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Found your house? Keep your eye on closing fees
The Washington PostYou looked hard to find the right house. You negotiated the right price and shopped around for the best mortgage rate. But you're not done shopping yet. Home buyers can squeeze out extra savings at the closing table if they negotiate on fees charged...Tags: Mortgages, Consumers, Insurance, Real Estate Buyers, New Jersey
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Stocks fall on worries about financial sector
The Associated PressStocks lost more ground Monday in volatile trading in the wake of a cautious economic outlook from a Federal Reserve official and the possibility of more financial troubles for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Worries about the ailing financial sector...Tags: Stocks, Bears Stearns Cos., New York Mercantile Exchange, National Government, Fannie Mae
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10 survival tips to get through tough economic times
Sentinel Staff WritersWith unemployment rising, the stock market tanking and the economy staring at a recession, what can you do to weather the turbulence? That's the question being asked on Main Street and Wall Street, throughout Central Florida and around water coolers...Tags: Personal Investing, Consumers, Economic Indicator, Florida, North Palm Beach
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The rising jumbo rates create increasing headaches for some
Buyers of pricey houses are finding that money suddenly has become more expensive to borrow. Ditto for loan applicants who don't want to prove that they told the truth about their incomes. Rates on jumbo and Alt-A mortgages have zoomed upward since the...Tags: Fannie Mae, Mortgages, Homes, Freddie Mac, ZipRealty Incorporated
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Money-saving ideas are a mouse click away
Allentown Morning CallKnowledge is power when it comes to spending money smarter, so tapping all the available resources makes a lot of sense. One way to do that is by subscribing to e-mail newsletters about frugality and saving money. After you sign up, the newsletters...Tags: Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp., Mass Media, Consumer Electronics Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Lower rates fail to reverse slump in home sales
Sentinel Staff WriterMortgage-interest rates for folks with good credit are now below 6 percent, the cheapest home-buying money in two years. Yet buyers are not beating down lenders' doors. And even if a home buyer does ask for one of those low, 30-year, fixed-rate loans,...Tags: Homes, Leesburg, Real Estate Buyers, Financial and Business Services, New York
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Holiday gift card: A gift with strings attached
For many, gift cards are the perfect size and color. But watch out -- they often lose value or expire, Bankrate's exclusive survey finds. The survey underscores the importance for both gift givers and receivers to look closely at the strings attached...Tags: American Express Company, Telecommunication Service, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Amazon.com Inc., Gifts
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