In slower markets, some loan officers may feel pressured to close deals that aren’t in the homeowner’s best interest. In order to avoid getting into difficult and financially compromised positions with their mortgages, borrowers are well advised to be acutely aware of the signs of a responsible...

Bonds finished up close to the same level they began the Holiday shortened trading week. The economic reports such as the Fed Meeting Minutes, Retail Sales and the Producer Price Index had Bonds dancing around the 200-day Moving Average every day this week. Next week’s scheduled economic reports...