A new record low was established for the one-year adjustable-rate mortgage this week. While the news wasn’t so good for fixed mortgage rates, fixed rates are positioned to fall in next week’s report. The discount for a 15-year loan has increased over the past seven days. View full post on Mortgage Stories
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Record Mortgage Rates Poised for Another New Low
May 18th, 2012
davidguide The good news is that fixed mortgage rates fell to the lowest levels on record and are already on their way to setting another new low — with a sub-3 percent rate in site for the 15-year mortgage. The bad news is that the stock market is on its way to the lowest point this [...]
Office Loans Drive Up CMBS Defaults
April 28th, 2012
davidguide With commercial real estate loans on office properties leading the way, quarterly defaults on securitized commercial mortgages increased during the first-three months of 2012. But the good news is that performance for all of this year is expected to be in line with 2011. Cumulative defaults on commercial mortgage-backed securities were 12.96 percent during the [...]
Getting an Auto Loan Even With Bad Credit
June 21st, 2011
davidguide It is easy for people with bad credit to be misled by various crazy offers on the internet. Some promise an auto loan at unbelievable rates only to find out that they were just out there to con you. Finding a good legitimate auto loan online is not difficult but you are not going to [...]
Exchange cancels unusual trade in Apple shares
May 4th, 2011
davidguide LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — An exchange has canceled a single trade executed in Apple Inc. shares Wednesday as it violated its erroneous trade policy, according to a spokesperson at the exchange. One trade of 100 shares was executed at $321.87 during the regular session, and later canceled by BATS, an electronic exchange based in Kansas. [...]
Capital One shares up 6%, extend gains for year
April 21st, 2011
davidguide SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Capital One Financial shot up 6% to $53.53 in early afternoon trades Thursday after the credit-card issuer outpaced Wall Street’s profit and sales targets for the first quarter. Capital One shares have been on a tear, rising 25% so far in 2011, outpacing most other financial-services stocks, such as rival American [...]
Truck-maker shares climb after Paccar results
April 19th, 2011
davidguide NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The stocks of truck manufacturers rallied Tuesday after Paccar Inc. nearly tripled its first-quarter profit on the back of strong European and North American demand. Shares of Paccar rose almost 5%, while U.S.-listed shares of rival Volvo AB climbed 4.5% and Navistar International Corp. edged up 3%. Truck-engine builder Cummins Inc. [...]
Texas Banks are M&A Targets
February 25th, 2011
davidguide Dallas-based Comerica Inc. announced plans to acquire Houston-based Sterling Bancshares. In the news release, Comerica said, “The strategic acquisition accelerates Comerica’s growth in Texas and maintains Comerica’s capital strength.” A Mergermarket Group report said other Texas banks might be inclined to follow Sterling’s lead, citing lack of growth which increases pressure to sell. View full [...]
Fitch downgrades Greece rating to junk status
January 14th, 2011
davidguide LONDON (MarketWatch) — Fitch Ratings on Friday downgraded Greece’s credit rating to BB-plus from BBB-minus. The cut puts Greece’s credit rating in junk territory. The agency said the outlook for the rating is negative, which means the rating could be cut further in the future. Although Greece’s economic and fiscal performance has exceeded expectations in [...]
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