May 31, 2012 2:48PM Mortgage Rates improved again today as domestic economic data joined with ongoing fear of a European currency collapse to send US Treasury yields well into new all time lows. Mortgage rates duplicated that feat, but not nearly as convincingly. After being stuck in the mud for months at 3.875%, the mortgage rate levy broke, giving way to 3.75% recently. With today's gains, some lenders are at a 3.625% Best-Execution rate for 30yr Fixed Conventional Loans. (Read More: What is A Best-Execution Mortgage... May 31, 2012 4:42PM There is a bit of a dust-up going on over passage of a Homeowner Bills of Rights in California . The Center for Responsible Lending ( CRL ) and the Mortgage Bankers Association ( MBA ) have weighed in on opposite sides of the package consisting of six bills sponsored by Attorney General Kamala Harris. Harris, when she introduced the legislation, said that they had a goal of providing homeowners with a system where the rules are clear, where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone has equal standing...
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