News Archive for August 2008

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Sunday August 31 2008, 02:07AM

Restaurant review: AA Gill at The Lawn - Times Online

to do mortgage rates, manufacturing deficit and

Sunday August 31 2008, 01:24AM

Lehman Brothers is still standing, but its foundations look shakier ... - Guardian Unlimited

welcome when mortgage trading and other investment ... 3 More See more mortgage best buys ... Survival fears dog US mortgage lenders Jun

Saturday August 30 2008, 11:59PM

Mergers are on the menu as building societies suffer - Daily Telegraph

its £110bn mortgage book in the second ... from the mortgage market as the scale

Saturday August 30 2008, 10:33PM

Americans say: I'm all right but the country isn't - Times Online

After all, mortgage rates are creeping up; ... for the mortgage market. But most Americans ... hit on mortgage fraud Mortgage rescue fund

Saturday August 30 2008, 10:18PM

B&B plunges into £27m loss as bad debts mount - The Independent

renegotiated its mortgage acquisition agreements with Kensington ... spend on mortgage portfolios. B&B is also

Saturday August 30 2008, 09:50PM

Speed and severity of downturn have taken everyone by surprise - Times Online

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Saturday August 30 2008, 09:43PM

Saturday opening for Leyland bank - This is Preston

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Saturday August 30 2008, 06:15PM

Abbey latest to cut mortgage rates - Guardian Unlimited

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Friday August 29 2008, 08:01AM

Savills millionaire clients feel property crunch - Times Online

Foxtons British mortgage approvals plunge by 65% ... affected by mortgage restrictions imposed by the ... signs that mortgage availability was improving. "We ... the tightening mortgage market meant that profits

Thursday August 28 2008, 02:28PM

When does a property correction become a house price crash? - MyFinances.co.uk

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Thursday August 28 2008, 02:28PM

Bank of China profit up; overseas holdings weigh - Guardian Unlimited

subprime mortgage meltdown, said it held $5 ... mortgage firms Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae ... its subprime mortgage and Alt-A mortgage backed

Thursday August 28 2008, 02:21PM

House prices dip 10.5% in 12 months - Ananova

a result mortgage rates, particularly fixed-rate deals ... to the mortgage market in recent weeks ... to their mortgage rates, as they once

Thursday August 28 2008, 02:21PM

Banks and financial services - Daily Telegraph

America's largest mortgage finance house has restructured ... cuts some mortgage rates as hint of ... into the mortgage market. 28 Aug 2008

Thursday August 28 2008, 01:17PM

Before the Bell-Fannie, Freddie rise on easing concerns - Reuters UK

the two mortgage finance government-sponsored enterprises. Fannie's

Thursday August 28 2008, 01:10PM

REFILE-US STOCKS-Futures slip as oil rises - Reuters UK

mortgage finance company Fannie Mae (FNM.N:

Thursday August 28 2008, 12:48PM

House Prices In Double-Digit Drop - Ananova

to the mortgage market in recent weeks ... to their mortgage rates. But the competition ... revive the mortgage and housing market is

Thursday August 28 2008, 12:12PM

Spanish house sales, mortgage borrowing plummet - Guardian Unlimited

house sales, mortgage borrowing plummet Reuters , Thursday ... and 8-year-high mortgage rates added to the ... Mortgage lending also plummeted 40.6 percent ... sales and mortgage figures, with some analysts

Thursday August 28 2008, 10:11AM

More owners risk losing homes - This is Winchester

breach your mortgage agreement, but realistically judges ... "With rising mortgage repayments and sky ... Council of Mortgage Lenders said the number

Thursday August 28 2008, 09:20AM

JPMorgan takes $600 mln hit on Fannie, Freddie pfd - Guardian Unlimited

NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase&Co said the market value of its investments in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock has dropped by half to $600 million this ...

