News Archive for January 2008

Thousands struggling with mortgages, says housing charity

The government and mortgage lenders need to ... on their mortgage was "inadequate", and there ... Council of Mortgage Lenders has predicted a ... forces with mortgage lenders to set up ... a "national mortgage rescue scheme" which would ... us with mortgage problems, and with repossessions ... Privately bought mortgage payment protection insurance offers ... to stop mortgage arrears and repossessions escalating ... servicing a mortgage. Online mortgage broker mform ... a new mortgage increased from £6,587 ... 6% in mortgage interest repayments is a ... 6 More See more mortgage best buys ... from £6 Mortgage calculator How much can ... Find the right mortgage for you Free ... 24 2008 Mortgage approvals hit record low ... in three mortgage holders 'will suffer financially' ... 26 2007 Mortgage market has serious failings ... Mortgage brokers are offering borrowers unaffordable loans ... 8 2007 Mortgage rejections set to soar ... seeing their mortgage applications turned down, new ... 1 2007 Mortgage data points to slowdown ... The number of new mortgage approvals in ... and a mortgage please Now the Post ... could see mortgage payments shoot up 60% ... warns British mortgage holders who are soon ... afford a mortgage Jill Insley: Many mortgage

Thursday January 31 2008, 12:15PM

Irish credit growth slows, mortgages at 12-yr low

Growth in residential mortgage lending slowed to ... amount of mortgage borrowing increased 16.6 ... second-hand market, mortgage demand failed to recover

Thursday January 31 2008, 10:49AM

Rabobank creates 30 bln euro bond as buffer

Guardian Unlimited - AMSTERDAM, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Unlisted Dutch bank Rabobank has created a 30 billion euros ($44.61 billion) mortgage-backed bond to keep on its balance sheet as a buffer against market uncertainty, its ...

Thursday January 31 2008, 09:45AM

Nationwide house price fall adds rate cut pressure

number of mortgage approvals fell to 73 ... rise in mortgage rates since August 2006 ... and sub-prime mortgage concerns mean that lenders ... number of mortgage lenders to get hold ... finance new mortgage business." Have your say

Thursday January 31 2008, 09:02AM

House prices drop again as slowdown deepens

the economy Mortgage approvals decline to lowest ... revealed that mortgage approvals slumped to a ... "Key indicators such as mortgage approvals ... market, as mortgage repayments rise more steeply

Thursday January 31 2008, 09:02AM

US mortgage relief

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Thursday January 31 2008, 08:48AM

Number Seeking Mortgage Help Soars

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Thursday January 31 2008, 05:42AM

US: S and P considers downgrading more than US$500 billion in ...

downgrades of mortgage debt Standard and Poor's ... to bad mortgage loans, the ratings agency

Wednesday January 30 2008, 10:53PM

Pressure for new rate cut as mortgage loans plunge

cut as mortgage loans plunge By BECKY ... the UK's mortgage market. And the clamour ... for a mortgage to buy a house ... to their mortgage - a deposit of ... less, a mortgage term of more than

Wednesday January 30 2008, 10:25PM

Rate cut pressures as mortgage approvals dive

Rate cut pressures as mortgage approvals dive ... LONDON (Reuters) - Mortgage approvals fell in ... Wednesday showed mortgage approvals for house purchases

Wednesday January 30 2008, 07:40PM

Higher Mortgage Costs Forcing More People To Rent

Higher Mortgage Costs Forcing More People ... on a mortgage during the third quarter ... prices and mortgage costs during the past ... Rents are around 64% of mortgage costs

Tuesday January 29 2008, 12:15AM

House costs up as food bills drop

Mortgage interest payments or rent accounted for ... The average weekly mortgage cost across the ... As with rent, mortgage bills were highest ... Average mortgage costs in Northern Ireland were ... NEWS Record mortgage lending in 2007 Average ... £4 trillion Mortgage approvals still falling Bank ... on mortgage defaults More landlords 'leaving market' ... Moving your mortgage Q&A: Islamic mortgages ... shortfalls TOOLS & GUIDES Mortgage and

