Current Mortgage Rates for Wednesday, November 29, 2017

A strong second-estimate for third quarter GDP is pushing investors out of bonds and into stocks, bring up Treasury yields and mortgage rates. While rates are a little higher today, they're still on the lower end of the spectrum for 2017. Read on for more details.
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Mortgage rates today are still unchanged. While normally, we see at least some movement from day-to-day, and interest rates can change several times a day in volatile financial markets, things have been remarkably stable lately. But data this morning point to increases later today. October's Pending
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Major companies including Cisco Systems Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. say they'll turn over most gains from proposed corporate tax cuts to their shareholders, undercutting President Donald Trump's promise that his plan will create jobs and boost wages for the middle class. The president has held
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The bank regulatory environment has seen dramatic changes in in the past year. The head of almost every bank regulatory agency has changed. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has released two “white papers” arguing for less banking regulation. And now, it appears that a bipartisan agreement in
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The rand is the most volatile of all currencies tracked by Bloomberg this year. It weakened 0.2 percent to 13.6950 per dollar by 3:18 p.m. in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Gigaba will present details of the planned spending cuts and revenue increases in the 2018 budget on Feb. 21. While Moody's said it
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Nasdaq Inc. plans to introduce bitcoin futures next year, according to a person familiar with the matter, becoming the third major U.S. exchange to attempt to dive into the red-hot market for cryptocurrencies. The New York-based exchange aims to introduce the products as early as the second quarter,
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NEXT Financial Group Inc grew its position in shares of Tempur Sealy International by 9,500.0% during the 2nd quarter. NEXT Financial Group Inc now owns 2,400 shares of the company's stock worth $128,000 after buying an additional 2,375 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Guardian Trust
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“In response to this, we have confirmed the locations of some branches which will close next year across Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland. Branches remain a key part of the service we offer to customers, and we continue to make significant investment in revitalising our network, shaping it to
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Lloyds Banking Group has announced the closure of 49 branches, according to Unite the union. Unite said this will lead to the loss of 96 jobs. “Lloyds Banking Group needs to halt this unnecessary bank branch closure program. Local communities are making it clear that the closure of their local branch
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Berkadia is very dynamic, especially with regard to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The technology—with being run by Berkshire Hathaway—and the
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Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of International Seaways Inc. (NYSE:INSW) by 75.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 326,540 shares of the transportation company's stock after buying an
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With nothing expected to stop Dallas-Fort Worth's strong and growing economy next year, some analysts say North Texas will be one of the top housing markets in the United States. The region ranked as the No. 2 housing market in the country, behind Las Vegas, based, in part, on the region's economic
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Hanson McClain Inc. grew its position in shares of Honeywell International by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Hanson McClain Inc. now owns 810 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 3 shares during the period. Burt Wealth Advisors grew its position in shares of
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The number of new mortgage approvals fell in October to its lowest level in more than a year. The Bank of England said that a total of 64,575 loans
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The FDA has received 68 reports of pet illnesses and approximately 15 deaths related to bone treats. Unlike uncooked bones that one might get from
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Bank employees have called for a royal commission to restore the public's confidence in the sector. The Finance Sector Union, which represents
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LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign banks in Britain view any attempt to make them convert their branches to subsidiaries after Brexit as a “red line” which
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Drage's 56-agent team has spent the last two years expanding into the private mortgage market so that their clients have every available option presented to them. “If an agent right now is only using three lenders, that scope has got to expand in order to better serve the need of the consumer,” she said.
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In fact, only 15 percent of recent buyers are purchasing new homes today, per fresh data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). That's down from 28 percent measured in … Today' mortgage rates are very stable and not moving up or down too much. This should remove some of the pressure
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