May
03

Some East Bay residents are calling on three national banks to renegotiate their mortgages to help them avoid losing their homes.
About two dozen people protested outside the Antioch branches of Countrywide, Wachovia and Washington Mutual on Friday.
The protest was organized by a Contra Costa County interfaith group that wants the banks to convert customers’ risky, [...]

Jan
17

Interest rates, like summer temperatures, are beginning to climb steadily, and most economists expect the Federal Reserve to continue raising them in order to curb the threat of inflation. As a result, many borrowers are looking for fixed-rate loans to replace their HELOCs. Today’s interest rates are still at historically low levels, so those who [...]