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Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level Since Early June

Filed under: Buying, Financing, Refinancing ZillowThe weekly mortgage rate chart illustrates the average 30-year fixed interest rate in six-hour intervals. By Lauren Braun Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 3.83 percent, down 8 basis points from the same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate moved lower throughout the week before settling at that rate

Carlyle's second-quarter earnings drop as energy funds suffer

Carlyle’s private equity portfolio appreciated 5 percent in the second quarter, roughly in line with last year. As a result, Carlyle said economic net income (ENI), an earnings metric that factors in the mark-to-market value of its portfolio, dropped to $180 million in the second quarter from $289 million a year earlier. Like its major peers, Carlyle has diversified beyond corporate buyouts into alternative credit, real estate and funds of