Posts Tagged ‘Rates’

Mortgage interest rates rise slightly

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) — Average interest rates for long-term mortgages rose slightly in the week ending Dec. 2, the U.S. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday. View full post on All Stories

Home buyers see mortgage rates rise on new deals

Home buyers will see their mortgages increase when their initial deal comes to an end, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, Halifax, has warned. View full post on All Stories

Kenya holds rates, easing cycle may be over

Kenya’s central bank left its key lending rate unchanged as expected on Thursday, citing growing confidence in the economy, and analysts said the easing cycle in east Africa’s biggest economy may now be over. View full post on All Stories

Record low mortgage rates inch upward

Any borrowers who were betting that mortgage rates would fall even further lost out this week. The best rates may now be behind them. View full post on All Stories

Homeowners left on tenterhooks over rates

Many homeowners are on tenterhooks as the three national banks decide whether to follow the lead of the Commonwealth Bank on lending rates. View full post on All Stories

India’s central bank hikes rates again to fix inflation

With inflation still above its comfort zone, India’s central bank Tuesday hiked both its short-term borrowing and lending rates by 25 basis points each that could trigger higher interest rates on housing, auto and corporate loans. View full post on All Stories

Mortgage rates rise slightly to 4.23 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) – Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages rose slightly this week to an average of 4.23 percent, just above the lowest level in decades. read more View full post on All Stories

Banks force MFI clients to reduce interest rates

Major public sector banks and Nabard, the proposed regulator for microfinance institutions are turning the heat on MFIs’ lending practices. Banks have started amending terms and conditions for lending to MFIs, in order to instill discipline in their functioning. New terms mandate lower rates for end-customers, daily reducing balancing norms, bar on evergreening lending portfolios [...]

Mortgage rates fall to another record low

Rates on 30-year mortgages fell this week to 4.19 percent, the lowest level in decades. They were pushed down by lower Treasury bond yields. Investors are buying up Treasury bonds in anticipation of a move by the Federal Reserve designed to lower mortgage rates and yields on corporate debt. View full post on All Stories

Study finds vaccination rates in decline for children covered by private health plans

A new report shows that vaccination rates among two-year-olds covered by private insurance plans dipped by almost four percentage points last year.” At the same time, vaccination rates for children covered by Medicaid were edging up by less than 1%. View full post on All Stories

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