News Archive for June 2008

Building societies prepare to quit Council of Mortgage Lenders - Daily Telegraph

Council of Mortgage Lenders By Philip Aldrick ... Council of Mortgage Lenders over concerns that ... shift their mortgage representation to the Building ... of the mortgage business. Building societies are ... its own mortgage service. Seven staff are ... take their mortgage services from the BSA ... of rising mortgage arrears and repossession rates ... by reducing mortgage lending. According to the ... quality of mortgage data - the CML

Monday June 30 2008, 10:45AM

Spurned by the banks, Middle Britain is pawning its possessions - The Independent

Like having a mortgage, you only lose

Sunday June 29 2008, 12:48PM

BNP head sees worst of global crisis over - Reuters UK

subprime mortgage market as the bank had

Sunday June 29 2008, 09:56AM

John Rentoul: The key to leadership? Personality not policy - The Independent

to a mortgage company involved in the

Sunday June 29 2008, 09:13AM

SEC back at full strength with Senate confirmations - Guardian Unlimited

the subprime mortgage crisis and working on

Friday June 27 2008, 07:45PM

Britain's savings rate plunges to lowest in almost 50 years - Daily Telegraph

face soaring mortgage rates, rising living costs ... from higher mortgage costs, the rising cost ... in the mortgage market) and a surge ... consumed by mortgage interest and payments and

Friday June 27 2008, 02:30PM

House sales tumble as mortgages dry up - Daily Telegraph

that the mortgage market went into a ... 2,000 mortgage products pulled during the ... slump in mortgage approvals and growing evidence ... while the mortgage credit squeeze shows no ... said that mortgage approvals had fallen to ... estate agents, mortgage brokers, conveyancing solicitors and

Friday June 27 2008, 01:54PM

Rights issues alive even as banks seek faster cash - Reuters UK

debacle around mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley

Friday June 27 2008, 01:40PM

House prices'unchanged in May'- BBC News

in May' Mortgage lending is at a ... by their mortgage customers. According to Halifax ... Halifax, which is Britain's biggest mortgage lender ... to raise mortgage funds on the financial ... 'faulty' Bank mortgage lending falls 20% Figures ... let-up in mortgage squeeze House prices 'to ... Moving your mortgage TOOLS & GUIDES

Friday June 27 2008, 11:53AM

Halifax comes under fire for bringing in new mortgage fee - Guardian Unlimited

in new mortgage fee Rupert Jones The ... Lender accused of 'sneaking in' mortgage ... new £245 mortgage fee, making buying a ... Britain's biggest mortgage lender was accused of ... The new "mortgage account fee" is a ... of their mortgage, such as the charge ... of their mortgage. The fee will not ... Melanie Bien, at mortgage broker Savills Private ... debate over mortgage exit fees had died ... week that mortgage lenders were charging consumers ... 4 More See more mortgage best buys ... loan providers Mortgage calculator How much can ... Find the right mortgage for you Property

Friday June 27 2008, 11:24AM

Money supermarket shares dive - Manchester Evening News

down their mortgage ranges since the onset ... numbers of mortgage approvals to historic lows ... loan and mortgage markets are well documented

Friday June 27 2008, 09:51AM

Echoes of Great Depression as Dow takes another dive - Times Online

The Dow Jones dived a further 350 points yesterday, giving Americas key economic benchmark its worst June performance since the Great Depression, as oil hit a record and analysts said that the fallout from the credit crunch was far from ove" /

Friday June 27 2008, 01:37AM

KRS reports increased demand for equity release referral service - Insurance Business Review

financial advisers, mortgage brokers and building societies

Friday June 27 2008, 01:23AM

Credit crunch confuses view of Moneysupermarket.com - Times Online

and new mortgage approvals having fallen to ... for 'rescue' mortgage deals Business big shot:

Friday June 27 2008, 12:54AM

Congress weighs Iraq, Medicare bills - Guardian Unlimited

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress was trying to handle its last bill to fund the Iraq war in 2008 before leaving for its Independence Day recess. The Senate planned to vote Thursday night ...

