Wall Street finished essentially flat Wednesday, with investors still confident the Federal Reserve will lower rates next week but treading cautiously as oil prices crossed $80 a barrel for the first time and the dollar extended its decline. ...more

September 13, 2007

Minority borrowers received higher-cost mortgages more frequently than whites when they refinanced their homes last year, continuing a trend of racial disparities in home-loan rates, the Federal Reserve said. ...more

September 13, 2007

A painful credit crunch is taking its worst toll on the ailing housing market, and its effect on the rest of the economy so far seems limited, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. ...more

September 6, 2007

Is the long wait coming to an end for borrowers who would like to see interest rates go down? ...more

September 2, 2007