Tuesday August 26 2008, 02:28AM

PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - August 26 - Reuters UK

OVERDUE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ON RISE, SAYS STUDY ... on their mortgage payments and fewer people

Tuesday August 26 2008, 01:59AM

2 plead not guilty to data scam at Countrywide - Guardian Unlimited

from the mortgage lender. Ex-Countrywide employee Rene

Tuesday August 26 2008, 01:59AM

It’s proof of what you’ve always known: you’re too clever to be ... - Times Online

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Tuesday August 26 2008, 01:23AM

Gordon Brown faces high-level revolt over windfall tax - Times Online

behind with mortgage payments. Mr Brown has

Monday August 25 2008, 11:29PM

Can Democratic convention hide the parlous state of the US economy? - Times Online

With the herd-like instinct for which they are renowned, more than 15,000 of the world's media representatives have descended on Denver this week for the Obamafest that is this year's Democratic National Convention." /

Monday August 25 2008, 11:22PM

U.S. stocks slide sharply - Reuters UK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday as persistent credit and global growth concerns pulled equities down and led investors into safe-haven investments like bonds. The declining price

Monday August 25 2008, 09:34PM

Mortgage giants up on debt sale - BBC News

Printable version Mortgage giants up on debt ... Shares in US mortgage finance giants Freddie ... in the mortgage giants sending Freddie Mac ... the US mortgage market. As mortgage guarantors ... passed US mortgage rates increase again Giant

Monday August 25 2008, 09:06PM

Slowdown to ‘drag on’ warns BoE boss - Metro.co.uk

and British mortgage lender Northern Rock. Now ... per cent Mortgage lending on the rise

Monday August 25 2008, 09:06PM

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac shares rise; some regional banks holding their ... - MSN UK News

of the mortgage finance giants may not

Monday August 25 2008, 08:37PM

HAS KERRY KATONA PAID THE PRICE OF FAME? - Daily Express

Now, it’s school fees, mortgage, investment.”

Saturday August 23 2008, 02:06PM

First-time buyer misery eased only by parents - Guernsey Press

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Saturday August 23 2008, 01:51PM

Property firm suffers'significant'sales drop - Edinburgh News

access to mortgage finance and said the

Saturday August 23 2008, 12:33PM

Fears grow as Ford slashes production - This is Southampton

pay the mortgage. We're not going to

Saturday August 23 2008, 12:18PM

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares fall on fears of size of potential ... - Daily Telegraph

America's two largest mortgage finance houses need ... the US mortgage market, a banking analyst ... Shares in the two mortgage groups fell ... prevent the mortgage market from becoming destabilised ... Swaminathan, a mortgage strategist for Credit Suisse ... Mortgage requests hit eight-year low Prospects for ... a new mortgage fell to an eight-year ... As a result, the US Mortgage Bankers ... costs, harsher mortgage requirements and the fear ... standard US mortgage  is now 6

Thursday August 21 2008, 06:47PM

Persimmon's profits plunge on UK mortgage drought - Daily Telegraph

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Thursday August 21 2008, 03:27PM

US STOCKS-Wall St cuts losses on energy bounce - Reuters UK

Shares of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae

Thursday August 21 2008, 03:20PM

Lehman outlook dims on failed sale report - Reuters UK

on their mortgage assets, with Lehman forecast

Thursday August 21 2008, 02:29PM

Persimmon says housing market will not worsen - Times Online

that the mortgage market could become easier ... getting a mortgage,” he said. “The

Thursday August 21 2008, 12:49PM

Lenders reject multiple credit applications - Guardian Unlimited

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Thursday August 21 2008, 11:23AM

Dollar edges off 8-month peak on profit-taking - Guardian Unlimited

mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie

Thursday August 21 2008, 02:26AM

House Sales Drought Hits Firms - Ananova

UK's biggest mortgage lender Halifax telling us

Thursday August 21 2008, 02:05AM

Borrowers must apply'four times'to get mortgage, survey says - Daily Telegraph

to get mortgage, survey says By Myra ... Nearly half a million mortgage or loan ...   July's mortgage lending is lowest since ... get a mortgage or loan despite repeated ... Council of Mortgage Lenders that homeowners may ... get a mortgage in the coming months ... the best mortgage rates are only available ... show that mortgage lending in July was ... the best mortgage rates for low risk ... fixed rate mortgage at a rate of ... Finance, a mortgage broker, said: "It is ... months for mortgage lending, gross mortgage lending ... supply of mortgage offers remains healthy although ... Mortgage lending slump to continue BUSINESS

