WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in nearly all large U.S. cities in June as college graduates and many of those still in school began searching for jobs. The Labor Department said Tuesday that unemployment rates rose in 347 large metro ...

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WASHINGTON — Average rates on U.S. fixed mortgages declined this week as concern waned in the financial markets over the Federal Reserve’s possible slowing of its bond purchases this year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average on the ...

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WASHINGTON — The average U.S. rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage rose above 3 percent this week for the first time in a year, while the rate on the 30-year fixed loan approached 4 percent. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said ...

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ANNAPOLIS — As the pressure to pass a gambling bill mounts in concert with a rising vote total in the House of Delegates, the General Assembly appears poised to make a pair of casino operators huge winners in this gambling-focused ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland regulators have rejected a large portion of the Potomac Electric Power Co.’s request for a 4 percent rate increase, citing the company’s history of substandard performance. The Public Service Commission rejected $50 million of the $68 million ...

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WASHINGTON — Average rates on fixed mortgages fell again this week to record lows, creating more incentive for buyers to enter the recovering housing market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan fell ...

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The Baltimore Board of Estimates on Wednesday approved a 9 percent increase in water and sewer rates for Baltimore City customers. Department of Public Works officials said the increase is needed to meet numerous unfunded state and federal regulatory mandates, ...

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WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in Maryland and 17 other states in May, the most in nine months. Increasing unemployment in more than a third of U.S. states is the latest evidence of a weaker job market. The Labor Department ...

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Did you notice that mortgage rates once again are moving lower? Rates for a 30-year fixed is now easily below 4 percent, and adjustable rates for a five-year ARM are close to 3 percent. So even if you refinanced a ...

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WASHINGTON — The average U.S. rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose above 4 percent for the first time in five months. The sharp increase suggests the window to buy or refinance a home at historically low rates is closing. ...

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