Home loan demand drops despite drop in rates (Reuters)

Real estate signs are seen in the front yards of houses for sale in this file photo taken in Maricopa, Arizona in this May 27, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/FilesReuters – U.S. mortgage applications dipped last week, reflecting reduced demand for home purchase loans even as rates on 30-year loans fell to their lowest since December, an industry group said on Wednesday.

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Consumer credit down in Nov. for record 11th month (AP)

AP – Americans borrowed less for an 11th consecutive month in December, paying off credit cards while increasing borrowing for cars and other products.

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December consumer credit down for 11th straight month (Reuters)

Reuters – A weak job market and tight credit conditions caused consumer credit to fall $1.73 billion in December, the eleventh straight monthly decline, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Friday.

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UK lender says house prices rose 1 pct in December (AP)

AP – U.K. house prices rose 1 percent in December, ending the year 1.1 percent higher than at the end of 2008, the country’s biggest mortgage lender said Thursday.

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Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010 (Reuters)

Reuters – After hitting an all-time low in early December, the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.05 percent this week and could climb to 6 percent by the end of 2010, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing U.S. mortgage financier Freddie Mac’s latest survey.

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