| Hurricane Katrina, floods, earthquakes, | | | | of interest. This may |
| rising fuel prices, shrinking | | | | |
| | | | help to curb inflation, but will also have a |
| pocketbooks, and now, concerns over variable | | | | devastating effect for millions of homeowners |
| interest rate loans, are | | | | who are tied to variable interest rate, and |
| | | | interest only, loans. As rates go up, so do |
| discussions heard throughout the nation.With | | | | most underlying mortgage payments, placing an |
| mounting concerns by the Fed over rising | | | | even greater stress on those who want, or |
| inflation, there is a | | | | need to |
| | | | |
| serious push to increase the current rates | | | | sell their property. |