Bankrate.com: Mortgage Matters Blog Headlines http://www.bankrate.com/brm/archiveMortgageBlog.asp?link=2 en-us Copyright 2008, Bankrate Inc. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:00:14 GMT webmaster@bankrate.com (webmaster) Banrate Inc. http://www.bankrate.com/images/brm_logos/bankrate_118.gif http://www.bankrate.com 118 22 60 McCain plan, before and after First John McCain wanted lenders to pay for their mistakes, and now he wants taxpayers to pick up the tab. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/brm/story_content.asp?story_uid=26636&prodtype=mtg http://www.bankrate.com/story/26636 Rates have wild swings Jaw-dropping gyrations in rates continue. Today we got a surprise Fed rate cut. And guess what? Mortgage rates went up. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/brm/story_content.asp?story_uid=26622&prodtype=mtg http://www.bankrate.com/story/26622 Bernanke talks, rates tank Mortgage rates were heading up -- and then Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke talked about the economy. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/brm/story_content.asp?story_uid=26621&prodtype=mtg http://www.bankrate.com/story/26621 Countrywide loan mods The owner of Countrywide promises to modify hundreds of thousands of mortgages to settle a lawsuit. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/brm/story_content.asp?story_uid=26607&prodtype=mtg http://www.bankrate.com/story/26607 The odd case of S&P, Georgia Six years ago, Georgia enacted the Georgia Fair Lending Act, which made lenders and mortgage investors legally liable for any predatory loans that they underwrote or bought. Standard & Poor's objected. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/brm/story_content.asp?story_uid=26612&prodtype=mtg http://www.bankrate.com/story/26612