CAR Market Matters

TALKING POINTS Mortgage application volume was 5.5 percent lower last week, from a year ago.  Refinancing activity continues to drop, even as interest rates fell slightly.  The average interest rate on the 30-year fixed fell to 4.66...

CAR Market Matters

TALKING POINTS Mortgage application volume was 5.5 percent lower last week, from a year ago.  Refinancing activity continues to drop, even as interest rates fell slightly. The average interest rate on the 30-year fixed fell to 4.66...

EPA Announces Lead Paint Enforcement Actions

The Environmental Protection Agency is serious about cleaning up lead paint. On March 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced  six settlements, totaling $287,000 and completed over the last year, regarding lead paint enforcement actions....