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How to get the best loan rates (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Learn about the forces that drive rates on several different types of loans in this tough lending environment.

Freddie Mac Rises After $2 Billion Debt Sale Stokes Confidence (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Freddie Mac rose 17 percent in New York trading after a $2 billion sale of short-term debt stoked confidence the second-largest U.S. mortgage-finance company can still attract investors.

Cox: All ARS Dealers Scrutinized (Financial Planning.com)

Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox said yesterday that state and federal regulators made it a top priority to investigate major firms' sales of auction-rate securities to retail investors but their ARS probes include all firms that sold the securities to investors, not just large primary dealers.

Red Tape: How's your lover's credit report? (MSNBC)

Everybody hates the FreeCreditReport.com guy for whining about his new wife's defaulted credit cards ... but when should you ask about your intended's credit rating? For better or worse, it's a conversation you shouldn't avoid.

Cahill ends effort to bail out lender (Boston Globe)

Massachusetts Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill yesterday said he was calling off efforts to assist the state's student loan authority, based on a college survey indicating most students have found other loan sources by now.