Mortgage rates remain almost the same (Bankrate.com)
Mortgage rates didn’t change much in a quiet week. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage remained unchanged, at 6.74 percent, according to the Bankrate.com national survey of large lenders.

Borrowers feel fallout from mortgage giants’ woes (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Jeff Jaye, a mortgage broker in Northern California, used to rely on homeowners looking to refinance their loans for more than two-thirds of his business.

MetLife spent nearly $1.3M in second quarter lobbying on mortgage … - CanadianBusiness.com
MetLife spent nearly $1.3M in second quarter lobbying on mortgage …CanadianBusiness.com, Canada - 19 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) - MetLife Inc. spent nearly $1.3 million in the second quarter lobbying on mortgage reform proposals and other issues, according to a recent …

UPDATE 1-China's ICBC Q2 jumps; world's top-earning bank - Reuters
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