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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1995

Page

13

Mortgage Rates Edge Up Amid Bank Shakeup In 1990s

Industry digest reports thirty-year fixed mortgages at 8.62 percent, up from 8.53, with the 25-year low reached in October 1993. One-year ARMs at 6.50 percent, fifteen-year loans at 8.24 percent. PNC to acquire 84 Chemical Bank branches in New Jersey for 504 million dollars, expanding reach and assets. Southwestern Bell launches Visa card in Oklahoma and surrounding states offering 5 percent phone-bill rewards, 1 percent on other purchases, and 1 percent balance transfers. IRS scam warnings rise in Bradenton, advising cashless payments and caution against impersonators targeting prize winnings.

Washington Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Lear Pittsburgh PNC Bank Corp New Jersey Chemical Banking Corp Chemical New York Princeton PNC Pennsylvania Tulsa Okla Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Southwestern Bell Richard C. Dietz de Ceca Bell Oklahoma Visa Topeka Kan Missouri Texas Kansas Arkansas Bradenton Fla Internal Revenue Service IRS John Schnellmann Fort Lauderdale Treasury

Multifunds keep sponsors guessing

New York based report notes mutual fund of funds attempts since the 1960s led by Bernard Cornfeld’s collapsed offshore empire and modern variations. It profiles Robert Markman, Edina adviser, launching Markman Multifund Trust with three portfolios, while warning of extra fees and the difficulty of beating market averages.

New York Bernard Cornfeld Cornfeld Sheldon Jacobs Robert Markman Edina, Minn Markman Standard & Poor Vanguard Star Fund

Beating a Weak Dollar in Investment Outlook

The weak dollar, hitting record lows against the Swiss franc, German mark, and yen, may benefit investors in foreign mutual funds and bonds while hurting imports. Experts urge patience, diversification into international securities, and timing shifts to sell foreign holdings if the dollar strength returns, with domestic bond funds seen as steady candidates.

New York United States Stan Chadsey Manhattan Capital Planning Associates Mexico Ron Rutherford Rutherford Asset Planning Inc Rutherford

Do it yourself investing gains traction in online era

New York AP reports on DIY investing via modem connected services such as Prodigy Compuserve and AOL. Readers can manage portfolios at home with data bases charts and opinions often rivaling Wall Street experts. Prodigy alone claims 100000 accounts and 1 billion in assets though skepticism remains about amateur control and reliance on brokers.

New York Prodigy CompuServe America Online

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