WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates edged higher again last week on worries about what the Federal Reserve will do next. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that rates on 30-year, fixed-rate (full story)

Belleville News-Democrat - With interest rates rising, fewer people are applying for new mortgages -- just as you'd expect. But here's a worrisome surprise: More of the applicants are seeking adjustab (full story)

Montana Standard - Sometimes we drive down the Interstate in early summer and pass open fields. By fall, the fields might be full of new houses. New houses are always expensive and usually large, but (full story)

Baton Rouge Business Report - I couldn't wait for the end of the quarter to look at interest rates because a lot is changing right now. In my April 4 column I said the Fed would not slow down rate inc (full story)