Mac pleased investors because it offered a chance for an easing of the extremely tight mortgage market that has been battered by the subprime loan crisis ...The Commerce Department reported that ...Newsday - ... There was more bad news Wednesday about the housing slump. There is a wide variety of lending institutions that offer home mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, commercial banks, mutual savings banks, and mortgage companies. The lesson therefore is never limit yourself to just one option when you can have several.