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U.S. home mortgage applications fell to their slowest pace since December 2000 as loan rates hovering near one-year highs compounded the housing market’s woes, an industry group said. More Info...  

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Home prices in major metro areas tumbled by the steepest rate ever in May, according to a closely watched housing index.

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The Bush administration and federal banking regulators joined with the nation’s four largest banks to endorse a new way to pump money into the battered U.S. mortgage market. More Info...  

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac’s chief executive dismissed internal warnings that could have protected the company from some of the problems now engulfing it, the New York Times said.

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Rates on 30-year mortgages didn’t budge this week, while rates on other home loans were a mixed bag.

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A measurement of pending home sales rose in June in a rare piece of positive news for the beleaguered market. More Info...