RISMEDIA, August 1, 2009-In the second quarter of 2009, half of borrowers who refinanced their loan lowered their annual mortgage interest rate by at least 20% according to Freddie Mac’s quarterly Refinance Report. The new interest rate was about 1.25 percentage points below the old rate. In aggregate, the interest-rate reduction …
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As much as $2.1 billion in state tax money will be spent in the near future to pay the college tuition and fees of about 119,000 Texas children.
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Amazon.com’s takeover of its Internet retail competitor likely isn’t just a cash-out for Zappos’ founders such as Tony Hsieh
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Man on motorcycle fails to yield, is killed
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July 30 (Bloomberg) — Municipal bonds are headed for their best July performance in seven years, as demand gained on investors seeking tax-free investments with yields higher than money-market funds and the pace of new issues slowed.
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The bank robbery suspect who was shot in Georgetown after a police chase was charged Thursday, along with the woman who police say helped him and later was held hostage by him.
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A feud over who’ll clean up the mounds of rubbish in temporary dumps is holding up a ratification vote required to put Toronto’s trash collectors and other outside employees back to work, sources say.
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With school starting in a month, the trustees’ sudden placing of free-spending Superintendent Bob Nuñez on paid leave left the state’s largest high school district temporarily without a leader.
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Investors seeking both safety and a hedge against inflation are snapping up market-indexed CDs.
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Before you take cash out on your credit card, find out how much more it could set you back.
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