News Archive for February 2008

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Thursday February 28 2008, 11:59PM

The fixed rate conundrum

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Thursday February 28 2008, 11:13AM

HBOS slides but remains positive

HBOS, Britain's largest mortgage lender and owner ... He said mortgage lending remains attractive, forecasting ... Mortgage impairments were minimal at just £28m

Thursday February 28 2008, 12:08AM

Bernanke says Fed prepared to help U.S. economy

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Wednesday February 27 2008, 10:42PM

Council tax increases send household bills soaring above £3,000

Mortgage lenders have tightened lending criteria, leaving ... their current mortgage deals end. This week ... its best mortgage rates to buyers without

Wednesday February 27 2008, 10:42PM

Bernanke backs mortgage supports

backs mortgage supports Federal Reserve Chairman

Wednesday February 27 2008, 09:09PM

FTSE turns round on US rally

two large mortgage finance companies. Mining stocks ... of non-prime mortgage assets in its Treasury

Wednesday February 27 2008, 09:09PM

Latest acronym VIEs for Wall St notoriety

troubled US mortgage market, which shows no

Wednesday February 27 2008, 09:09PM

Is it becoming impossible to get on the housing ladder?

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Tuesday February 26 2008, 02:12AM

Commons Speaker defies quit calls

Guardian Unlimited - There was also concern over Mr Martin's use of the second-home allowance after it emerged that he has no mortgage on a property for which he has claimed more than £75,000 to ...

Tuesday February 26 2008, 12:31AM

Nationwide squeezes all but the most cash-laden buyers

Mortgage borrowers unable to muster a big ... blaming higher mortgage funding costs and a ... tightening of mortgage lending by other banks ... Finance, the mortgage broker, said: “We have ... relied on mortgage deals allowing them to ... revealed that mortgage approvals for new home ... per cent-plus mortgage market last week. Although ... Self Assessed Mortgage approvals (typical sales man ... towards their mortgage. If they were able ... out a mortgage on a £400k house ... Mortgage lenders changing their terms to new ... fixed term mortgage and wishes to remortgage ... I want a mortgage I can afford ... a dodgy mortgage. Sanity comes dropping slow

Monday February 25 2008, 09:40PM

Better than the Bank of England: where savers can beat base rates

its cheapest mortgage rate is not competitive ... reduced its mortgage rate since the Bank ... Melanie Bien of mortgage brokers Savills Private ... such uncompetitive mortgage rates and it was

Monday February 25 2008, 05:58PM

FTSE rises as banks rally on M&A talk

growth good Mortgage approvals and lending pick

Monday February 25 2008, 12:07PM

Mortgage approvals and lending pick up

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Monday February 25 2008, 12:00PM

Mortgages&homes - Mortgage features

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Monday February 25 2008, 11:53AM

Remortgaging props up lending market

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Monday February 25 2008, 11:53AM

UK'property market stabilising'

house purchase mortgage approvals and a hike ... of all mortgage approvals since the BBA ... Underlying mortgage lending rose to £5.2

Monday February 25 2008, 11:53AM

Mortgage approvals pick up

Investor Update Mortgage approvals pick up Mon ... LONDON (Reuters) - Mortgage approvals picked up ... The BBA said mortgage approvals rose in ... Underlying net mortgage lending also picked up

Monday February 25 2008, 11:24AM

A&L and B&B bounce on bid talk

of these mortgage lenders. There has also ... Grid locked Mortgage approvals spread more ... Week Divisional Mortgage Manager c£75k Abbey Nationwide

Monday February 25 2008, 10:48AM

Credit crunch comes home

in the mortgage market, as we report ... buyers, while mortgage brokers report that lenders ... get a mortgage for the entire value ... their fixed-rate mortgage deals and have to ... monitor the mortgage market with extra care ... face higher mortgage rates if they have

Monday February 25 2008, 10:41AM

Town tops repossession claim rise

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Monday February 25 2008, 09:01AM

UBS sued over £377m subprime losses

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Monday February 25 2008, 08:54AM

Don’t show me the money

Financial Times - I was eligible for a heavily discounted staff mortgage, but the idea of being a home-owner made me slightly queasy. My best friend at work seized the chance of a cheap loan and now ...

