Fed’s New Mortgage Rules Crack Down On Predatory Lenders WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is banning mortgage brokers and lenders from reaping bigger fees by steering consumers into more expensive home loans. The central bank said Monday the new rules, which go into effect next April, … Publish Date: 08/16/2010 18:46 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/16/fed-issues-new-mortgage-r_n_683999.html Prepaying mortgage could [...]

Low mortgage rates fuel house price increases | Swisster A report released on Tuesday by Comparis.ch, the Swiss consumer rating agency, showed that average mortgage rates, already quite cheap, fell even lower in the second quarter of 2010 from the previous three-month period. … Publish Date: 07/13/2010 10:45 http://www.swisster.ch/guide/housing/low-mortgage-rates-fuel-house-price-increases.html Mortgage vs. savings a personal as [...]