Friday June 27 2008, 12:47AM

Global stocks slide into the red - BBC News

the subprime mortgage and credit markets. Citigroup ... 406 for mortgage fraud Key UK Bank

Friday June 27 2008, 12:47AM

Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Bankers have little option but to keep our ... - The Independent

a similar mortgage famine to the one ... lack of mortgage finance, which has approximately

Friday June 27 2008, 12:18AM

Top Wachovia shareholder says stock very cheap - Reuters UK

the troubled mortgage sector, posting a $708

Friday June 27 2008, 12:04AM

Simple Googling could put paid to hopes of cash bonanza - Technology.timesonline

correctly spelt mortgage services. Icann is hoping

Thursday June 26 2008, 10:24PM

Now we know this is a real property crash - Daily Telegraph

Bankers' Association mortgage approvals figures. When people

Wednesday June 25 2008, 02:37AM

US consumer spending remains resilient - Financial Times

even as mortgage credit dried up for

Sunday June 22 2008, 09:46PM

Lloyds TSB assesses Dresdner Bank purchase and Scottish Widows swap - Times Online

variety of mortgage, insurance and banking products ... the stricken mortgage lender Northern Rock last ... the nationalised mortgage lender to a banker

Sunday June 22 2008, 09:24PM

MPs face expenses reforms - Ananova

cost of mortgage interest payments and pocket

Sunday June 22 2008, 09:24PM

Cashing in on the super rich - Times Online

pay a mortgage and feel no need

Sunday June 22 2008, 09:17PM

'Monthly Outgoings Up 26% In Two Years'- Ananova

30% while mortgage repayments have jumped by

Sunday June 22 2008, 08:20PM

Our need to sustain the ‘great moderation’ - Financial Times

T he US housing market has collapsed, placing severe strains on the financial system and, as a direct consequence, workers and companies are suffering. But the real concern is not ...

Sunday June 22 2008, 07:37PM

Gordon Brown's bitter anniversary - Daily Telegraph

Homeowners face rising mortgage premiums on properties

Sunday June 22 2008, 03:05PM

MP grant'may replace home cash'- BBC News

paying the mortgage or rent on second

Sunday June 22 2008, 11:52AM

FSA admits defeat after HBOS probe - Daily Telegraph

Get the latest business and finance news from the Telegraph. Your source for finance, investing, mortgage and savings news

Sunday June 22 2008, 12:53AM

Halifax becomes last of big four lenders to hit homeowners with ... - Daily Mail

cheap fixed mortgage tonight as Britain's biggest ... £155,000 mortgage at the current Halifax ... fixed rate mortgage with the Halifax at ... £155,000 mortgage will have jumped by ... of the mortgage market. The governor of ... 'The era of cheap mortgage finance ... Council of Mortgage Lenders. And the 1 ... Darren Cook, a mortgage expert at the ... Richard Morea, of independent mortgage brokers London ... their current mortgage deal runs out. With ... a fixed-rate mortgage will deter many from ... with their mortgage to consider two measures  ... an interest-only mortgage or extending the life ... their mortgage. Both moves, which should be ... of a mortgage. "THE FTSE 100 index ... of the mortgage so you pay very ... of the mortgage A lot of people ... pay my mortgage in 5 to 6 ... Our mortgage is set to go up

Sunday June 22 2008, 12:31AM

As first-time buyers vanish, the lights go out across Britain - The Independent

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), puts up ... Mortgage approvals for house purchases are running ... for a mortgage deposit. Some have gone ... increased their mortgage rates again: new two-year ... available to mortgage banks but only ... Three men on a hike Mortgage

Sunday June 22 2008, 12:03AM

Teresa Hunter: Soap opera of interest rates heads for unhappy ending - Scotland on Sunday Online

increases in mortgage costs this year. Ouch ... through higher mortgage and other costs, rising

Saturday June 21 2008, 11:56PM

Paymentshield to close Edinburgh office - Scotland on Sunday Online

delivery to mortgage intermediaries." He added that

Saturday June 21 2008, 11:49PM

If we rely on free markets, we are looking disaster in the face - Guardian Unlimited

a functioning mortgage and housing market. House ... Britain's largest mortgage lender, HBOS (which owns ... The British mortgage market is dangerously close ... of its mortgage offers just 48 hours ... for a mortgage or told that they ... in its mortgage market via the guarantees ... huge public mortgage banks - Fannie Mae ... trillion of mortgage debt. In the US ... the public mortgage banks which will either ... insure the mortgage and so keep mortgages

