Mortgage rates fell last week for the fourth straight week, but neither current homeowners nor homebuyers seemed particularly impressed. Total mortgage application volume rose just 0.5% last week compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances
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Municipals were steady Monday as U.S. Treasuries were slightly weaker and equities ended mixed. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Monday was at 62%, the three-year at 65%, the five-year at 66%, the 10-year at 71% and the 30-year at 87%, according to Refinitiv Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST read. ICE Data Services had the two-year
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Fitch Ratings downgraded Guilford County, North Carolina’s issuer default rating and general obligation debt to AA-plus from AAA on Friday afternoon, reflecting a material increase in its debt load and “midrange” demographic and economic developments. Simultaneously, Fitch downgraded the county’s lease obligations to AA from AA-plus. The outlook is stable. The county had $673 million
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In this article PTLO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Employees prepare food orders at a Portillo’s restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Company: Portillo’s (PTLO) Business: Portillo’s owns and operates fast casual restaurants in the United States. The company offers Chicago-style hot dogs and
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Major infrastructure improvements will aid the U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s finances in the coming months and years, officials said. WAPA is under extreme financial pressure, according to board members, and its electric system revenue bonds were rated CC, before Fitch Ratings withdrew the rating in December. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved
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