Monday January 28 2008, 11:39PM

Tempus comment: cost a packet

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Monday January 28 2008, 11:39PM

Food spending halves in 50 years as rent and mortgage payments now top ...

rent and mortgage payments now top family ... rent and mortgage payments, it emerged today ... costs such as mortgage interest payments or

Monday January 28 2008, 11:24PM

Mozilo to hand back $37.5m

largest US mortgage lender then saw it ... BofA, long interested in Countrywide’s mortgage platform ... big subprime mortgage problems. Mrs Clinton has ... rise in mortgage defaults beginning last year ... Even as the mortgage crisis began, Mr ... Housing Administration Mortgage Programs TowerGroup 1/21

Monday January 28 2008, 11:03PM

Key executive at Merrill to quit

in subprime mortgage defaults. Mr Thain has

Monday January 28 2008, 09:37PM

ECB aid to Spanish banks matches Rock rescue

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Monday January 28 2008, 08:26PM

Why we avoided the tie-in mortgage trap

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Monday January 28 2008, 03:46PM

Missed mortgage payments highlight consumer strain

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Monday January 28 2008, 03:03PM

Mortgage boss forfeits $37.5m pay

Printable version Mortgage boss forfeits $37.5m ... America's largest mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial, has

Monday January 28 2008, 10:53AM

Davos: Forecasts for the year ahead

on all mortgage related securities. “Unfortunately I ... downside from mortgage and mortgage-related products.” ... to sub-prime mortgage debt. Since then, Merrill

Saturday January 26 2008, 12:57PM

Carlyle boss predicts rocky return to lending

The co-founder of Carlyle Group, the US private equity giant, today gave a relatively optimistic outlook for 2008, when he expects defaults to rise but that lending will begin to return after six months.

Saturday January 26 2008, 10:34AM

Fortune favours the brave

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Saturday January 26 2008, 07:28AM

Mideast banks to report subprime losses -magazine

subprime mortgage crisis when they report fourth-quarter

Saturday January 26 2008, 07:20AM

Lettings sector boosted by rising mortgage costs

Lettings sector boosted by rising mortgage costs ... High mortgage costs have forced more people ... than the mortgage repayments on the same ... that average mortgage costs compared with income ... going to mortgage costs. Private rents "have ... of a mortgage. The figures will make

Saturday January 26 2008, 02:06AM

Finding a new school of thought

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Saturday January 26 2008, 01:08AM

FSA'failed over Northern Rock'

fund its mortgage business, rather than the

Saturday January 26 2008, 01:01AM

How you can survive a recession

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Friday January 25 2008, 11:35PM

Mortgage approvals hit by credit crunch

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Friday January 25 2008, 08:55AM

Alliance&Leicester's new deals

buy-to-let fixed-rate mortgage deals have been unveiled ... rate tracker mortgage, which features a one ... 74 per cent three-year fixed-rate mortgage. There's ... fixed rate mortgage is a loan secured ... Fixed-rate mortgage furore The average cost of ... fixed-rate mortgage increased last month - prompting ... Leicester's pre-Christmas mortgage trio Alliance & Leicester

Wednesday January 23 2008, 11:52PM

Property market peaked in 2007

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has predicted ... figures revealed that gross mortgage lending

Wednesday January 23 2008, 11:45PM

US: Closure of mortgage business, loan losses, lowers Capital One 4Q ...

