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WASHINGTON — All or part of unemployment benefits received in 2009 will be tax free for many unemployed workers, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
“This morning we learned that a record 5.6 million people were receiving unemployment benefits in the middle of March. This underscores the need…
Topics: taxes
Mortgage loan application volume surged 32 percent last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. That means the number of applications filed for new mortgage loans increased.
The mortgage loan application volume also increased 18 percent from the same week a year ago, MBA announced.
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Topics: mortgage
Sales of new single-family homes rose in February, up 4.7 percent from January, announced the Commerce Department today.
The increase is based on sales of an estimated 337,000 homes in February, up from 322,000 in January. But it's still declined more than 41 percent since February 2008.
Topics: new construction
Perhaps they saw the writing on the wall. The Mortgage Bankers Association is calling for federal regulation of the mortgage lending industry. And not only do they want it, they're offering bullet points for what Congress should include in the legislation!
Is it a conflict of interest? MBA is…
Topics: mortgage
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