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The Mortgage Bankers Association says the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-home loan declined last week to around 7.6 percent.

Just last month it reached near 8 percent.

The decline comes as interest rates on bonds have receded, mortgage rates track bond yields.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to supervise digital payment systems such

as Apple Pay and Google Pay.

A proposed rule would allow the agency to examine practices at providers in the same way it scrutinizes credit cards.

The Federal Trade Commission is challenging more than a hundred medical patents.

Many might be blocking cheaper versions of asthma inhalers and auto injectors

which are used to treat severe allergic reactions. The union representing Las

Vegas hospitality workers says it's reached a tentative deal with Caesars Entertainment, that's one of the three

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