Moody's Investor Service said upgrades of U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities and commercial real-estate collateralized debt obligations outnumbered downgrades in the first half of 2008, a marked contrast to the vast slashings being handed out on

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Rates on 30-year mortgages were unchanged this week but other rates showed declines. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.88 percent this week, where they have been for the past three weeks.