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Latvian Central Bank Cuts Refinancing Rate to 3.5% (Update2)
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Latvia’s central bank cut its benchmark refinancing rate for the first time this year after rates in the interbank lending market dropped to record lows.
Read more News Source - Bloomberg
Publish date - 14:12:03 03/11/10

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Loyalsock schools consider refinancing bond
Loyalsock Township School Board Tuesday night heard discussion about refinancing its 2001 bond, a move that could realize a savings of between $130,000 and $140,000. Les Bear of Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. explained to the board that the current low interest rates make now a good time to consider refinancing. "You would have to apply to rating companies," he sai.
Read more News Source - The Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Publish date - 20:39:29 03/11/10

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LSCS to save $3.7M by refinancing bonds
Lone Star College System trustees hope to save $3.7 million through refinancing bonds.
Read more News Source - The Woodlands Villager
Publish date - 07:07:40 03/12/10

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Mortgage Rates on 30-Year U.S. Loans Fall to 4.95% (Update2)
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage rates in the U.S. declined for a second consecutive week as the number of home-loan applications rose. The rate for 30-year fixed mortgages fell to 4.95 percent for the week ended today from 4.97 percent, Freddie Mac said in a statement.
Read more News Source - Bloomberg
Publish date - 15:52:45 03/11/10

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AAA Rating Helps County Save $250,000 On Bond Refinancing
Hamilton County officials said the county's new AAA bond rating helped the county save $250,000 on bond refinancing Wednesday. The county took bids to refinance three previous bond issues.
Read more News Source - The Chattanoogan
Publish date - 16:49:40 03/11/10

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March Interest Rates Decrease Slightly For GRATs, Sales To Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans And Split ...
The March applicable federal rate ("AFR") for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 3.2%. The rate for use with a sale to a defective grantor trust, SCIN or intra-family loan, with a note of a 9-year duration (the mid-term rate, compounded annually), is 2.69%. These are slight decreases from February's rates.
Read more News Source - Mondaq
Publish date - 07:26:44 03/12/10

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Fitch Rates Axtel's 2019 Sr. Notes Reopening 'BB'
MONTERREY, Mexico----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB' rating to the up to US$190 million proposed reopening of Axtel's, S.A.B. de C.V. 2019 senior notes. Proceeds from the reopening are expected to be used primarily for refinancing purposes and to a lesser extent for general corporate uses.
Read more News Source - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Publish date - 17:28:49 03/11/10

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District to save $136,000 on refinancing of bond
The Tamaqua Area School District will save $136,649 through the refinancing of $3.1 million on a series of general obligation bonds.
Read more News Source - Times News
Publish date - 22:17:42 03/10/10

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Medical School Costs, Loan Rates Rise Sharply
NPR reports on the high cost of medical school, focusing on one student, Sarah Rosen. The interest rate on her school loans "shot up to eight and a half percent, almost twice the rate [her parents] are paying after refinancing their mortgage." "Tuition and fees at public medical schools, after all, have shot up 133 percent since 1990, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. ...
Read more News Source - Medical News Today
Publish date - 16:31:38 03/11/10

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Talking Money: Now’s the time to prepare for rising interest rates
If you have a variable-rate credit card, or an adjustable-rate mortgage, or a savings account, you’ve likely noticed that throughout this recession, your interest rates have gone down—in some cases, by quite a bit. That’s a good thing when it comes to the money you borrow, but a bad thing when it comes to the money you save. Even the best savings accounts aren’t paying much more than 1 percent ...
Read more News Source - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Publish date - 20:36:47 03/11/10

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Minersville council backs loan refinancing
MINERSVILLE - The borough council is backing the borough sewer authority in its effort to save the authority and its customers money by refinancing a $2,180,000 loan. The council voted during Tuesday's meeting to pass a resolution approving the loan agre
Read more News Source - The Pottsville Republican & Herald
Publish date - 09:22:06 03/10/10

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Medical school costs, loan rates rise sharply
NPR reports on the high cost of medical school, focusing on one student, Sarah Rosen. The interest rate on her school loans "shot up to eight and a half percent, almost twice the rate [her parents] are paying after refinancing their mortgage."
Read more News Source - News-Medical-Net
Publish date - 20:48:36 03/11/10

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Mortgage rates fall to 4.95%
Mortgage applications rose 0.5 percent.
Read more News Source - The Arizona Republic
Publish date - 15:34:10 03/11/10

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Australian Home Loans Drop Most in Nearly a Decade on Rates, Grants
Australian Home Loans unexpectedly fell 7.9 percent in January, marking the largest decline in nearly a decade, after the central bank raised interest rates while the government reduced cash handouts to first-time homebuyers.
Read more News Source - Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance
Publish date - 03:11:54 03/10/10

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Golf course refinancing approved
With little discussion Monday, City Council agreed to essentially refinance the debt on the Centennial Golf Course, potentially saving close to $900,000 and allowing the debt to be paid off two years early.
Read more News Source - The Oak Ridger
Publish date - 13:34:37 03/11/10

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Council OKs debt refinancing
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday authorized the sale of up to $185 million in bonds to refinance existing debt at more favorable interest rates. The city plans to use the money to pay off a $103 million bond it issued last year for various deferred capital improvement projects that it is obligated to pay off. The rest will go to refinance the debt for the 1996 renovation of Qualcomm Stadium ...
Read more News Source - La Jolla Light
Publish date - 23:15:53 03/09/10

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Refinancing tempting at these rates
Shop around for sweet deals -- and there are at least a couple
Read more News Source - The Globe and Mail
Publish date - 13:15:14 03/09/10

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