Saturday June 21 2008, 11:27PM

LloydsTSB eyes up £6 billion Dresdner Bank bid - Times Online

the UK mortgage market, and stuck to ... when the mortgage bank’s woes first emerged ... lower inflation Mortgage lending to worsen after

Saturday June 21 2008, 10:44PM

MPs set to claim £40,000 perk - Times Online

pay the mortgage or rent on flats

Saturday June 21 2008, 08:50PM

HSBC counts cost of crunch - Edinburgh News

HSBC counts cost of crunch - BANKING giant HSBC said it has made a "solid" start to 2008, despite announcing an additional £3 billion of losses linked to the credit crunch.<br /

Saturday June 21 2008, 08:14PM

Click to cut pre-pay gas bill - Guardian Unlimited

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Saturday June 21 2008, 04:39PM

Halifax hikes home loan rates in 20th set of changes this year - The Independent

Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, will ... set of mortgage rate changes that the ... the independent mortgage broker Savills Private Finance

Saturday June 21 2008, 12:54AM

Housebuilders suffer 60% slump in starts as mortgage market tightens - Guardian Unlimited

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Saturday June 21 2008, 12:33AM

Former Bear managers face fraud charges - Financial Times

Two former managers of the Bear Stearns hedge funds that imploded last year were arrested on Thursday and could be charged with securities fraud by US prosecutors. They would be ...

Thursday June 19 2008, 02:18PM

HBOS writes down £1bn and warns on house prices - Times Online

HBOS, Britain's largest mortgage bank which is ... a deteriorating mortgage market. Andy Hornby, chief ... the Halifax mortgage lending business, said its ... resilient" with mortgage arrears in line with ... lower inflation Mortgage lending to worsen after

Thursday June 19 2008, 02:11PM

Millions Struggle To Meet Housing Costs - Ananova

to meet mortgage or rent payments. Nearly ... rent or mortgage, but the affects of

Thursday June 19 2008, 02:11PM

House prices'to fall 9% in 2008'- BBC News

the UK mortgage market HBOS, the UK's ... mortgage lender, has forecast that UK house ... rise in mortgage arrears levels. We're underwritten ... of its mortgage lending should improve next ... Nationwide raises mortgage rates Fixed-rate mortgages rise ... raises new mortgage costs New rules for ... Moving your mortgage TOOLS & GUIDES

Thursday June 19 2008, 01:00PM

No title - Hexham Courant

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Thursday June 19 2008, 12:45PM

Housing costs drive families to despair - yorkshirepost

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Thursday June 19 2008, 12:38PM

UK house prices forecasts get bleaker with prediction of 35pc drop - Daily Telegraph

prices and "mortgage approvals for new house ... optimistic that mortgage demand will recover soon ... Council of Mortgage Lenders reveal that gross ... fall in mortgage approvals, as well as ... Britain's largest mortgage lender, Halifax warned today ... and looser mortgage credit conditions. "However, with

Thursday June 19 2008, 12:31PM

UPDATE 3-HBOS warns of sharper UK house price fall, shares drop - Reuters UK

Britain's biggest mortgage lender HBOS Plc warned ... of its mortgage book moves off fixed-rate

Thursday June 19 2008, 12:24PM

Mortgage lending falls 2% in May - This is Money

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Thursday June 19 2008, 11:05AM

London shares flat midmorning after mixed data reports - Life Style Extra

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Thursday June 19 2008, 10:36AM

MAIL COMMENT: Why this idea really is rubbish - Daily Mail

American subprime mortgage market to the debacle

Tuesday June 17 2008, 02:10AM

Economic downturn rocks foundations as housebuilding slides to lowest ... - Guardian Unlimited

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Tuesday June 17 2008, 01:42AM

Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Barclays hopes to avoid pitfalls of other ... - The Independent

Has Barclays found a better way of restoring balance-sheet capital than its rivals by going the strategic-investor route? The rights issues pursued by Royal Bank of Scotland, HBOS ...