Saturday February 23 2008, 12:21AM

But Together, mortgage holders may have to wave goodbye

But Together, mortgage holders may have to ... 800,000-odd mortgage customers? It was home ... too many mortgage holders and could do ... the Together mortgage, which allowed home buyers ... Melanie Bien, director at mortgage broker Savills ... their 125% mortgage deals this week. But ... 000 Together mortgage holders should not panic ... "Your loan-to-value [your mortgage expressed as ... 3 More See more mortgage best buys ... household insurers Mortgage calculator How much can ... Find the right mortgage for you Free

Saturday February 23 2008, 12:14AM

Mixed prospects for Northern Rock faithful

the troubled mortgage bank. Small shareholders will ... savers and mortgage customers. Related Links Rock's ... Mortgage customers Like savers, mortgage customers will ... shrink its mortgage book, is writing to ... of the mortgage market. The bank withdrew ... another competitive mortgage from the Society. Borrowers ... Country, the mortgage broker, says: “The extinction ... The Mortgage Works allows new purchases and ... Week Divisional Mortgage Manager c£75k Abbey Nationwide

Friday February 22 2008, 11:59PM

Show of strength at Lloyds TSB as bank posts profits of £3.9bn

US sub-prime mortgage crisis. The bank unveiled ... of the mortgage market after seeing its ... very conservative mortgage book", completely eschewing the

Friday February 22 2008, 11:52PM

I got the Ben Bernanke blues

Sub-prime Mortgage Blues takes us on a ... from US mortgage lending giant Countrywide to

Friday February 22 2008, 11:31PM

The Reporter

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Friday February 22 2008, 11:31PM

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Friday February 22 2008, 11:31PM

CIFG at risk of losing top rating

the US mortgage markets and the potential ... stricken subprime mortgage markets. CIFG, as a ... Moody’s last month increased its mortgage loss ... of its mortgage and mortgage-related collateralised debt

Friday February 22 2008, 10:48PM

Ambac sparks rebound on Wall Street

Financial Times - Fears about potential losses at government-chartered mortgage agencies had also contributed to the malaise. The S&P 500 closed up 0.8 per cent at 1,353.11 having fallen 1.2 per cent

Friday February 22 2008, 10:19PM

Next to bag bigger profits than forecast

increases in mortgage charges for much of ... favourable fixed-rate mortgage terms expiring." The slide

Friday February 22 2008, 09:43PM

Alliance&Leicester shares plunge on warning

scales back mortgage lending and absorbs a ... of sub-prime mortgage assets. The bleak picture ... result in mortgage balances reducing in 2008 ... It has securitised £17bn of mortgage assets

Wednesday February 20 2008, 11:59AM

Death knell for 125% mortgages?

This offered a mortgage of up to ... kind of mortgage had fallen to "a ... of the mortgage, as they did not ... the 100%-plus mortgage market this week, consumer ... 123 prime mortgage lenders offering 100% mortgages ... vastly different mortgage market from this time ... according to mortgage broker Ray Boulger. But ... Rock's Together mortgage deal meant there was ... property fraud Mortgage defaulter keeps home Home ... Moving your mortgage Q&A: Islamic mortgages ... shortfalls TOOLS & GUIDES Mortgage and

Wednesday February 20 2008, 11:37AM

Three lenders scrap 125% mortgage deals as criticism increases

scrap 125% mortgage deals as criticism increases ... Three mortgage lenders yesterday pulled the plug ... their 125% mortgage products. Meanwhile, Abbey said ... traditional secured mortgage, and up to an ... Melanie Bien, a director at mortgage broker ... loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage products was sounded when ... 100% Plus Mortgage, but said this pilot ... 3 More See more mortgage best buys ... household insurers Mortgage calculator How much can ... Find the right mortgage for you Free ... Mortgage lenders pull 125% deals Feb 17

Wednesday February 20 2008, 11:23AM

Surprise jump in mortgage lending

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Wednesday February 20 2008, 11:16AM

US mortgage applications plunge as interest rates soar-MBA

Europe US mortgage applications plunge as interest ... mortgage applications plunged last week, and demand ... The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally ... index of mortgage applications for the week

Wednesday February 20 2008, 11:16AM

Mortgage lending rises by 11%, but outlook remains uncertain

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Wednesday February 20 2008, 10:33AM

UK mortgage lender Alliance&Leicester says full year profit almost ...

