10:52AM National mortgage lender closes doors : The Seattle Times reported that a national mortgage company with operations in Washington abruptly closed its doors Friday, potentially leaving thousands of homebuyers without loans. The article speculates that the company, Capitol Commerce Mortgage, closed after likely failing to adjust for rising rates for home loans. Director of consumer services for the state Department of Financial Institutions said there could be similar closures among small or midsized lenders if they are unprepared for a sudden swing in rates and are holding a large basket of unfunded loans locked in at the low rates.