wants exchange rates to be set in free ...
    2007-10-19 05:27:00
  • How Do I Finance a Business with a Home Equity Loan?

    New York Times - ... of your home, less existing liens); low interest rates; and tax advantages on interest payments. If you are not comfortable taking out a home equity loan, consider a second mortgage installment loan. Second mortgages usually have fixed interest rates ...
    2007-10-19 04:23:00
  • Judge freezes assets of Pa. mortgage broker under investigation

    Philadelphia Inquirer - ... claimed Snyder has "fraudulently induced unwitting individuals to mortgage their homes and turn over mortgage proceeds in exchange for promises of reduced mortgage interest rates and participation in non-existent investments." Reached at his home ...
    2007-10-19 03:25:00
  • Construction of new houses in US plunges to 14-year low

    Economic Times - Construction of new US homes plunged to the lowest level in 14 years in September ... and said his administration was working to help homeowners deal with rising mortgage ... homes fell last year and prices, which had been soaring at double-digit rates ...
    2007-10-19 05:13:00
  • Canadian Inflation Quickens Most in 16 Months on Gas (Update4)

    Bloomberg - Even as inflation picks up, policy makers left interest rates unchanged this week ... Mortgage interest costs rose 6.4 percent, the fastest since June 1991. ... Canada's unemployment rate fell to the lowest since November 1974 last month and ...
    2007-10-19 01:59:00