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LendingTree.com Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse Reports 30-Year Fixed Rates as Low as Four Percent
Average mortgage rates fell to new lows this week, according to the LendingTree Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse, a snapshot of the lowest and average mortgage rates available within the LendingTree network of lenders.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:08:00 -0700.
New York's No. 1 in home closing costs
If you're getting a mortgage in New York, bring a fat checkbook to the closing table: Closing costs there are the highest in the nation, according to a survey by mortgage website Bankrate.com.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:43 -0700.
Study: Pa.'s closing costs among nation's highest
For The Associated Press PITTSBURGH ? While mortgage rates have plunged to record lows, the cost of buying a home in Pennsylvania is being driven up by a related expense: sky-high closing costs.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:49:50 -0700.
IDED launches third, new construction program
The Iowa Department of Economic Development has launched a third round of funding for the Single Family New Construction Program totaling $25 million. Participating cities and councils of government will solicit proposals from developers in the 2008 flood impacted areas. IDED will accept proposals for the program from the cities and COGs through Oct. 15.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:03:56 -0700.
Thursday's high school football scores
Scores from Thursday's high school football games, as reported by the Associated Press.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:56:42 -0700.
Iowans Helping Iowans offers flood assistance loans
Residents recovering from flooding in Ames last month can access the Iowans Helping Iowans program to help meet their immediate needs.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:03:58 -0700.
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:41:19 -0700.
The cost of long-term care
Some insurance decisions are easy. Take life insurance. You know you need it to replace the income your spouse and kids would lose if you died. Insurers don't have much leeway to dispute claims for death benefits because "deceased" is a pretty definite condition.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:41:01 -0700.
For-profit college risk: Huge debt, questionable degree
Dane Lockman saw a commercial advertising Westwood College while watching late-night television. The then-29-year-old single father, with a budding interest in web design, decided he would be the first in his immediate family to attend college.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:50:26 -0700.
Home Is Where the Tax Exemption Is
STATE and local governments are cracking down on people for improperly claiming something called the homestead exemption. Take Representative Charles B. Rangel of New York, who was accused of doing just that on a home he owns in Washington, D.C.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:15:51 -0700.