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US fixed rate mortgages decreaseMonsters and Critics.com, UK - 20 hours ago... 'At the time, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.93 percent, meaning that the monthly payment on a loan of $165,000 was $1,090. ... Mortgage Rates Down Even Before The Fed Halts Rate Increases MortgageNewsDaily.comMortgage rates continue their decline CNNMoney.comFed pauses, mortgage rates dive Inman.com (subscription)all 101 related

Should You Fix Your Mortgage Rate?Motley Fool UK, UK - Aug 10, 2006... Big mortgage lenders have a particular interest in which way rates are going. They therefore keep track not only of property prices, which can affect rate ... King hints at further interest rates rise ScotsmanMortgage rise delay Cumberland NewsUS bank holds rates InTheNews.co.ukall 4 related

Borrowers benefit from mortgage rate battleNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Aug 9, 2006A volley of interest rate cuts in recent days is a skirmish among lending institutions rather than the opening salvo of a mortgage rate war, commentators say. ... A workers' paradise in hiring bonanza Stuff.co.nzBanks cut lending rates Radio New Zealandall 15 related

Abbey announces mortgage rate increaseYorkshire Post Today, UK - Aug 10, 2006... group Abbey passed on last week's interest rate rise to customers yesterday with a 0.25 per cent increase in its standard variable mortgage rate to 6.75 per ... Abbey raises mortgage rates Manchester Evening NewsMortgage pain worsens Times OnlineBorrowing rates rise at Halifax Yorkshire Post Todayall 4 related

Halifax raises mortgage rate in UKIrish Examiner, Ireland - Aug 8, 2006... Northern Rock became the first of the major banks to increase its mortgage rate yesterday. A spokesman for Northern Rock said its ...

Halifax is third big lender to raise mortgage rateIndependent, UK - Aug 8, 2006... Britain's biggest mortgage lender, confirmed yesterday it would raise the cost of its home loans by 0.25 percentage points, following last week's base rate rise ... CHANGES TO RBS MORTGAGE ITNewsNatWest Moves Its Mortgage Rates PR Newswire UK (press release)Lenders move to up mortgage rates BBC NewsMonsters and Critics.com - all 10 related

Halifax increases mortgage rateEasier, UK - Aug 8, 2006... in the Bank Base Rate, Halifax will be increasing its standard variable rate from 6.50 ... Tracker mortgage customers will also see a 0.25% increase in rates, again ...

Refinancing up as mortgage rates declineSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 3 hours ago... The Mortgage Bankers Association predicts that the 30-year mortgage rate will approach 6.7 percent at the end of this year and calls for rates ``basically ... ECONOMIC REPORT MarketWatchECONOMIC REPORT MarketWatchReal estate purchases pull out of 3-week slump Inman.com (subscription)Reuters - all 17 related

Over-estimating homebuildersReuters - 19 hours ago... The latest one-week pickup in mortgage applications occurred in response to a decline in the mortgage rate to 6.45 percent. Assuming ... UP AND DOWN WALL STREET DAILY | Barron's (subscription)all 3 related

Rates Stable for Now, but More Upward Movement LikelyOriginator Times - Aug 9, 2006But the Fed only controls short term rates, which only directly affect ARMs not fixed-rate mortgages and one mortgage rate service cautions its subscribers ... Rates Drop Again This Week Originator Timesall 2 related