Tag:

Mortgage Rates

Latest Headlines

Latest Headlines

The big debate over MERS continues

What if there were no MERS? Would the real estate mortgage and servicing industry be any better off? For some people, this is not the right question. The right question--for critics of MERS especially--is whether the system as it currently exists (not how it was originally conceived) is legal.

TARP, cold comfort for consumers?

You can make a strong case that the TARP was necessary to keep the financial system from collapsing. But from the point of view of the average taxpayer, who's financing all this, the fact remains that credit is as tight as ever. Bloomberg notes the irony: Taxpayers are "propping up an indu

ALSO NOTED: Cramer: Major collapse needed for recovery; Citigroup reaches out to John Reed for help; and much more...

Company News: > Credit Suisse sues resort after default. Article > More on Carlyle Fund collapse. Article > Cramer: Major collapse needed for recovery. Video > Citigroup reaches out to John Reed for help. Article > SocGen trader and bosses questioned.