ARM indexes Index Last week Previous week Year ago 6-month CD 2.98 3.57 4.75 6-month T-bill 0.92 1.11 4.83 1-year TCMS¤ 1.24 1.44 3.72 3-year TCMS¤ 1.65 1.82 3.59 1-month LIBOR 1.42 2.18 4.65 6-month... More>>

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Mortgage rates dropped for a second straight week, reflecting the impact the weakening economy is having on financial markets. Freddie Mac reported Thursday that rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages... More>>

My all-time favorite award-show moment came in 1998 when best-actor winner Ving Rhames gave his Golden Globe to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon, saying: "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and... More>>

Q:I didn't return a key to the landlord after moving out. Now he says he'll deduct the cost of a new lock and key set from my security deposit. Can he do this? Tenant's attorney Steven R. Kellman... More>>

What will it take to get consumers off the sidelines to buy more houses and help stimulate the economy? How about a mortgage at 2.99 percent fixed rate for 30 years for anyone who purchases a home... More>>

In Haight-Ashbury, it was the Summer of Love - an exuberant celebration of peace and love, psychedelic drugs, music and long hair. Ten blocks away in Alamo Square, the summer of 1967 was more like the... More>>

ARM indexes Index Last week Previous week Year ago 6-month CD 3.57 3.81 4.81 6-month T-bill 1.11 1.53 3.94 1-year TCMS¤ 1.44 1.66 3.97 3-year TCMS¤ 1.82 1.84 3.82 1-month LIBOR 2.18 2.85 4.71 6-month... More>>

House prices in Britain will continue to plunge over the coming year as the economy deteriorates, two leading housing reports said early last week. Average house prices will be 25 percent - or 50,000... More>>

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