Thursday August 21 2008, 01:43AM

Mortgage lending increases slightly - Ananova

Mortgage lending increases slightly Mortgage lending ... Council of Mortgage Lenders. But lending volumes ... the UK mortgage market to shrink by ... It predicts mortgage lending will fall by ... expecting total mortgage advances to slump to

Wednesday August 20 2008, 07:31PM

Olympics: Shanaze Reade into semi-finals despite crash - Guardian Unlimited

put his mortgage on (not that he'd

Wednesday August 20 2008, 07:31PM

FTSE seen opening up to 40 points lower - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - The blue-chip index fell for the third session in a row to end over 2 percent lower on Tuesday as credit fears and U.S. data dragged financials lower, while a sprinkling of bid activity

Tuesday August 19 2008, 06:18AM

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks at 2-yr low as credit fears bite - Reuters UK

the top mortgage finance companies, further destabilising

Tuesday August 19 2008, 04:02AM

Save tax when moving and letting - BBC News

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Tuesday August 19 2008, 12:06AM

Supply of rental properties rises - BBC Business

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Tuesday August 19 2008, 12:06AM

B&B bankers left with over 70 percent of rights issue - Reuters UK

The mortgage bank, which has seen a

Monday August 18 2008, 09:39AM

MUFG sweetens bid to $3.5 bln, wins UnionBanCal - Guardian Unlimited

the subprime mortgage crisis. Japanese financial firms

Monday August 18 2008, 09:39AM

Bradford&Bingley cash call takes a hit - Times Online

troubled buy-to-let mortgage bank, today said shareholders ... which owns mortgage lender Halifax. Only 8

Monday August 18 2008, 08:35AM

Former A&L chief Pym recruited to head Bradford&Bingley - Guardian Unlimited

Its reliance on the specialist mortgage market ... 5 More See more mortgage best buys ... to ease mortgage market misery Feb 29 ... Mortgage costs to rise, A&L warns, as

Monday August 18 2008, 08:35AM

Property prices are slashed but sales head for new low - The Independent

Mortgage famine has sent house prices tumbling ... The number of new mortgage approvals, says ... total buy-to-let mortgage stock will reduce to ... Last year, buy-to-let mortgage balances topped £120bn ... "Higher mortgage rates and falling property

Monday August 18 2008, 08:28AM

Business big shot: Richard Pym - Times Online

for troubled mortgage lenders. He was chief ... in the mortgage lending market. In hindsight

Monday August 18 2008, 08:28AM

Rock bottom eludes U.S. stock market - Reuters UK

up in mortgage losses that the financial

Monday August 18 2008, 08:21AM

B&B gets 28 percent takeup for rights issue - MSN UK News

LONDON (Reuters) - Embattled mortgage bank Bradford ... B&B, the largest buy-to-let mortgage lender, had ... of the mortgage bank's enlarged share base

Monday August 18 2008, 08:14AM

B&B appoints bank veteran Richard Pym - This is Money

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Monday August 18 2008, 08:14AM

Town sees big rise in bankruptcies - East Anglian Daily Times

this year, mortgage deals continue to be

Monday August 18 2008, 06:41AM

The more the British economy changes ... - Times Online

up people's mortgage bills. However, inflation, once

Friday August 15 2008, 10:43PM

More homes face repossession threat - Guardian Unlimited

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Friday August 15 2008, 10:22PM

Standard Life cuts final bonus payouts by 9% - Times Online

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Friday August 15 2008, 09:46PM

Surge in repossession orders clogging up the courts - Times Online

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Friday August 15 2008, 09:25PM

Another Edgy Week In The City - Ananova

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Friday August 15 2008, 07:30PM

Huge Rise In Repossession Orders - Ananova

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). CML last

Friday August 15 2008, 07:30PM

Area a key seat, says Cameron - Shropshire Star

than a mortgage, then people think .. why

Friday August 15 2008, 06:40PM

Bank of England Inflation Report carries economy health warning - Daily Telegraph

face high mortgage costs; indeed, the days ... getting a mortgage without a deposit may

Thursday August 14 2008, 12:12AM

Will building societies stop lending? - BBC News

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Wednesday August 13 2008, 11:14PM

Over 150 jobs go at mortgage firm - BBC UK News

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Wednesday August 13 2008, 05:09PM

