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To: i-node who wrote (562180)4/21/2010 2:53:49 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1575980
 
>> In so doing, the company has taken the heat off the Obama administration for advocating the financial assistance.

Which, of course, is the objective after all.

Of course, the guy you quoted here didn't apparently know the difference between debt and equity.


Dude, he's forgotten more than you know. ;-)



To: i-node who wrote (562180)4/21/2010 3:20:57 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1575980
 
Its Springtime in the US of A.

Mortgage Applications Jump 13.6% in Apr. 16 Week

4/21/2010 9:17 AM EDT

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said the Market Composite Index of its Weekly Applications Survey, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 13.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis in the week to Apr. 16 from a week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 13.9% from the previous week.

The Refinance Index increased 15.8% from the previous week and the seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 10.1%% from a week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 11.0% compared with the previous week and was 5.2% lower than the same week a year ago.