Closure of mortgage business, loan losses, ... its GreenPoint Mortgage business, the credit card

Wednesday January 23 2008, 10:12PM

U.S. stocks surge as financial shares revive

help for mortgage insurers and some optimism ... The speculation that mortgage insurers could potentially

Wednesday January 23 2008, 09:22PM

Capital One profit falls on card, mortgage losses

on card, mortgage losses Reuters Wednesday January ... a shut-down mortgage unit. The company said ... Excluding losses related to GreenPoint Mortgage, which

Wednesday January 23 2008, 09:00PM

Need a good home loan? The answer to your problem is in the post

fix their mortgage payments may not need ... The mortgage is fixed for three years ... Melanie Bien, director at mortgage brokers Savills ... This mortgage is only available in selected ... Ray Boulger, of mortgage brokers John Charcol ... of the mortgage or when it ends ... "At a time when the mortgage ... before the mortgage is taken out. "The ... of the mortgage, but the customer can ... until the mortgage is fully repaid. "The ... their monthly mortgage payments, experts say tracker ... a tracker-rate mortgage. "Generally speaking, it is ... average fixed-rate mortgage is marginally higher than ... average fixed-rate mortgage was 7.30 per ... new fixed-rate mortgage will cost you more ... average fixed-rate mortgage if the Bank of ... a fixed-rate mortgage to consider waiting as ... It offers a two-year, fixed-rate mortgage with ... of a mortgage, including arrangement fees and ... two-year fixed-rate mortgage comes up for renewal ... three separate mortgage advisers to ensure a ... an interest-only mortgage from Nottingham Building Society ... expense of mortgage brokers fees. He said: ... on your mortgage. "Besides, we plan to

Wednesday January 23 2008, 04:07PM

Housing slump hits magazine firm

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Wednesday January 23 2008, 02:19PM

N Rock is'second mortgage'for us all

a second mortgage". He added the proposal

Wednesday January 23 2008, 01:15PM

'What Mortgage'publisher warns on profits

of What Mortgage magazine warned that profits ... downturn in mortgage lending, with lenders pulling ...   The slowdown in the mortgage market ... business-to-business title Mortgage Introducer. Shares in the ... readership, the Mortgage Introducer claims to be ... aimed at mortgage brokers and advisors in ... of the mortgage market. advertisement "As a ... magazine What Mortgage is trading ok - ... advertising for Mortgage Introducer has become increasingly ... monthly title Mortgage Finance Gazette and a ... in the mortgage broker industry, coupled with ... and redesigned Mortgage Introducer. Mr Peters said ... shut down Mortgage Introducer or cut any ... Council of Mortgage Lenders reported that mortgage

Wednesday January 23 2008, 12:32PM

Mortgage Lending Fell To 30-Month Low In December

Mortgage Lending Fell To 30-Month Low ... Mortgage lending slumped to a 30-month low ... Council of Mortgage Lenders. It said a ... December figure, mortgage lending during 2007 still ... number of mortgage products available to borrowers

Wednesday January 23 2008, 12:32PM

Mortgage lending hits a new record in 2007

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Monday January 21 2008, 12:41PM

New rates for Skipton's re-launched mortgages

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Monday January 21 2008, 12:41PM

No joy for Christmas mortgages

Gross mortgage lending saw declines dramatically below ... Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says. It ... But 2007\s total gross mortgage lending proved ... the UK mortgage marketplace remains highly competitive ... financing a mortgage is concerned but with

Monday January 21 2008, 11:44AM

Global shares tumble on US fears

under higher mortgage repayment costs, and default ... housing and mortgage markets. The state of ... HAVE YOUR SAY US mortgage crisis: Readers'

Monday January 21 2008, 11:37AM

Chinese bank shares fall sharply on reports lenders facing possible ...

mortgage securities and two others increased reserves ... subprime mortgage securities, Hong Kong's South China

Monday January 21 2008, 11:37AM

Mortgage lending plunges 25pc, says CML

Mortgage lending plunges 25pc, says CML By ... Mortgage lending across the UK plummeted by ... Council of Mortgage Lenders. The trade body ... all residential mortgage lenders in Britain, also ... number of mortgage products available to borrowers ... their monthly mortgage repayments in the last ... with their mortgage payments, overall, 2007 proved ... record for mortgage lending. The CML said

Monday January 21 2008, 11:23AM

Mortgage Lending In Yet Another Trough

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Monday January 21 2008, 11:01AM

Community Bankshares restructures mortgage division

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Monday January 21 2008, 10:33AM

Mortgage lending suffers fall

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Monday January 21 2008, 10:25AM

Record mortgage lending in 2007

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Monday January 21 2008, 09:42AM

Worries about bond insurers hit home

Fears over its mortgage asset exposure led ... asset and mortgage backed securities, accounting for

Saturday January 19 2008, 12:12AM

Norwich Union slashes mortgage payouts

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Friday January 18 2008, 11:29PM

Alistair Darling props up Northern Rock with fresh £30bn debt ...

