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The Fed: Feds Bullard Says He Has One More Interest-rate Cut Penciled In This Year

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St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Tuesday said he has one more interest-rate cut penciled in for 2019. Read more

Consumer Watchdog Blasts Governments Loan Sales Program — Says It Has No Rules In Place To Help People Save Their Homes

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People are being hurt by federal government loan-sale programs, consumer advocates say. Read more

One Third Of Mortgage Borrowers Are Missing Out On An Opportunity To Save $2,000

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Consumer advocates have an important recommendation for first-time buyers. Read more

Economic Report: U.S. Service Sector Slows In July To Weakest Rate In Almost Three Years

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The Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing, or services index, slowed to a reading of 53.7 in July from 55... Read more

Economic Report: U.S. Service Sector Slows In July To Weakest Rate In Almost Three Years

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The Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing, or services index, slowed to a reading of 53.7 in July from 55... Read more

Trump Administration Reducing The Size Of Loans People Can Get Through FHA Cash-out Refinancing

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‘People really started using their homes as ATMs, and when the market plummeted they ended up upside-down.’ Read more

Why It Could Get More Difficult For Americans To Get Approved For A Mortgage

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Would-be minority and low-income buyers could be especially hard-hit by this policy change at the CFPB. Read more

Heres Where The 2020 Presidential Candidates, Including Elizabeth Warren And Kamala Harris, Stand On Affordable Housing

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‘California, perhaps the epicenter of unaffordable housing, is scheduled to have its primary earlier than in past elec... Read more

Goldmans Hatzius Sees No Need For A Fed Rate Cut: MarketWatch Weekly Sit-down

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Goldman Sachs Chief Economist sat down with MarketWatch to discuss the outlook for Fed monetary policy ahead of the cent... Read more

In A Waning Housing Cycle, There May Still Be Home-builder Earnings Upside

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There may still be some earnings upside for home builder stocks in the second quarter, even though the housing cycle is ... Read more

Wisdom Of Crowds? Ordinary Americans Beat Experts In Predicting Mortgage Rates

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Forecasts for mortgage rates from average American households have been pretty solid over the past few years, even as ma... Read more

Kamala Harris Says Credit Scores Should Include Rent, Cell Phones And Utilities

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Legislation to reform how credit scores are created has received bipartisan support. Read more

Need To Know: Heres Why Investors Should Keep The Faith In U.S. Stocks: BlackRock

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Our call of the day comes from BlackRock, one of the world’s biggest money managers, whose midyear outlook comes with ... Read more

Meet The Little Bank Thats Helping Immigrants Achieve Big American Dreams

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A community bank in Queens, New York, is redefining lending to people who don’t fit the traditional models of creditwo... Read more

Outside The Box: This Is What Borrowers Really Think About Home Equity Lines Of Credit

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Rate-conscious consumers have many options to tap equity in their house, writes Sanjiv Das. Read more

Stonewall 50 Years Later, LGBTQ Americans Still Grapple With These Financial Struggles

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LGBTQ Americans may have the right to marry, but still have a long way to go toward achieving full equality. Read more

Mortgage Rates Havent Been This Low Since 2016 — Heres How To Decide Whether To Refinance Your Home Loan

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More people are pursuing refinances as mortgage rates have dropped. Read more

Social Capital: Black Millennials Less Likely To Own A Home Than Their Grandparents Were At Same Age

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The Great Recession took a big bite out of blacks’ wealth, and the effects are still hampering home ownership of black... Read more

Outside The Box: 5 Signs That Home Prices Could Be Rolling Over Again

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Your local housing market may be weaker than you think, writes Keith Jurow. Read more

Outside The Box: 5 Signs That Home Prices Could Be Rolling Over Again

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Your local housing market may be weaker than you think, writes Keith Jurow. Read more