Calculator to save you money on gasoline:  How to Save Money on Gas, Without Driving Less - We’re stealing part of our post title from Jim Hamilton, as he unofficially commissioned this tool in the comments section of his blog post! … Meanwhile, as Jim notes, your car will burn more fuel at slower speeds compared to higher speeds, as automakers have optimized your car’s engine to operate most efficiently at higher speeds.  Somewhere in between lies a sweet spot into which you can get the most distance driving out for your fuel consumption dollar. - thanks Susan Kulakowski - PoliticalCalculations

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LaSalle Is BofA’s Other Vexing Deal - Countrywide Aside, This Pact Boosted Problem-Loan Load - LINGLING WEI and VALERIE BAUERLEIN - WSJ 

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MANHATTAN HIGH ROLLERS’ HIGH-RI$E HEAVEN - BRADEN KEIL - … Prices for condos and co-ops have shot up as much as 36 percent in the past year to an average price of $1.66 million.  .. - NY Post

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Critics blame Countrywide’s Angelo Mozilo for housing fiasco - Seattle Times

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Good reference primer on mortgage pipeline / servicing hedging - Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Hedging… Andrew J. Schell and David Hopson - Mortgage Orb 
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