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Friday January 18 2008, 11:15PM

Mortgages: we do the spadework for those who need to dig deep

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Friday January 18 2008, 11:01PM

Post Office seals its place in best-buy tables

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Friday January 18 2008, 11:01PM

Write-offs send a chill wind down Wall Street

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Friday January 18 2008, 09:20PM

Collapsing housing market clouds Nevada caucuses

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Friday January 18 2008, 07:04PM

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Friday January 18 2008, 04:41PM

Brits found researching more on annual holiday than their mortgage

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Friday January 18 2008, 10:07AM

Mortgage rates drop

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Friday January 18 2008, 09:17AM

Bristol&West: choice of two-year fixed rates

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Wednesday January 16 2008, 12:47PM

JPMorgan's subprime mortgage exposure sends profit down 34 percent in ...

JPMorgan's subprime mortgage exposure sends profit

Wednesday January 16 2008, 12:33PM

Mortgage costs rise despite rate cut

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Wednesday January 16 2008, 12:19PM

JPMorgan estimates slashed by Deutsche

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Wednesday January 16 2008, 12:19PM

What mortgage deal should I go for?

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Wednesday January 16 2008, 11:29AM

Warning over Norwich Union endowments

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Wednesday January 16 2008, 11:29AM

UK lenders will continue to rely upon wholesale funding and ...

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Wednesday January 16 2008, 10:53AM

US mortgage lender IndyMac to lay off 24 percent of its work force to ...

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Wednesday January 16 2008, 01:06AM

Citigroup and Merrill Lynch raise $21bn to cover mortgage losses

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Wednesday January 16 2008, 12:09AM

US mortgage lender IndyMac slashes 2,403 jobs

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Wednesday January 16 2008, 12:01AM

More credit crisis write-downs and writs

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Monday January 14 2008, 12:11AM

UK high street has echoes of 1990's recession

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Monday January 14 2008, 12:11AM

The best remortgage options

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Sunday January 13 2008, 11:49PM

Bovis calls for rate cuts to boost spring sales

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Sunday January 13 2008, 11:35PM

New mortgage scheme: Lagos sets up mortgage registry

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Sunday January 13 2008, 11:28PM

Spring Mortgage set for listing on stock exchange

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Sunday January 13 2008, 11:28PM

Oceanic Homes wins Mortgage Bank of the Year award

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Sunday January 13 2008, 11:28PM

Lex: Banking bonuses

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Sunday January 13 2008, 09:55PM

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Sunday January 13 2008, 08:58PM

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Sunday January 13 2008, 07:32PM

Mortgage lenders defying Gordon Brown

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Friday January 11 2008, 12:39PM

Bank of America agrees to buy troubled mortgage lender Countrywide for ...

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Friday January 11 2008, 12:10PM

Northern Rock sells mortgage book for £2.25bn

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Friday January 11 2008, 12:03PM

US banks ask for mortgage losses reprieve

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Friday January 11 2008, 11:42AM

Troubles at UK mortgage lender Northern Rock

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Friday January 11 2008, 11:06AM

CBA: raises mortgage rates

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Friday January 11 2008, 10:44AM

Mortgage lenders fail to pass on rate cut

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Friday January 11 2008, 09:47AM

Mortgage broker John Charcol up for sale

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Friday January 11 2008, 05:58AM

Biggest US mortgage lender in sale talks after bankruptcy fears

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Friday January 11 2008, 02:59AM

The rise of the 40-yr mortgage

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Wednesday January 09 2008, 12:53AM

