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Mortgage applications up 112.1 last week, due to 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

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

US rescue plan to push down home loan rates - 34 minutes 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

Treasury May Seek to Cut Mortgage Rates Report - 2 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

Fixed-rate trap snares 43,000 home owners - 2 hours ago - Like all gambles there are winners and losers, says Chris Zinn from Choice. MORE than 40,000 unlucky people have been caught out in a fixed mortgage rate trap, having taken out their loan at the highest fixed interest rates in a decade, 0133 : Sydney Morning Herald