Read more adjustable-rate mortgages stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30335/adjustable-rate-mortgages.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:43:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48078/mortgage-rates-plunge-to-lowest-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe benchmark 30-year mortgage interest rate has fallen below 5% for the first time ever as the collapsing economy continues to force interest rates down. Adjustable-rate mortgages fell to 5.25%, reports MarketWatch. But many homeowners can't take advantage of the new low rates to refinance because the value of...http://www.newser.com/story/48078/mortgage-rates-plunge-to-lowest-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 2:12:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40952/how-one-womans-home-and-dream-foreclosed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen a California woman bought a home 3 years ago, she had little idea that her mortgage would help drag down the nation's economy—and the world's, the Sacramento Bee reports. Erin O'Hagan and two family members pooled incomes to buy a $475,000 Sacramento home, and planned to refinance...http://www.newser.com/story/40952/how-one-womans-home-and-dream-foreclosed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Oct 2008 18:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35112/feel-good-again-about-your-pricey-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBought an expensive house right before the subprime crash? Fret not, writes Chris Ayres in the Los Angeles Times . With 5% inflation, lower interest rates, and a mortgage tax deduction, buyers of pricey houses will be smiling in 10 years. "If you're a boom-time buyer who can still pay the...http://www.newser.com/story/35112/feel-good-again-about-your-pricey-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 Aug 2008 19:59:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29434/new-wave-of-foreclosures-expected-in-09.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica’s subprime victims may have grudgingly accepted their fate, but there’s a new class of borrowers primed to suffer, BusinessWeek reports. Homeowners who took out ARMs, or adjustable rate mortgages, will soon face skyrocketing payments as their loans reset. About a million people have the mortgages, but only a small...http://www.newser.com/story/29434/new-wave-of-foreclosures-expected-in-09.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Jun 2008 10:44:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27534/foreclosures-go-upscale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLuxury homes—once seemingly immune from the mortgage crisis—are starting to hit foreclosure lists across the nation, the Washington Post reports. And, real-estate agents predict, it’s just the beginning of a trend likely to grow as more buyers who bought beyond their means with adjustable-rate and interest-only mortgages are...http://www.newser.com/story/27534/foreclosures-go-upscale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 May 2008 10:11:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26619/us-must-stop-foreclosures-bernanke-warns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke yesterday called for government intervention to halt home foreclosures, warning that to do nothing could "destabilize communities, reduce property values of nearby homes, and lower tax revenues." Bernanke said in a speech in New York that a million Americans were already three months behind in...http://www.newser.com/story/26619/us-must-stop-foreclosures-bernanke-warns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 May 2008 2:35:00 CDT