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New York Fed Starts Buying MBS - 1 day ago - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today began purchasing fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. Selected private investment managers are acting as agents of the New York Fed in these 0133 : StreetInsider.com

Rice U.S. backs Egypt proposal for Gaza cease-fire - 3 hours ago - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday Washington backed a proposal by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. We need urgently to conclude a ceasefire that can endure and that 0133 : Haaretz.com

GMAC to keep making home loans - 12/29/2008 - GMAC's mortgage-lending unit will continue to make home loans after the company receives a promised 6 billion federal bailout. We will continue to originate mortgage products that can move in the secondary market, GMAC spokeswoman Gina 0133 : Minneapolis Star Tribune

Rates are low, but loans difficult to get - 1 day ago - Mortgage rates are at their lowest level in decades, but thousands of Silicon Valley residents are discovering that qualifying for a loan is tougher than it has been in years. Banks are reluctant to lend at favorable rates to all but the 0133 : San Jose Mercury News

Blumenthal Bill Targets Foreclosure-Rescue Schemes - 2 hours ago - With foreclosures at record levels in Connecticut, the attorney general on Tuesday proposed legislation aimed at protecting consumers from foreclosure-rescue and other personal finance schemes that promise help for a fee, but don't deliver. 0133 : Hartford Courant

Leading Democrat Offers Mortgage Aid Bill - 5 hours ago - The second-ranking Democrat of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday introduced legislation that would let bankruptcy judges erase some mortgage debt in an effort to stem foreclosures. The bill drafted by Sen. Richard Durbin would help millions of 0133 : Post Chronicle

Britain set for record-low rates - 1 hour ago - LONDON - THE Bank of England will on Thursday slash interest rates for a third month running, bringing them to their lowest ever levels as Britain readies to join a growing list of nations officially in recession, analysts said. British 0133 : Straits Times

LIC Housing cuts lending rates by 75 bps - 12/31/2008 - The reduction is on EMIs falling due on January 1, 2009 and payable on February 1, 2009, the company said in a statement. The move was consequent with a reduction in cost of funds, the company said. For new customers, LIC Housing Finance 0133 : Business Standard