Tuesday June 17 2008, 01:06AM

'Six year wait for social housing'- Channel 4 News

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Tuesday June 17 2008, 12:59AM

Bankers may be charged over funds'collapse - Daily Telegraph

the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which lay at ... other distressed mortgage assets, whose values collapsed

Tuesday June 17 2008, 12:59AM

Domino effect will cost jobs - Times Online

of attractive mortgage deals and having to

Monday June 16 2008, 11:19PM

Estate agents'rogue practices revealed - Daily Telegraph

arranged their mortgage, causing you delays, you ... to sell mortgage advice to potential buyers

Monday June 16 2008, 09:53PM

Lehman Bros braced for 28% drop in British property prices - Guardian Unlimited

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Monday June 16 2008, 04:16PM

Nothern Rocks chairman Ron Sandler's first goal is to dump customers - Times Online

house prices, mortgage arrears and the threat ... for late mortgage payments &ndash; a decision ... mortgage customers leaving in droves, he ... redeeming a mortgage, Sandler gets more cash ... in the mortgage market, which would prevent ... the worst mortgage debts. Sandler insisted this

Saturday June 14 2008, 11:50PM

Councils"should help struggling homeowners"- Reuters UK

to meet mortgage repayments, facing repossession, or ... Mortgage support plans" -- common in the ... With mortgage defaults up 17 percent this

Saturday June 14 2008, 11:21PM

Councils'should help struggling homeowners'- Christian Today

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Saturday June 14 2008, 01:27PM

Repossessions soar in Ipswich - Evening Star

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Saturday June 14 2008, 01:20PM

Councils urged to help homeowners - BBC Business

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Saturday June 14 2008, 01:20PM

Mother offers to bail out thief who embezzled £25k from club - Edinburgh News

raise a mortgage on her home to

Saturday June 14 2008, 11:32AM

Draghi tells G8 banks on track on reform - Guardian Unlimited

on subprime mortgage products and other securitiesed

Saturday June 14 2008, 10:21AM

Thornburg Mortgage posts $3.31 billion loss - Guardian Unlimited

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Thursday June 12 2008, 04:14PM

British families fear inflation is running out of control - Daily Telegraph

taxes and mortgage interest payments - is

Thursday June 12 2008, 04:00PM

Mortgage figures show first-time buyers are getting squeezed - Daily Telegraph

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Thursday June 12 2008, 12:39PM

Small rebound in mortgage lending - BBC News

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Thursday June 12 2008, 09:40AM

Housebuilders must disclose buyers'incentives - Daily Telegraph

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Thursday June 12 2008, 02:24AM

Property market watch - Daily Telegraph

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Thursday June 12 2008, 02:24AM

How far will house prices fall? - BBC News

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Thursday June 12 2008, 01:55AM

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Thursday June 12 2008, 01:55AM

Obama drops running-mate selector over subprime loan links - Guardian Unlimited

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Thursday June 12 2008, 01:48AM

Setback for Obama as head of hunt for vice-president quits - The Independent

a sub-prime mortgage company. The Republican candidate

Thursday June 12 2008, 12:58AM

BofA committed to Countrywide, dividend, M&A unit - Reuters UK

buying money-losing mortgage giant Countrywide Financial Corp

Wednesday June 11 2008, 11:10PM

Johnson resigns from team vetting Obama veep - Guardian Unlimited

Johnson, the former chairman of mortgage lender ... the subprime mortgage crisis. The story was

Wednesday June 11 2008, 10:49PM

Goodwin sees interest rates heading higher - Herald

give a mortgage. Referring to prospective mortgage ... "In doing mortgage business, if interest ... that their mortgage costs might go up ... rejecting more mortgage applications than before, Goodwin ... afford the mortgage." The Bank of England's

Wednesday June 11 2008, 10:49PM

Some may never work again - Times Online

pay a mortgage, he said. &ldquo;I need

Wednesday June 11 2008, 10:13PM

Bank of America CEO committed to Countrywide - Reuters UK

buying money-losing mortgage giant Countrywide Financial Corp

Wednesday June 11 2008, 10:13PM

B&B and Abbey hike rates as funding costs rise - The Independent

raising its mortgage rates to counter the ... delay in mortgage redemptions, stopping it from

Saturday June 07 2008, 01:11AM

Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Once there were building societies. Then they ... - The Independent

Even longstanding depositors and mortgage holders seemed ... The reckless expansion of the mortgage book

Saturday June 07 2008, 01:11AM

Wealthy go to private banks for mortgages - Financial Times

in the mortgage market as they failed ... over UK mortgage losses - Jun-02 Lenders ... - May-28 Mortgage approvals edge up -