Anne Darwin launches appeal against'fake canoe death'conviction - Daily Telegraph

to make mortgage repayments when he paddled

Wednesday August 13 2008, 11:11AM

Home loans plunge amid stricter requirements - Times Online

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) showed, highlighting ... getting a mortgage in June, down from ... thousands of mortgage customers Property transactions have ... as mortgage lenders have toughened their lending ... Many lenders have increased their mortgage rates ... average fixed-rate mortgage also reached a three-month ... cut their mortgage rates. Figures released this ... two-year fixed-rate mortgage deal for a borrower ... to end mortgage drought Your Browser doesn't

Wednesday August 13 2008, 10:43AM

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Wednesday August 13 2008, 10:43AM

Alistair Darling scrambles to end mortgage drought - Times Online

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Wednesday August 13 2008, 09:53AM

Business newspaper roundup: August 13 - Daily Telegraph

supply of mortgage lending are being planned

Wednesday August 13 2008, 09:45AM

87% believe they were mis-sold endowment policies - WebitPR

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Wednesday August 13 2008, 08:55AM

Food prices now rising at fastest rate for 28 years - The Independent

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Wednesday August 13 2008, 08:55AM

Move by Northern Rock sparks cheaper mortgage deals - Guardian Unlimited

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Wednesday August 13 2008, 08:48AM

Oliver Gilmartin: We need more than a stamp duty holiday - yorkshirepost

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Wednesday August 13 2008, 08:12AM

Britannia sees profits drop by almost 40 per cent - This is Sentinel

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Wednesday August 13 2008, 08:05AM

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Monday August 11 2008, 01:48AM

Credit crisis one year on: British banks claw back global losses - Daily Telegraph

Mortgage borrowers could get deals of more ... two-year tracker mortgage, compared with more than ... Finance, a mortgage broker, said: "Banks freely ... David Hollingworth, of mortgage brokers London & ... Mortgage borrowers are not the only bank

Monday August 11 2008, 01:20AM

After the joy, the big battle begins - Guardian Blogs

and not mortgage its future on a

Monday August 11 2008, 12:51AM

A week of Edinburgh comedy - Times Online

have had the mortgage paid. Excellent

Monday August 11 2008, 12:22AM

Oh we do love the heroic loser (no, Gordon, not you) - Times Online

out a mortgage you can’t afford. Nobody

Monday August 11 2008, 12:22AM

Bradford&Bingley on tortuous way into final straight - Guardian Unlimited

Shares in the mortgage bank languished close ... all British mortgage banks has worsened markedly ... after the mortgage bank issued a profits ... across the mortgage market for the first ... of B&B's mortgage book. The appetite for ... 5 More See more mortgage best buys

Monday August 11 2008, 12:08AM

Fuel benefit slip raises heat on No 10 - Guardian Unlimited

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Monday August 11 2008, 12:01AM

Council tax looks doomed as Labour rivals join push for an alternative - Scotsman

to their mortgage or income tax, they

Sunday August 10 2008, 11:54PM

Banks braced for more bond mis-selling action - Times Online

the American mortgage lender, which has said

Sunday August 10 2008, 11:39PM

Labour candidates all favour replacing council tax - Herald

to their mortgage or income tax, they

Sunday August 10 2008, 11:25PM

Home repossessions at 12-year high - Guardian Unlimited

up with mortgage repayments - the equivalent ... Council of Mortgage Lenders said. The CML ... that specialist mortgage firms were "too ready ... the entire mortgage market and less than ... their next mortgage payment, and many thousands

Friday August 08 2008, 01:48PM

CML: Repossessions up 48% in year - In the News

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveal the ... more on mortgage payments. The total number ... the higher mortgage rates now prevailing in ... all residential mortgage lending in the UK

Friday August 08 2008, 01:33PM

Fannie Mae unveils loss of $2.3bn - BBC Business

have pushed mortgage finance company Fannie Mae ... the nation's mortgage debt. Difficult market As ... housing and mortgage markets that began in ... passed US mortgage rates increase again Giant

Friday August 08 2008, 01:05PM

Huge Jump In Mortgage Arrears - Ananova

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Friday August 08 2008, 12:57PM

AIG CEO to take scalpel soon to big insurer - Reuters UK

blindsided by mortgage losses that led to ... United, a mortgage insurer, posted a $440