Mortgage bankers lobby asks for accounting relief

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Tuesday January 08 2008, 11:20PM

Citi integrating mortgage operations

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Tuesday January 08 2008, 11:12PM

UPDATE 1-Citigroup combines some US mortgage activities

some US mortgage activities | Reuters.com   My ... some US mortgage activities Tue Jan 8 ... some US mortgage activities More Company News ... residential mortgage business combining origination, servicing and ... streamline Citigroup's mortgage lending and securitization businesses ... Mortgage lending at Citibank, CitiFinancial and Smith

Tuesday January 08 2008, 11:05PM

Anthracite Capital President&COO to Participate on Deutsche Bank's ...

Deutsche Bank's "Mortgage REITs" panel in New

Tuesday January 08 2008, 10:58PM

Wayne Swan attacks'excessive'ANZ mortgage rate

'excessive' ANZ mortgage rate Article from: AAP ... both increased mortgage rates independently of the ... standard variable mortgage rates by 20 basis ... by reducing mortgage lending rates when market ... Elle zaps Megan's contract Mortgage pressure:

Tuesday January 08 2008, 10:51PM

Mortgage giant denies bankruptcy

Printable version Mortgage giant denies bankruptcy Countrywide ... 2bn in October US mortgage giant Countrywide ... America's largest mortgage lender fell as much ... of higher mortgage rates, which have led ... record mortgage default levels, particularly in the

Tuesday January 08 2008, 10:37PM

Countrywide shares tumble, mortgage lender denies bankruptcy rumors

shares tumble, mortgage lender denies bankruptcy rumors ... mortgage lender, plunged Tuesday after the company ... Countrywide, like many in the mortgage industry ... wave of mortgage defaults this year, and ... Fed proposes new mortgage rules The proposals ... high cost mortgage borrowers aimed at easing ... mortgage crisis. Golden Goldman Sachs Another record-breaking ... on her mortgage payments became a victim

Tuesday January 08 2008, 09:47PM

Flagstar Bank Launches DocVelocity to Help Mortgage Brokers and ...

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Tuesday January 08 2008, 09:32PM

Web sites take drudgery out of budgeting

drop private mortgage insurance. Geezeo allows you ... to pay mortgage More most viewed DVD

Sunday January 06 2008, 12:52PM

Last week's headlines

resell PHH's mortgage unit to the Blackstone

Sunday January 06 2008, 12:45PM

A lender's recipe for downfall

for downfall Mortgage leader's drive to grow ... get a mortgage with few questions. They ... Subprime mortgage lender Fieldstone Investment Corp. of ... first few mortgage payments. In court filings ... to buy mortgage securities, the company changed ... into the mortgage industry, just like everyone

Sunday January 06 2008, 12:45PM

Raiding 401(k) not a good way to pay mortgage

to pay mortgage Gail MarksJarvis January 6 ... pay their mortgage by using their 401(k) ... to cover mortgage payments they cannot afford ... of a mortgage problem. Even if the ... If your mortgage is unaffordable now, it ... on their mortgage payments will be allowed

Sunday January 06 2008, 12:23PM

The loan bomb

That adjustable-rate mortgage may have seemed ideal ... as possible, mortgage experts say. Planning ahead ... Annapolis First Mortgage and president-elect of the ... Association of Mortgage Brokers. "I would say ... provider of mortgage market data. Lenders should ... and second mortgage to cover 100 percent ... The rate on the first mortgage may ... the second mortgage is set to shoot ... Lifeline" Refinance Mortgage program is offered through ... behind on mortgage payments. "I refer to ... of Bi-Coastal Mortgage Inc. in Lutherville. Borrowers ... contact their mortgage lender. Lenders will sometimes ... off the mortgage and cover selling costs

Sunday January 06 2008, 12:23PM

Woman Scammed People, Police Say

a month mortgage payment after they lost

Sunday January 06 2008, 12:16PM

Britain's prime minister says public sector pay rise limits curbing ...

