Does the Stimulus Plan Hit the Target for Job Creation? - by Lee McPheters - WP Carey @ Arizona State
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only half way there? - From EuroIntelligence.com - Read this part near bottom of page - … US house prices continue to fall - The fall in US house continues, and has now reached a decline […]

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Bernanke Treasury Plan Drives Pimco to Mortgage Bonds - By Daniel Kruger - … Yields on Washington-based Fannie Mae’s current-coupon 30- year fixed-rate mortgage bonds declined to 3.85 percent on March 19, the lowest in two months. The difference between the rates and those on 10-year Treasuries shrank to 1.18 percentage points last week, the […]

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Jumbo Loans Could Make a Comeback - Luxury home sales could rise if rates lower for jumbo loans. But lenders are going to be stricter than ever - By Prashant Gopal -  BusinessWeek 
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1.  Mortgage Rates Drop to Record Low 4.85% - … It was a lot worse in the 1981-1982 recession when mortgage rates […]

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Banks Paying Back the TARP Billions: Bad for the Economy? - By ALICE GOMSTYN  - Expert Debate Whether Banks Should Rush to Pay Back Taxpayer Funds -  ABC News Business Unit
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Two banks to return U.S. bailout money: Rep Frank - … Frank also said U.S. Bancorp, the eight-largest U.S. bank, will return $6 billion. The […]

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More on NCUA’s non disclosure of info in putting 2 huge credit unions into conservatorship:  A Letter to NCUA, re: The Math on the $9 Billion Credit Loss Estimate - An Open Letter To: NCUA Board Members  From: Chip Filson  - CreditUnions.com 
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DOUBLE-DIPPERS - CITI, BOFA BUYING BACK LAUNDERED LOANS AT LOWER RATES - … Both […]

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Banking crisis: We are so very, very screwed - … “This American Life” podcast explaining the economic crisis in language ordinary people can understand. This time, they explained the problem with the banks. The transcript is here, in PDF form.    … They’re talking about why it’s exactly wrong for us to expect troubled banks to […]

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