Friday August 08 2008, 12:15PM

House repossessions soar to 12-year-high - The Independent

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Friday August 08 2008, 11:46AM

UK repossessions soar 50pc to 12-year high - Daily Telegraph

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show that ... their next mortgage payment, and many thousands ... Melanie Bien, director of independent mortgage broker ... majority of mortgage holders are still paying ... with their mortgage payments. The important thing ... before a mortgage payment is missed - ... your lender, mortgage broker or the Citizens ... Rising mortgage and other living costs are ... fuel and mortgage costs as borrowers come

Friday August 08 2008, 11:32AM

House repossessions hit 12-year high - Channel 4 News

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Friday August 08 2008, 11:24AM

Repossessions leap 48% since January - This is Money

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Friday August 08 2008, 11:03AM

Home repossessions jump 48 percent - Reuters UK

The Council of Mortgage Lenders said repossessions ... meet their mortgage obligations. Official interest rates ... the outstanding mortgage -- at a time ... fixed rate mortgage deals taken on a

Friday August 08 2008, 10:06AM

Lenders repossessing'too quickly'- Channel 4 News

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 04:50PM

Northern Rock makes a £585m loss - BBC News

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 04:50PM

Northern Rock cash boost attacked - BBC Business

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 04:36PM

Banks'too quick'to repossess homes - This is Money

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 04:36PM

Taxpayers reassured over Rock loss - Ananova

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 04:36PM

Repossessions rise by 40% - Guardian Unlimited

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 04:14PM

Banks rush to seize homes - Evening Standard

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 04:14PM

Rock Reaction: Borrower And Expert - Ananova

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 04:00PM

Repossessions rise 40% as mortgage arrears worsen - Times Online

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 01:23PM

Tempus analysis: Scrapping stamp duty will not save the housing market - Times Online

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Tuesday August 05 2008, 01:23PM

Royal Bank of Scotland poised for biggest loss in UK banking history - Times Online

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Sunday August 03 2008, 09:36AM

HBOS launches fund to offload company stakes - Daily Telegraph

HBOS, Britain's biggest mortgage bank, is to ... its sub-prime mortgage exposure has cost it

Saturday August 02 2008, 01:59AM

200,000 lose out in buy-to-let crisis - This is Money

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Saturday August 02 2008, 01:59AM

Labour deputy says no plans for Thatcher state funeral - In the News

prices, the mortgage market and EDF Energy's

Saturday August 02 2008, 01:59AM

A&L profits hit by credit crunch - Ananova

The group's mortgage business has slowed dramatically ... 49% of its mortgage book at the

Friday August 01 2008, 02:25PM

Struggling HBOS ready to consider asset sales - Daily Telegraph

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Friday August 01 2008, 01:56PM

UPDATE 1-IndyMac plans Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing - Reuters UK

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Friday August 01 2008, 11:47AM

A&L profit wiped out in £209m assets hit - This is Money

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Friday August 01 2008, 11:04AM

Mortgage Lender's Profits Fall 99% - Ananova

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Friday August 01 2008, 09:31AM

Alliance&Leicester profits all but wiped out - Guardian Unlimited

HBOS, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, said it ... 5 More See more mortgage best buys

Friday August 01 2008, 09:24AM

How to regain popularity: windfall taxes or surcharge on banks? - Guardian Unlimited

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Friday August 01 2008, 01:39AM

Profits of doom - Economist.com

health of mortgage lenders in 2005 and

Friday August 01 2008, 01:39AM

Profits dive at HBOS after credit crisis blow - Evening Standard

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Friday August 01 2008, 01:03AM

How the credit crunch saved Sarah from herself - Evening Standard

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Friday August 01 2008, 01:03AM

Jeremy Warner's Outlook: HBOS's Hornby changes tack on asset sales - The Independent

deathtrap for mortgage lenders of gathering defaults

Friday August 01 2008, 12:56AM

Banking: HBOS suffers 70% profit fall and sees hard times ahead - Guardian Unlimited

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Friday August 01 2008, 12:06AM

Property market falling at fastest rate for 18 years - The Independent

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Friday August 01 2008, 12:06AM

Mitchells&Butlers deal brings outsider inn - Times Online

weighty report on Britain's bombed-out mortgage

Friday August 01 2008, 12:06AM