Mortgages will remain hard to get until common sense returns
Commentary: Regulators' pullback from risk retention only prevents further tightening
by Lou Barnes Aug 30
Too little credit is just as dangerous as too much
Commentary: Fed bond buying 'saved our sorry patoots'
by Lou Barnes Aug 23
Rate paralysis creates illusion of stability
Commentary: Suspense builds as everyone waits for the economy to declare itself
by Lou Barnes Aug 9
More reminders that economy is not Obama's strength
Commentary: It's too soon for president to join public debate over Bernanke's successor
by Lou Barnes Aug 2
Relax: Fed follies are over
Commentary: Little danger economy will overheat on slow road back to 'normal'
by Lou Barnes Jul 19
Nobody knows how healthy housing really is
Commentary: Every modern Fed tightening cycle has ended in recession
by Lou Barnes Jul 5
Despite mangled policy, US economy growing toward fiscal repair
Commentary: Bernanke has been only functional element of government
by Lou Barnes Jun 28
Rates fall on prospect of US intervention in Syria
'Taper tantrum' gives way to realization that Fed does not want to abort the recovery
by Lou Barnes Jun 14
Rise in interest rates hard to square with data
Commentary: If credit markets are going to read news this way, rates could keep going up
by Lou Barnes Jun 7
Years of slow recovery, low rates lie ahead
Commentary: Fears of overheating economy or Fed tightening are mostly imagined
by Lou Barnes May 24
US prepared to weather Europe's gathering storm
Recapitalized banks can withstand euro breakup
by Lou Barnes May 3
Mortgage rates drop for third straight week
Retail spending, consumer sentiment declines
by Inman Apr 18
Fannie Mae: Housing recovery could be 'more robust' than anticipated
Tight inventory, rising prices may hold back existing-home sales this year
by Inman Apr 17
Echoes of the bubble in agents' descriptions of markets
Buyers don't seem fazed by imbalance between supply and demand
by Inman Apr 12
Mortgage rates fall again after weak jobs report
Freddie Mac survey shows rates back near record lows
by Inman Apr 11