http://www.churchofcowherd.com Financial News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:33:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just a few interesting links on Christmas Eve: What’s closed, open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Supermarkets: Open on Christmas Eve; closed Christmas Day. Municipal, state, federal offices: Christmas Eve: Boston City Hall open; Cambridge City Hall closed; inquire directly to other municipalities; full day at state offices; half day at federal ... http://www.churchofcowherd.com/merry-christmas-eve-to-all/ Mortgage rates have jumped greatly over the last few days right before Christmas.  Here are a few articles on rates, Christmas presents and a few other things: Is the Tax Credit for Home Purchases Harming New Home Sales? The Associated Press is reporting that sales of new homes slid dramatically in November ... http://www.churchofcowherd.com/mortgage-rates-christmas-gift-ideas-and-more/ Home loan modification is a hot topic in the housing industry and here are a few good articles I found: Bank of America Loan Modification Program Says Ineligible Borrowers Causing Low Numbers There have been number complaints in the news, in reports, and even on our site here at rwbpress.com that all ... http://www.churchofcowherd.com/home-loan-modification-articles-before-christmas/ FSU @ UNC (-2.5) - FSU GT (-5.5) @ UVa - UVa Clemson @ Miami (-4.5) - Mia BC @ Notre Dame (-7.5) - ND Tenn @ Bama (-14.5) - Tenn Penn State (-4.5) @ Michigan - Michigan Oklahoma (-7.5) @ Kansas - OU TCU (-2.5) @ BYU - BYU Florida (-23) @ Miss St - Miss St Auburn ... http://www.churchofcowherd.com/week-8-picks/ Cinn (-3) @ USF - USF Pittsburgh (-3) @ Rutgers - Rutgers Oklahoma vs. Texas (-3.5) - Texas South Carolina @ Alabama (-17) - Bama USC @ Notre Dame (-10) - ND Texas Tech @ Nebraska (-10.5) - TT VT (-3) @ GT - GT Missouri @ Oklahoma State (-7.5) - Okie St Arkansas @ Florida (-24) - ... http://www.churchofcowherd.com/week-7-picks/ Jesse - 26 -34 Nick -  27 - 33 Kreg - 31 - 29 http://www.churchofcowherd.com/overall-records/ Nebraska (-3.5) @ Missouri - Missouri Alabama (-4.5) @ Ole Miss - Bama Georgia @ Tenn (-1.5) - Tenn GT @ FSU (-3) - GT Wisconsin @ Ohio State (-16.5) - Wiscy Florida (-7.5) @ LSU - LSU Michigan @ Iowa (-8) - Michigan Auburn (-2.5) @ Arkansas - Auburn Oregon (-3.5) @ UCLA - UCLA Houston @ Mississippi ... http://www.churchofcowherd.com/week-6-picks/ Colorado @ WVU (-16.5) - WVU has an unreal run defense and this ISN'T the Big XII brother!  Take the 'eers LSU @ UGa (-3) - A young quarterback on the road between the hedges.  I'll have to take Georgia even though they have killed me the last two weeks. GT (-5.5) ... http://www.churchofcowherd.com/week-5-picks-with-commentary/ Jesse - 8 - 2 - Overall - 19 - 21 Nick - 5 - 4 - Overall - 16 - 24 Kreg - 8 - 2 - Overall - 20 - 20 http://www.churchofcowherd.com/week-4-results/ Ole Miss (-3.5) @ South Carolina - Home dog on Thursday night, you ALL know how I feel about that. Missouri (-7) @ Nevada - Another weeknight road dog, I'll take the WOLFFFFFF PACKKKKKKK TCU @ Clemson (-3) - The Horned Frogs might be the BCS sleep this year while Nick can't ... http://www.churchofcowherd.com/week-4-with-commentary/