UK mortgage lender Alliance & Leicester ... a British mortgage lender, said Wednesday full-year

Wednesday February 20 2008, 10:26AM

BoE's housing expert warns of shock rise in mortgage bills

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Wednesday February 20 2008, 09:43AM

Is a capital repayment the same as an overpayment?

reduce my mortgage to the £44,000 ... of your mortgage loan. Capital repayment tends ... transfer the mortgage. You take out a ... mortgage with a new lender, which is ... 000 Abbey mortgage should be passed back ... your existing mortgage as it is and ... your new mortgage in place before making ... 3 More See more mortgage best buys ... household insurers Mortgage calculator How much can ... Find the right mortgage for you Free ... Three lenders scrap 125% mortgage deals as ... Mortgage lenders pull 125% deals Feb 18

Wednesday February 20 2008, 09:43AM

What is an amenity value?

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Wednesday February 20 2008, 09:21AM

Buy-out will have a knock-on effect for borrowers

the beleaguered mortgage lender is to be ... in the mortgage market. While the first ... Nonetheless, technically, if mortgage payers fall behind

Monday February 18 2008, 12:41AM

ALEX BRUMMER: Sorry, Darling you're stuck with Northern Rock

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Monday February 18 2008, 12:34AM

Absolutely, incredibly, utterly wrong!

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Sunday February 17 2008, 11:51PM

UK's Brown faces grilling on bank nationalisation

Britain's fifth-largest mortgage lender after rejecting two ... The mortgage lender has been put on ... with risky mortgage lending in the United ... Northern Rock's mortgage book is good but ... on bad mortgage investments while Germany is

Sunday February 17 2008, 10:54PM

Business in Brief

US sub-prime mortgage meltdown when they report ... Paragon, the niche mortgage lender, is to

Sunday February 17 2008, 09:28PM

Q&A: Northern Rock nationalisation

I have a mortgage with Northern ... pay the mortgage as you normally do ... Other mortgage lenders were not so badly ... fund their mortgage loans. E-mail this to

Sunday February 17 2008, 08:02PM

Northern Rock nationalised

The fifth-largest mortgage lender has borrowed 25 ... Northern Rock's mortgage book is good but ... The mortgage lender already owes taxpayers 25

Sunday February 17 2008, 07:33PM

What now for Northern Rock? Q&A

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Sunday February 17 2008, 05:17PM

UK nationalises mortgage lender Northern Rock

UK nationalises mortgage lender Northern Rock Reuters

Sunday February 17 2008, 04:34PM

Britain nationalises mortgage lender Northern Rock

Britain nationalises mortgage lender Northern Rock Reuters ... nationalise ailing mortgage lender Northern Rock for

Sunday February 17 2008, 03:58PM

Buffett invests in Kraft and GlaxoSmithKline

US sub-prime mortgage crisis. Through Berkshire he

Friday February 15 2008, 12:19PM

Natixis plunges on €1.2bn writedowns

Rising US subprime mortgage defaults have led

Friday February 15 2008, 12:19PM

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Higher open seen ahead of manufacturing, sentiment ...

the subprime mortgage crisis. According to spread

Friday February 15 2008, 11:50AM

GLOBAL MARKETS-Bank writedown concerns drag shares down

of subprime mortgage losses by banks following

Friday February 15 2008, 11:50AM

SOARING COSTS CRIPPLE 95 PER CENT OF FAMILIES

from rising mortgage costs. Ashley Whittaker, head ... to Britain’s mortgage holders, our research clearly ... rises in mortgage payments and household bills ... repossessed by mortgage lenders leapt by more ... up with mortgage repayments, the Council of

Friday February 15 2008, 10:32AM

Mortgages are ‘enslaving’ low income households

income on mortgage payments. More than one ... Council for Mortgage Lenders revealed that the ... by their mortgage repayments, he added. 'These ... spent on mortgage repayments? This is a ... of some mortgage companies - often in ... down on mortgage providers who are happy ... The Council for Mortgage Lenders this week

Friday February 15 2008, 10:03AM

VIDEO: Police in fifth Lancing café raid

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Friday February 15 2008, 08:58AM

MAG: Spend £20 to save £295

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Friday February 15 2008, 08:30AM

Trouble lies ahead for Bradford&Bingley

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Friday February 15 2008, 01:49AM

Freddie Mac eases mortgage insurer eligibility rules

Mac eases mortgage insurer eligibility rules Reuters ... its private mortgage insurance partners some relief ... at enabling mortgage insurers to retain more ... Mortgage insurers have been battered with losses ... which the mortgage insurer pays a portion ... Mac-approved private mortgage insurers pay to captive ... limit the mortgage industry's use of captive ... Private mortgage insurance enables Freddie Mac to ... number of mortgage insurance companies due to ... Mortgage insurance is generally required on loans ... That rule should force mortgage insurers to ... With captive reinsurance, a mortgage insurer cedes ... eligible private mortgage insurers to provide additional ... applicable to mortgage insurers that are downgraded ... provided the mortgage insurer commits to submitting

Thursday February 14 2008, 05:35PM

Man who refused to pay mortgage for 15 years is granted'squatters ...

