Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.

Treasury prices dropped for a second straight day after the Labor Department said fewer workers filed for unemployment last week.

A federal magistrate allowed Laura Jean Arvelo to remain free on an unsecured $250,000 personal recognizance bond Thursday, just two days after she was indicted along with a former Bergen County financing agency chairman on a litany of fraud charges.

House prices fell further this month, leaving home owners fearful that the double dip in the property market has begun.

Canada's five biggest banks earned a combined $4.8 billion in third-quarter profit - nine per cent more than last year - as they cashed in on strong growth in mortgages, consumer and corporate loans and other retail operations.

More than 36,000 debt-hit householders are three months behind with payments and the figure is set to worsen as mortgage interest hikes hit home, it has been revealed.

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing Thursday 2nd September 2010 - 9:01am UK house prices down again in August - Nationwide Property prices fell by 0.9% during August as the housing market continued to show signs of weakening, figures revealed today.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 A trade group says mortgage applications rose 2.7% last week as more borrowers took advantage of the lowest rates in decades to reduce their monthly loan payments.

Consumers used to easy credit face a reality check, as lenders start tightening the purse strings.

AROUND 9,000 of Permanent TSB's mortgage customers have not paid their home loan for three months or longer.

Shawne Ricks, a NACA representative from Charolette, NC, helps Sean Ogilvie, from Ft.

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A program to provide low-interest home mortgage loans and downpayment assistance for South Carolina teachers and emergency workers to buy their first home has been expanded to include administrative personnel in those fields.

Canada's economy slowed more than expected in the second quarter as consumers tightened their pocketbooks, housing weakened and exports were squeezed by the weak American economy.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has declined to seek fraud charges against Moody's Investors Services over its ratings of risky investments that led to the financial crisis.

August 31, 2010 - The latest FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile shows a 7% increase in the number of Problem Banks to 829 at June 30, 2010, up from 775 at March 31, 2010. The number of problem banks is now at its highest level since March 1993 when there were 928. More than 10% of all US banks are now classified as problem banks at risk of ...

Federal Reserve officials signaled at their August meeting that they would consider going beyond a modest program to purchase government debt if necessary to boost the economy.

Total net lending remained weak. Photo: PA Net lending, which strips out redemptions and repayments, totalled just 86m during the month - a steep fall from June's 518m, The Bank of England reported.