Read more interest rate stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9209/interest-rate.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:59:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73326/fed-leaves-rate-at-record-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Reserve today held a key interest rate at a record low and again pledged to keep it there for an "extended period" to foster the fragile economic recovery. The Fed says economic activity has "continued to pick up" and that the housing market also has grown stronger, a...http://www.newser.com/story/73326/fed-leaves-rate-at-record-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 13:43:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72120/bailout-is-bad-news-for-savers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot fed up enough with just putting your taxpayer dollars directly on the line to bail out the nation’s banks? Allan Sloan has latched on to some insidious “collateral damage” from the government’s rescue plan, those trillions spent “to keep interest rates down to support the economy and prop up...http://www.newser.com/story/72120/bailout-is-bad-news-for-savers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 12:17:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69382/bofa-cardholder-rips-thieving-bastards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California woman who says she kept paying her credit card bill even after she lost her job has had enough: She's pledging not to pay down her Bank of America account until the creditor lowers her interest rate, the Huffington Post reports.. It’s “the proverbial first shot fired in...http://www.newser.com/story/69382/bofa-cardholder-rips-thieving-bastards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 13:04:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69009/credit-cards-cut-deadbeats-more-slack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith unemployment nearing 10%, credit card companies are doing something once unheard of: forgiving debt, or modifying it in the customer’s favor, the Washington Post reports. Companies are loathe to discuss the practice, lest it inspire more delinquencies, but according to one industry report, roughly 3 million people got some...http://www.newser.com/story/69009/credit-cards-cut-deadbeats-more-slack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 9:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65392/home-sales-take-biggest-jump-in-8-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew home sales jumped 11% in June, the biggest gain in eight years, the Commerce Department announced today, as the supply fell to its lowest level in more than a decade. With mortgage rates and prices staggeringly low—the median home price fell 12%—buyers came out of the woodwork....http://www.newser.com/story/65392/home-sales-take-biggest-jump-in-8-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 9:36:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62733/fed-keeps-interest-rates-at-record-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Reserve says the recession is easing, but that the economy likely will remain weak and keep a lid on inflation. Against this backdrop, the Fed held a key bank lending rate at a record low of between 0% and 0.25%, and pledged again to keep it there...http://www.newser.com/story/62733/fed-keeps-interest-rates-at-record-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 14:04:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61549/burgeoning-interest-rates-threaten-to-stifle-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe steady rise in interest rates over recent weeks is threatening to trample the green shoots of recovery in the housing market, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rates on 30-year mortgages hit 5.79% yesterday, more than a point above the 4.75% "trigger" level analysts say spurred the wave...http://www.newser.com/story/61549/burgeoning-interest-rates-threaten-to-stifle-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 7:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53808/plummeting-mortgage-rates-near-record-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInterest rates for fixed-rate mortgages decreased this week, with the rate for a 30-year mortgage falling 0.05% to an average 4.98%, near January’s record low of 4.96%, MarketWatch reports. Thirty- and 15-year mortgage rates are down nearly a full percentage point from a year ago. The fall...http://www.newser.com/story/53808/plummeting-mortgage-rates-near-record-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 12:03:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49250/fed-leaves-rate-unchanged-will-try-other-tactics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Reserve said the US economy has weakened further and signaled it will keep a key interest rate near zero for quite "some time" to cushion the fallout. The Fed agreed—with one dissenting vote—to keep the targeted range for the federal funds rate at a record low...http://www.newser.com/story/49250/fed-leaves-rate-unchanged-will-try-other-tactics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 13:35:06 CST