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 11:57PM

First-time buyers spend 35 per cent of their take home pay on the ...

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 11:57PM

Mortgage defaulter keeps home

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 11:28PM

Paulson launches subprime mortgage lifeline

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 08:22PM

US banks to pause delinquent mortgage foreclosures

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 06:56PM

US banks join mortgage help plan

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 06:13PM

Household budgets shrink as mortgage rises bite

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 05:30PM

US lenders to pause delinquent mortgage forclosures

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 04:12PM

Mortgage lending continues slump

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 03:00PM

Mortgage lending falls by 10%

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Tuesday February 12 2008, 01:05PM

Northern Rock's profitable mortgage book

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Sunday February 10 2008, 12:53PM

Banks'profits to hit a record £40.5bn

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Sunday February 10 2008, 12:53PM

Provident'rejects takeover talks'

for crisis-hit mortgage lender Northern Rock last

Sunday February 10 2008, 12:11PM

Three banks offer to securitise N.Rock loan -report

4 billion) of Northern Rock mortgage assets

Sunday February 10 2008, 10:59AM

Conservative claims £20,000 to paint house

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Sunday February 10 2008, 10:23AM

Don't desert those who fight on our behalf

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Sunday February 10 2008, 06:41AM

Another Bank Cuts Lending Rate

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Sunday February 10 2008, 05:37AM

Number Of Home Repossessions Leaps

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has said ... list of mortgage lenders announced they would

Sunday February 10 2008, 05:37AM

Repossessions rise more than 20 per cent to eight-year high

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Sunday February 10 2008, 12:08AM

Rate cuts not on track for all

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Saturday February 09 2008, 10:42PM

Mortgage lenders move swiftly to pass on interest rate cut

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Friday February 08 2008, 12:10AM

Genworth Q4 net drops on mortgage losses

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Thursday February 07 2008, 11:34PM

Mortgage lenders follow Bank of England's lead by cutting interest ...

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Thursday February 07 2008, 11:13PM

'More cuts'as Bank reduces interest rates

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Thursday February 07 2008, 07:16PM

Abbey gets bigger slice of mortgage market

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Thursday February 07 2008, 04:25PM

MetLife says portfolio unharmed by mortgage crisis

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Thursday February 07 2008, 03:42PM

Mortgage lenders match rate cut

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Thursday February 07 2008, 03:42PM

Mortgage Lenders Bring Some Relief

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Thursday February 07 2008, 12:14PM

How to keep the roof over your head

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Thursday February 07 2008, 12:07PM

Has your mortgage rate been cut?

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Thursday February 07 2008, 12:00PM

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Tuesday February 05 2008, 12:45PM

Norwich Union shares out £2.3bn windfall

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Tuesday February 05 2008, 12:16PM

Two trillion pounds of wealth tied up in homes

95 trillion pounds, once outstanding mortgage debt ... Britain's largest mortgage lenders, Halifax and Nationwide ... head of mortgage marketing at GE Money

Tuesday February 05 2008, 11:26AM

Home couple’s tale of debt

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Tuesday February 05 2008, 11:12AM

N.Rock rescue list shortens as auction stumbles

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Tuesday February 05 2008, 10:43AM

Mortgage Assistance Center appoints new executive vice president and ...

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Tuesday February 05 2008, 10:36AM

Britons Still Quids In Over Home

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Tuesday February 05 2008, 10:29AM

House prices: No fall in Jan

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Tuesday February 05 2008, 10:08AM

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Tuesday February 05 2008, 10:08AM

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Monday February 04 2008, 04:42PM

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Sunday February 03 2008, 12:16AM

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Sunday February 03 2008, 12:02AM

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Saturday February 02 2008, 11:40PM

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Saturday February 02 2008, 11:40PM

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Saturday February 02 2008, 11:04PM

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Saturday February 02 2008, 10:21PM

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Saturday February 02 2008, 09:03PM

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Saturday February 02 2008, 08:55PM

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Saturday February 02 2008, 06:32PM