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Treasury Eyes Plans to Lower Mortgage Rates - 1 hour ago - The Treasury Department is considering plans being pushed by trade groups to intervene directly into the mortgage market to dramatically force down rates and stimulate the moribund housing market, according to idustry sources familiar wih 0133 : Washington Post

Bank rescue plans bolstered - 8 hours ago - LONDON Reuters - The government is to strengthen the regulation of its banking system by giving the Bank of England powers to step in as soon as a bank begins to show signs of financial trouble. But the annual Queen's Speech which sets 0133 : Reuters UK

New Star Swaps 354 Million Debt, Banks Get 75 Stake 0133 - 5 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

U.S. Eyes Plan to Lift Home Sales - 32 minutes ago - WASHINGTON The Treasury Department is considering a plan to revitalize the U.S. home market that would push down mortgage rates for home loans, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan, which is in the development stage, 0133 : Wall Street Journal

Treasury May Seek to Cut Mortgage Rates Report - 3 hours ago - The Treasury Department may press for a plan to lower mortgage rates on new home loans, according to a report published Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal , citing people with knowledge of the situation, said the plan would use mortgage 0133 : Street.Com

UPDATE 1-US working on affordable mortgage plan-sources - 1 hour 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 a 30-year mortgage by making fresh investments in those assets, sources familiar with the plan 0133 : FXStreet.com

Financial industry pushes for lower mortgage rates - 2 hours ago - Financial industry lobbyists are urging the Treasury Department to take steps to lower mortgage rates in an effort to stabilize the housing market. Under the proposal, Treasury would seek to lower the rate on a 30-year mortgage to 4.5 0133 : BusinessWeek