CBS NEWS/MARKETWATCH POLL Dealing with debt Tax-rebate checks are being used primarily to pay off bills, not to make new purchases.
U.S. mortgage loan applications dip during blackout ($XBD, $BKX) By Steve Gelsi NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Weekly U.S. mortgage applications decreased by 10.7 percent to 736.7 on a seasonally adjusted basis from 824.6 in the week prior to Aug. 15, according to data published Wednesday by The Mortgage Bankers Association of America