Friday June 06 2008, 10:33PM

Dems to push Obama's goals with bills in Congress - Guardian Unlimited

for the mortgage crisis, or use the

Friday June 06 2008, 09:50PM

Find the best place for your cash - Daily Telegraph

for their mortgage? Britannia Building Society has ... on their mortgage completion and a free ... to fund mortgage loans. But while it's

Friday June 06 2008, 08:17PM

Fed's Bullard: Inflation risk visible in mortgages - Reuters UK

mortgage rates have not fallen as much ... Mortgage rates have not come down as ... the subprime mortgage crisis, but the time

Friday June 06 2008, 07:56PM

Rock in mortgage deal with Lloyds - BBC Business

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Thursday June 05 2008, 07:25AM

Lloyds TSB in mortgage deal with Northern Rock - Reuters UK

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Thursday June 05 2008, 07:18AM

That sinking feeling - Guardian Unlimited

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Thursday June 05 2008, 01:56AM

Andrew Cuomo nears deal over sub-prime ratings - Daily Telegraph

the sub-prime mortgage crisis. More on the

Wednesday June 04 2008, 11:40PM

UPDATE 1-Merrill Lynch cuts BofA earnings view, target - Reuters UK

first lien mortgage and home equity portfolios ... the ailing mortgage lender, for $4 billion

Wednesday June 04 2008, 02:07PM

Dire warning for construction firms - Channel 4 News

with tighter mortgage availability squeezing sales by ... in the mortgage market and, consequently, it ... US sub-prime mortgage market, the global economy

Wednesday June 04 2008, 01:24PM

Warning city house prices may tumble after mortgage slump - Edinburgh News

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Wednesday June 04 2008, 01:03PM

Housing industry renews call for interest rate cut - Guardian Unlimited

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Wednesday June 04 2008, 01:03PM

HBOS seeks rights issue backing - MSN UK News

The UK's biggest mortgage lender has sent

Wednesday June 04 2008, 12:34PM

Firms get boost from weaker pound - BBC News

Citigroup is closing its mortgage operation in ... time when mortgage lending is becoming increasingly

Wednesday June 04 2008, 12:27PM

US mortgage applications index hits 6-year low-MBA - Guardian Unlimited

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Wednesday June 04 2008, 11:59AM

CML: Lenders outline steps to address credit crunch problems - Politics.co.uk

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Wednesday June 04 2008, 11:59AM

Minister's rural housing promise - BBC News

incomes and mortgage costs is highest. Ms

Wednesday June 04 2008, 11:59AM

Housebuilders warned over profits - MSN UK News

with tighter mortgage availability squeezing sales by ... in the mortgage market and, consequently, it

Wednesday June 04 2008, 11:51AM

Investor to shore up B&B finances - BBC Business

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Monday June 02 2008, 01:38AM

Dollar drifts ahead of U.S data, sterling dips - Guardian Unlimited

of British mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley ... the UK mortgage market. Sterling fell 0

Monday June 02 2008, 01:38AM

The week ahead - Daily Telegraph

BSA April mortgage lending figures. Tuesday June ... BoE mortgage lending data on Monday is ... Mortgage lending is estimated to edge up

Monday June 02 2008, 12:55AM

Teresa Hunter: Out of touch MPC's rate cut won't loosen lending logjam - Scotland on Sunday Online

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Monday June 02 2008, 12:34AM

Negative equity hits 250,000 homeowners - Daily Telegraph

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Monday June 02 2008, 12:12AM

TPG’s investment buys time for B&B - Financial Times

the UK mortgage lender at a time

Sunday June 01 2008, 11:51PM

TPG buys £150m stake in B&B - Financial Times

10th largest mortgage lender launched its controversial ... to rising mortgage arrears, said Mr Crawshaw

Sunday June 01 2008, 11:51PM

Lib Dem call for action against Northern Rock - Times Online

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Sunday June 01 2008, 11:01PM

B&B to get cash boost from Texas Pacific -BBC - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Mortgage bank Bradford &

Sunday June 01 2008, 10:54PM

Teresa Hunter: Banks and watchdogs risk a housing market catastrophe - Scotland on Sunday Online

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Sunday June 01 2008, 10:32PM