Struggling homeowners won't find aid from Fed

The Federal Reserve"s recent rate cut won't help millions of people facing spikes in their monthly mortgage bills.

That's partly because their mortgage rates and terms are set by global investors in London, rather than in the United States.
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Three-quarters of the ARMs taken out by buyers with shaky credit standings and about a quarter of the hybrid ARMs taken out by those with good credit ratings are tied to the London Interbank Offered ... Full Story »

Posted by Roland F. Hirsch
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Posted by: Posted by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct 11, 2007 - 5:49 AM PDT
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Edited by: Beth Wellington - Oct 12, 2007 - 9:56 AM PDT

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by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

An informative article about the change in how adjustable mortgage rates are set. Officials with three different types of organizations are quoted.

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