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Beware of Credit Card Changes Under New Law Published: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 If you've been living in a house of cards, read carefully. Just three weeks from now — on Feb. 22 — the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act) of 2009 goes into effect. Beware. Along with some new protections, the rules allow for more subtle and costly traps for unwary... Read More
Feds keep key interest rate unchanged Updated: Tue, Sep 16, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve says strains in financial markets have "increased significantly" but it kept a key interest rate unchanged. The central bank said Tuesday it was keeping its target for the federal funds rate, the interest that banks charge on overnight loans, unchanged at 2... Read More
Bernanke urges more action to stem home foreclosure crisis Updated: Tue, May 6, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- A rising tide of late mortgage payments and home foreclosures poses considerable dangers to the national economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned anew Monday as he urged Congress to take additional steps to alleviate the problems. "High rates of delinquency and... Read More
Fed’s ‘pause’ gives public economic breathing room Published: Wed, Aug 9, 2006 NEW YORK - The Federal Reserve’s decision not to raise rates for the first time in two years should give both consumers and businesses some breathing room. While the Fed did not raise the nation’s benchmark interest rate from its current level of 5.25 percent, the central bank said in its policy statement... Read More
Fed’s softening prompts rally on Wall Street Updated: Fri, Jun 30, 2006 The Federal Reserve’s softening posture on continued rate hikes prompted a “relief rally” Thursday on Wall Street even as the Fed bumped its benchmark rate higher for the 17th consecutive time, an Oklahoma investment expert said. “They’re about wearing us out with these rate hikes,” said Jim... Read More
Rate rises to highest level in 5 years Updated: Fri, Jun 30, 2006 WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Thursday raised a key interest rate for the 17th consecutive time but signaled that any further rate hikes would depend on economic developments. The central bank boosted the federal funds rate, the interest that banks charge each other, by a quarter-point to 5.25 percent,... Read More
Fuel prices spark inflation jump Closely watched indicator tops pace of 11 years Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 WASHINGTON - Surging gasoline prices helped trigger another big increase in consumer inflation in May, and one closely watched price gauge rose at the fastest pace in 11 years. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent last month, in line with expectations, while core... Read More
Wall Street bell signals worst week Updated: Sat, Jun 10, 2006 NEW YORK - Wall Street finished its worst week of the year with a moderate decline Friday as persistent unease over inflation and interest rates kept investors nervous about buying. Stocks had appeared to steady themselves in morning trading Friday following several days of heavy losses. But a jump in import... Read More
Europe bank hikes key rate Updated: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 MADRID, Spain - The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.75 percent Thursday in a move aimed at keeping inflation at bay and raised the lower end of its economic growth forecast for the 12 countries that use the euro. The rate hike had been widely expected, although... Read More
Equity loan price reduced Updated: Sat, Jul 7, 2001 Looking for a bargain? Think about a home equity loan. The price has just been reduced again, courtesy of the Federal Reserve. The Fed's latest quarter-point cut in short-term interest rates pushed the prime rate down to 6.75 percent, the lowest it has been since May 1994. Since the beginning of the year, the Fed... Read More
Adjustable mortgages get a boost from Fed Updated: Sat, Jun 2, 2001 WASHINGTON -- In the wake of the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate move, the mortgage market has an unlikely new wrinkle that you shouldn't ignore. For the first time in many months, some of the most attractive deals for home buyers and refinancers can be found in adjustable-rate loans rather than fixed-rate... Read More
Economic fears reach deaf ears Updated: Sun, Mar 18, 2001 If Americans made a desperate plea for help, would Washington respond? It looks as if the answer is "no." Americans, indeed, cried out desperately last week when they hammered the price of stocks to frightening lows. The nation's shareholders -- and that's most Americans, since most of us own 401(k)s, IRAs or... Read More
Greenspan and the Fed chomp at bits Updated: Sat, Mar 17, 2001 Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar -- all for a cut in interest rates, stand up and holler. Youngsters, ask your grandparents to explain that a "bit" is 121/2 cents, hence, two bits is a quarter, four bits a half-dollar and six bits three quarters. The Federal Reserve Board meets Tuesday. It will be big news... Read More
Home equity loan rates see reduction Updated: Sat, Feb 10, 2001 In the bleak mid-winter, here's a little pick-me-up for homeowners: lower interest rates on home equity lines of credit. In January, the Federal Reserve lowered short-term interest rates twice for a total of one point. That led to a reduction in the prime rate from 9.5 percent to 8.5 percent. Since most home... Read More
Greenspan lends Fed strength Updated: Sat, Oct 28, 2000 In the forest of easily swayed, weak-trunked political appointees, Alan Greenspan is an oak. Bob Mitchell actually had an audience with the Federal Reserve chairman earlier this year, after the fifth, but before the sixth, interest rate hike since mid-1999. Mitchell, a home builder from Rockville, Md., is... Read More
Is Fed creating inflation? Updated: Sun, May 21, 2000 An intriguing passage last week appeared toward the bottom of an article in Tuesday's Business section. In an idle moment, it got me wondering whether the Federal Reserve, by boosting interest rates, is tamping down inflation or creating some inflation. In the beginning of the article by Mike Strain, a funeral-home... Read More
Region sees housing starts drop Updated: Wed, May 10, 2000 Oklahoma City isn't the only place seeing a big decline in home construction. Single-family building permits issued in the first third of the year are off in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and other cities where robust growth was seen last year and the year before, said Robert L. Siegel. Siegel is a New Orleans-based... Read More
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