Linear Trend Failure of the Day

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvani9xq4o1S6xj3oC5us9XkHSS8GM7tEC5VA5g30-AoUNlZ9xTI03mg91uWxF-OI8mHhWNXfJw8KgnKu0Bej7j6e0FpYWHxonKH4SePfx-Ht3wCotfvCsx-Kw3nzW72GlJC0lp5ocwkc/s1600/Mortgage+Fees.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvani9xq4o1S6xj3oC5us9XkHSS8GM7tEC5VA5g30-AoUNlZ9xTI03mg91uWxF-OI8mHhWNXfJw8KgnKu0Bej7j6e0FpYWHxonKH4SePfx-Ht3wCotfvCsx-Kw3nzW72GlJC0lp5ocwkc/s320/Mortgage+Fees.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />It would seem that banks are not going to be paying people to take out mortgages after all. Who knew?<br /><br />Strike one more economic tailwind off the list.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rLc">St. Louis Fed: Origination Fees and Discount Points for 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage</a>

Linear Trend Failure of the Day

Click to enlarge. It would seem that banks are not going to be paying people to take out mortgages after all. Who knew? Strike one more econ...

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