posted by Bill Coppedge

Economic Fundamentals Slipping Away - U.S. Building Market Intelligence - realestateconsulting.com 

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JPMorgan Chase CEO:Subprime Finanical Mess Cleanup 50% Done - CNNMoney.com 

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Anti-Gravity Interest Rates - … When this emergency is over, and it will eventually be over, we can expect the Fed not to repeat the same mistake, if that is what it was. I would expect that when the Fed determines that the banks and money markets are once again functioning normally, they will normalize at a very proactive pace. … -  Myron Shlapak  seeking alpha
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Countrywide’s Last Monthly Report: Countrywide released its operating results for February, and said this would be its last monthly update. … going forward will provide operational results on a quarterly basis only … Fundings and foreclosures were up; applications were down. -  Corporate IR 

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One Dozen Notes on Our Crazy Credit Markets - David Merkel - The Aleph Blog 

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Scary Stat of the Day: Roubini Calling for $1 Trillion-$3 Trillion in Losses - Trader Mark - fundmymututlfund

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6 signs of a housing recovery - Shelly K. Schwartz - thanks Ira Artman - Bankrate.com 

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has details - ‘Jumbo-conforming’ rules could trip up homeowners - Holden Lewis - thanks Ira Artman -  Bankrate.com

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The Fed’s New Role as Pawnbroker - references TAF, Paul Krugman, Steve Waldman - Michael Shedlock  -  seeking alpha

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Mortgage Rates and Inflation: The Real Story -  Economist Danielle Hale gets to the bottom of the connection between mortgage rates and inflation.  - thanks Ira Artman - NAR 

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