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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Mortgage loan applications surged 23% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as record-low interest rates convinced many homeowners it was time to refinance into lower-cost loans. Refinancing activity climbed 26.4% during the week ending January 13, to its highest level since early August, the MBA reported. Meanwhile applications for [...]

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(AP)  WASHINGTON – Two veteran House Republicans received discounted mortgage loans from the now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp. under a VIP program, a congressional official said Friday. The discounts went to Reps. Howard McKeon and Elton Gallegly of California, said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the loans and requested anonymity. Their [...]

Mortgage lenders adjust their rates based on perceptions of risk, so unless you can show you’re a low-risk borrower, you are unlikely to qualify for a rate that matches those seen in all the advertisements or headlines. The rates quoted by Freddie Mac and others are averages drawn from a variety of financial institutions, and [...]

U.S. Bank N.A., a unit of U.S. Bancorp (USB), filed a lawsuit in New York seeking to stop a sale related to a mortgage loan on a Honolulu hotel. The $70 million senior loan is secured by a leasehold mortgage covering the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel in Honolulu, which is part of a $1.05 billion [...]