Opportunity to refinance here again - 2004-01-22
If you thought you missed out on low mortgage rates, here's another opportunity.

Economic jitters have pushed mortgage rates back down to levels not seen since July. That's good news both for procrastinators who missed out on last year's refinancing boom and for home buyers looking to keep costs down. Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages currently average 5.82 percent..
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Golden West profit grows 17 pct on mortgages - 2004-01-22
Golden West Financial Corp. , the second biggest U.S. savings-and-loan, on Thursday declared fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent, aided by demand for adjustable-rate mortgages.

The Oakland, California-based parent of World Savings Bank said net income rose to $290.7 million, or $1.88 a share, from $249.4 million, or $1.60 a share, a year earlier.
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