burden of mortgage payments, Brown said. "I

Sunday January 06 2008, 12:02PM

Move to mortgage banking paying off for Flaherty

turning their mortgage brokering business into a ... Move to mortgage banking paying off for ... sold a mortgage and his wife and ... of the mortgage brokerage firm he had ... awarded a mortgage banking license, which he ... Flaherty said his fellow mortgage brokers told ... the subprime mortgage market forced the closure ... lenders, or mortgage wholesalers, which gives brokers ... a national mortgage bank. For the past ... to his mortgage portfolios. The brokers keep ... for the mortgage industry to right itself

Sunday January 06 2008, 07:51AM

ASK YOUR BANKER FOR A MORTGAGE ADJUSTMENT

FOR A MORTGAGE ADJUSTMENT January 6, 2008 ... adjustable rate mortgage? For five years now ... sold your mortgage to someone else, then ... holding the mortgage you have a shot ... TO MORTGAGE OR INVEST, OR BOTH? TRADING ... BANK ON MORTGAGE HOLDER JAY-Z WRAPS HOTEL

Sunday January 06 2008, 07:23AM

Mortgage approvals slump to 3-year low

Mortgage approvals slump to 3-year low By ... Mortgage approvals have sunk to a three-year ... "We expect further cooling in mortgage ... Mortgage approvals have now fallen for five

Sunday January 06 2008, 05:57AM

REFILE-DEALTALK-Banks face struggle in mortgage-backed LBO debt

(Repeats for some clients) (For more Reuters columns on deals, click [DEALTALK/]) By Jonathan Keehner and Al Yoon NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Banks may struggle this quarter placing a planned $20

Thursday January 03 2008, 11:40PM

Sector Glance: Mortgage Insurance

Mortgage Insurance Email | Print | ... of mortgage insurers closed lower Thursday ... volume of mortgage applications offered little hope ... The Mortgage Bankers Association early Thursday reported ... Mortgage insurers have been battered for months ... prices choke mortgage credit quality. These companies ... As more mortgage borrowers fail to repay ... contracts protecting mortgage debt lose value. Here ... of some mortgage lenders fared Thursday: Shares ... Shares of MGIC Mortgage Investment Corp. slipped

Thursday January 03 2008, 11:26PM

How to avoid mortgage misery in 2008

How to avoid mortgage misery in 2008 ... fixed-rate repayment mortgage of £200,000 could ... Richard Morea, technical manager of mortgage brokers ... availability of mortgage funds, borrowers who have ... If you have a repayment mortgage the ... an interest-only mortgage, if only for a ... of higher mortgage bills. But this is ... But a £200,000 mortgage will be ... of the mortgage are backward steps - ... of the mortgage allow, to make underpayments ... £200,000 mortgage on a £300,000 ... Charcol, the mortgage broker. "If you don't ... better tracker mortgage today than in the ... to a mortgage broker about finding the ... reduce your mortgage balance and maximise the ... of your mortgage or convert it from ... Telegraph Mortgage Services provided by L&C: 0800

Thursday January 03 2008, 11:11PM

Regulators Broaden Mortgage Probe, Request Information on Marketing

Regulators Broaden Mortgage Probe, Request Information on ... in the mortgage industry, have asked several ... how collateralized mortgage obligations were valued, according

Thursday January 03 2008, 11:11PM

Irwin Financial expects to lose $15 million to $20 million in fourth ...

quarter on mortgage woes updated 5:00 p ... However, when the mortgage industry plunged into

Thursday January 03 2008, 10:14PM

30-year mortgage rate slips to 6.07%

30-year mortgage rate slips to 6.07% ... Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday ... the 30-year mortgage was below 6 percent ... Other types of mortgage rates also experienced ... The mortgage rates do not include add-on

Thursday January 03 2008, 10:07PM

S&P Downgrades $3.68B in Mortgage CDOs

68B in Mortgage CDOs January 3, 2008 ... loans as mortgage credit quality disintegrates, the ... backed by mortgage debt in light of ... quality among mortgage borrowers. © 2008 The

