Posted on 01 September 2009
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It might be unbelievable for many, but the Federal Reserve Bank has actually succeeded in making profit from the financial crisis.

The Fed has had $14 billion as profits made on loans disbursed in the past two years, according to an internal estimate obtained by the Financial Times.
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Posted on 09 January 2009
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Mortgage rates in U.S. have fallen to another record low as the week closes. It is has declined for 10th consecutive week this time.
As Freddie Mac reported this Thursday that 30-year fixed rate mortgage yields have averaged about 5.01% for the week ending on January 8th, 2009. it is a 9 basis point decline from last weeks’ rate. It is nice to compare it with the rates this time last year. which were 5.87% .

Since The Govt. Sponsored Agency Freddie Mac started the survey(1971), this is the lowest reported level for these rates.
15-year fixed rate mortgage is even lower at 4.62%. It is has declined sharper from 4.80% levels of last week and a down hill slide of 5.43% level of this time, last year. It is said to be the lowest reported rate since June 13, 2003.
It is expected that this will impact on adjustable-rate mortgage especially the 5-year adjustable mortgages which averaged about 5.5% this week down from 5.7% last week.
Plain English: What does it mean for house owners
Well, the the house owners around US are struggling with increased cost of living and job uncertainty, these attractive rates can offer real relief in terms of monthly amount spent on home loan re-payments. Most of the homeowners will see this as an opportunity to get rid of expensive adjustable rate mortgage and get a fixed payment loan instead for the peace of mind that comes with it. As It the fixed-rate mortgages are not likely to go down any further, It is a good time to bet on them.
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