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The Economic Report   Flagstar BankApril 14, 2008Highlights from the past week:The week started with a Federal Reserve report detailing a lower than expected increase in February consumer borrowing.  Overall consumer credit increased 2.44 percent.  At mid-week, the latest FOMC meeting minutes wer...

The Economic Report   Flagstar BankApril 14, 2008 Highlights from the past week:The week started with a Federal Reserve report detailing a lower than expected increase in February consumer borrowing.  Overall consumer credit increased 2.44 percent.  At mid-week, the latest FOMC meeting minutes we...

The Economic Report  Flagstar BankMarch 10, 2008 Highlights from the past week:Last week was another volatile one.  The week started with the February ISM Manufacturing Index coming in at a five year low with a reading of 48.3.  The Commerce Department's report on factory orders was as expected, ...