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What Are Rate Caps?

Rate caps are features of adjustable rate mortgages. Over the life of an ARM, you may pay several different rates. The start rate is usually a below-[...] read more »
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European Fundamentals Fail to Impress, Raising Bets For Rate Cut by the ECB, BoE, and SNB

A look at what may happen to interest rates in the near future, will they continue to be cut,? and by how much? The dailyfx analysts give you their v[...] read more »
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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Outlook For 2009

It had not been long since we expected that mortgage rates will go up in next few months. The prediction for mortgage rates to go up was made because investors were sidelined and inflation was likely to rise. The downward spiral in home prices... read more »
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Comcast's second pay-TV rate hike in 2008

Comcast Corp. is raising pay-TV rates in the Philadelphia area for the second time in 2008.
The increases, averaging 3.5 percent for all its servi[...] read more »
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Don't want your credit card penalty interest rate to top 30 percent? Avoid these mistakes.

Think it costs a lot to borrow on your credit card now? Make a late payment and your interest rate could jump to more than 30 percent. Borrowers, the[...] read more »
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British Pound Pares Decline as OECD Sees Scope For BoE Rate Hike, Euro Weakens For Third Day

The British Pound bounced back from the low (1.4335) and pared the overnight decline to maintain the tight range carried over from the previous week. read more »
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Britain's budget may include tax hike

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has reduced his economic forecast, perhaps setting the stage for a budgetary request for higher [...] read more »
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Euro Rises After ECB Cuts as Expected

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided to cut the interest rate on the main refinancing operations by 25 basis points to 1.00% a[...] read more »
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Are Fixed Rate Home Loans Actually Risky?

One of the first questions you will have to answer when you are in the market for a home loan is whether you want a fixed or a variable interest rate[...] read more »
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The Real Unemployment Rate Increased Again in February

While the official unemployment rate may have held steady, of greater significance is the fact that the real unemployment rate increased again in Feb[...] read more »
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Reducing rates on family health insurance

With global downturn and raising unemployment, health insurance becomes less affordable for many of us. These conditions make folks look for ways to reduce rates on family health insurance. read more »
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10 credit cards that won't rip you off

To find a list of credit cards that won't rip you off, I consulted with experts at several credit card comparison sites. read more »
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How a Supreme Court ruling threw out usury laws for credit card rates

Have you ever noticed that all your credit card bills seem to get mailed to South Dakota, Nevada or Delaware? Have you wondered why credit card compa[...] read more »
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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged again

In its final meeting of the year, the Federal Reserve again left its lending rates unchanged, and experts say to expect more of the same through 2011[...] read more »
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2008, 2009 IRS Standard Business Mileage Tax Deduction Rate

There has been a recent increase in the standard mileage tax deduction rate. It has increased from the previous 48.5 cents per mile to 50.5 cents per mile. This new increase took effect on January 1st, 2008. read more »
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