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UPDATE 1-US Treasury may use Fannie, Freddie to 0133 - 4 hours ago - NEW YORK, Dec 3 Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Department is considering a plan to halt sliding home prices by lowering mortgage rates through home-finance powerhouses Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Wall Street Journal reported on 0133 : FXStreet.com

Mortgage applications up 112.1 last week, due to drop in 0133 - 4 hours ago - Many borrowers missed an opportunity to take advantage when rates dropped sharply for a brief period when the GSEs were placed under conservatorship, said Orawin Velz, associate vice president of economic forecasting for the association. 0133 : Marketwatch

US, European interbank lending rates drop again - 12 hours ago - LONDON AP - Interest rates on three-month dollar loans between banks fell for the second day running Wednesday while the equivalent European rates also fell ahead of Thursday's expected rate cuts from the European Central Bank and the 0133 : WTOP Radio

New Star Swaps 354 Million Debt, Banks Get 75 Stake 0133 - 6 hours ago - Dec. 3 Bloomberg New Star Asset Management Plc , the fund manager started by John Duffield in 2000, said lenders will take control after its share price dropped 95 percent in three months. Banks led by HBOS Plc and Lloyds TSB Group Plc 0133 : Bloomberg

James, Cavaliers rolling - 7 hours ago - INDEPENDENCE AP While he teases New York's voracious media and desperate Knicks fans about his free-agent future, LeBron James and his current team have become an NBA powerhouse. The Cleveland Cavaliers are rolling like never before. 0133 : Crescent-News

Treasury Considers Plan to Stem Home-Price Decline - 3 hours ago - WASHINGTON The Treasury Department is considering a plan to revitalize the U.S. housing market by reducing mortgage rates for new loans, according to people familiar with the matter. Henry Paulson The plan, which is in the development 0133 : Wall Street Journal

US rescue plan to push down home loan rates - 1 hour ago - The US Treasury is working on a new plan to help revive the ailing housing market by reducing mortgage rates on new home loans, according to people briefed on the situation. The plan, which is at preliminary stages and could change, would 0133 : Financial Times

UPDATE 2-US working on affordable mortgage plan-sources - 49 minutes ago - WASHINGTON, Dec 3 Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Department is developing a plan to try to reduce mortgage rates on home loans to 4.5 percent on typical mortgages by expanding its purchases of mortgage backed securities, sources familiar 0133 : FXStreet.com