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Michelle Wright: Delta's pilots have approved an agreement which will help the bankrupt carrier get back on its feet, says Airline spokeswoman Chris Kelly.
Chris Kelly: We are er, feel pretty good er, that this will get us where we need to be. This contributes to the numbers that we outlined in our transformation plan right after we went into the bankruptcy court, and that we're fairly confident that er, this should do it for a while.
Michelle Wright: The deal includes 280 million dollars in concessions, including an initial 14% pay cut.
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Michelle Wright: It's not the content of character, but the color of one's skin that could determine the rate you pay for a mortgage, according to a recent study.
Matt Cherry: A report by the Center for Responsible Lending finds African-Americans and Latinos are 30% more likely to get higher rates for home loans than whites, that's irregardless of credit scores and risk factors.
Debbie Gruenstien Bocian: Racial and ethnic disparities persist even despite, um controlling for these, these risk factors.
Matt Cherry: Center Senior Analyst Debbie Gruenstein Bocian adds that many lenders and brokers steer people into higher cost loans than they can afford. She says those high-cost lenders may be targeting minorities more aggressively. Matt Cherry, CNN.
Michelle Wright: Speaking of mortgages, applications fell last week as the rate for 30-year fixed loans increase to 6.66%, that's the highest it's been in 4 years. However, 15-year fixed rate mortgages and adjustable rate mortgages were down.
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Michelle Wright: The markets continue their roller coaster ride through Wall Street and gas prices are leading the way.
Larry Wachtel: You saw yesterday and there was an anouncement from Wal-Mart that rising gasoline prices is indeed impacting the consumers' ability to spend. So there're so many crosscurrents that lead to the volatility.
Michelle Wright: Wachovia Securities consultant Larry Wachtel.
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Michelle Wright: And it looks like we are a little more confident when it comes to keeping our jobs.
Lee Garen: A new survey completed by Right Management indicates that American workers feel more confident about their job security today than they did 6 months ago. Over 80% feel there's little to no chance that they will lose their job during the coming year.
Michelle Wright: CNN's Lee Garen.
With CNN radio in the marketplace, I'm Michelle Wright.
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