Thursday January 03 2008, 08:48PM

US 30-year mortgage rates lowest in 4 weeks

US 30-year mortgage rates lowest in 4 ... US 30-year mortgage rates lowest in 4 ... debt-Fed US 30-year mortgage rates lowest in ... released by mortgage giant Freddie Mac (FRE ... 30-year mortgage rates fell to an average ... while fifteen-year mortgage rates dipped to an ... economy and mortgage market," said Frank Nothaft

Thursday January 03 2008, 08:19PM

Legislature seeks tax, subprime mortgage relief

national subprime mortgage crisis under a $180 ... national subprime mortgage crisis. Another $30 million

Thursday January 03 2008, 08:19PM

Better Mortgage Bureau to Put'Consumer'First

Release Better Mortgage Bureau to Put 'Consumer' ... the Better Mortgage Bureau has decided to ... to Consumer Mortgage Bureau. By adding consumer ... The Consumer Mortgage Bureau is dedicated to ... find the mortgage professional that meets their ... that their mortgage professional is licensed, trained ... the Consumer Mortgage Bureau code of ethics ... of Kennedy Mortgage. "The Consumer Mortgage Bureau ... consumers against mortgage fraud and other abuses ... Consumer Mortgage Bureau says its name change ... the Consumer Mortgage Bureau. "We see an ... About the Consumer Mortgage Bureau: The Consumer ... The Consumer Mortgage Bureau was built to ... for the mortgage industry and is the ... for the mortgage industry. http://www.consumermortgagebureau ... com SOURCE The Consumer Mortgage Bureau Copyright

Thursday January 03 2008, 07:29PM

Sunny sign in home resales

in the mortgage lending market. Over the ... has caused mortgage providers to tighten their

Tuesday January 01 2008, 12:51PM

UPDATE 1-A&L held takeover talks with Santander -paper

- British mortgage bank Alliance & Leicester ... another UK mortgage lender until the price

Tuesday January 01 2008, 12:44PM

PNC bank doubles bad loan reserves

summer's subprime mortgage crisis. Bank executives said ... including subprime-backed mortgage securities, had reached about

Tuesday January 01 2008, 12:29PM

PHH terminates merger agreement with GE and Blackstone

(Reuters) - Mortgage and vehicle fleet company ... sell PHH Mortgage to Blackstone immediately after

Tuesday January 01 2008, 12:22PM

More subprime woes, scant reforms in'08

and the mortgage crisis. When a fund

Tuesday January 01 2008, 12:15PM

FTI holds forth in turbulent'07

during the subprime mortgage meltdown. The Baltimore-based ... Municipal Mortgage, also based in Baltimore and ... any single-family mortgage lending, for that matter ... losses on mortgage bonds and other debt ... backed by mortgage securities. Its stock fell

Tuesday January 01 2008, 12:08PM

Existing home sales up 0.4%

A dip in 30-year mortgage rates in

Tuesday January 01 2008, 12:08PM

For stocks, bad news just kept on coming

subprime mortgage market, a worsening downturn in ... home builders, mortgage companies and the American ... Fear that troubles in the mortgage industry ... avoid testifying Mortgage defaults climb to record

Tuesday January 01 2008, 12:08PM

PHH Scraps Sale as Blackstone Fails to Get Funding (Update2)

the New Jersey-based mortgage and vehicle leasing ... sell the mortgage division to New York-based

Tuesday January 01 2008, 12:01PM

Mortgage defaults in Nov. hit record

Subscriber Services Mortgage defaults in Nov. hit ... WASHINGTON - Mortgage insurers saw defaults rise ... Mortgage insurance companies such as PMI Group ... to the Mortgage Insurance Companies of America ... mortgage insurers. It was the highest monthly ... to pay mortgage insurance when they put ... avoid making mortgage insurance payments by taking ... business for mortgage insurance companies. Overall applications ... mortgage insurance rose to 173,259 in ... mortgage insurer, and No. 2 PMI Group ... that the mortgage insurers are in for

Tuesday January 01 2008, 11:11AM