Mortgages are complicated, and lending markets are in flux right now, but savvy, well-positioned consumers can still get the loans they need to buy, build or refinance a home.

The Insider: Bank's ads don't mean it plans to move here (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Does Wachovia's radio ads on KJR portend a move to Seattle? Also: WaMu to add 310 non-bank ATMs -- in Texas ... Street skeptical of WaMu mortgage business ... Starbucks ups investment requirements for top execs ...