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  • The global economy

    Economist.com - Mr Cecchetti and his colleagues calculate that, on average, more than half the improvement in the stability of economic ... That is one likely consequence of the trouble at Northern Rock, a mortgage bank that was rescued this week by the British ...
    2007-09-19 05:55:00
  • Trichet upbeat but eurozone nerves persist

    Financial Times - ... could be affected by a slowdown in the UK - its largest export market - if the crisis surrounding the Northern Rock mortgage ... But again the effects are hard to calculate and will depend on the length of the crisis. Eurozone borrowing costs would not ...
    2007-09-19 05:55:00
  • Offsets are now child's play

    Daily Telegraph - We calculate that 170,000 offset mortgages worth more than £23.9bn were taken out in 2006, representing 7 per cent of all new mortgage advances, and 8 per cent of the overall mortgage market share. The average year-on-year growth for offset for ...
    2007-09-20 05:54:00
  • Danger lurks as Bank credibility suffers

    Times Online - The economy is not falling off a cliff; retail sales, the money supply and mortgage lending were strong last month. The ... 750, and its calculation for male full-time average earnings, just over £34,000, the traditional measure used to calculate ...
    2007-09-22 03:43:00
  • Ways to slash inheritance tax bills

    Times Online - With the alternative, a lifetime mortgage or roll-up scheme, you take out a mortgage on part of the value of your home ... If you want the Revenue to calculate your 2006-7 tax bill, you have one week to submit a paper return. The online deadline is ...
    2007-09-22 05:16:00
  • Queue that stretched around the world: How run on the Rock changed ...

    The Independent - Economists calculate that UK house prices are somewhere between 10 and 30 per cent overpriced: that is, they are that much ... It will be harder to get a mortgage for two reasons – but the costs will eventually come down. One obvious reason for the ...
    2007-09-22 05:38:00
  • Queue that stretched around the world: How run on the Rock changed financial landscape of Britain (Independent)

    The UK economy
    2007-09-22 04:44:51
  • Site Features

    Westerly Sun - ... 1989 following his death – and had consistently stayed current with its mortgage ... six years down the road they would be making more money or that they can refinance ... For more information on the Federal Housing Administration’s “FHA-Secure” plan ...
    2007-09-19 05:55:00
  • Predatory Lending Practices Prevalent

    KGO - They refinanced their home in 2006 with an adjustable mortgage, naively buying a ... Why should I go into foreclosure, mess up my credit even more and can't refinance ... He gave them the incorrect information and now we're behind on our house payments ...
    2007-09-21 05:53:00
  • Wampanoag Members Want Financial Information On Tribe (WCVB Boston)

    Political turmoil continues in the tribe that's trying to build a $1 billion casino in Middleborough.
    2007-09-22 09:58:37
  • 'Green' house effect: Use an Energy Efficient Mortgage to build dream eco-friendly home (Deseret Morning News)

    With Utah's housing market experiencing its shares of ups and downs, some homeowners and prospective buyers might consider looking for ways to enhance their current or future investments as the case may be.
    2007-09-21 11:28:59
  • HOMEOWNERS GLOOMY ABOUT PRICES

    New York Post - While the Federal Reserve's half-percentage-point interest rate cut Tuesday would help homeowners whose mortgage rates are about to reset, shrinking home values and tougher credit requirements would overwhelm the positive impact from cash-out ...
    2007-09-22 01:53:00
  • More pain for ING customers

    Times Online - The crisis in the US mortgage market has spread around the world as banks have become reluctant to lend to each other, pushing up the cost of rates in the wholesale markets, where lenders fund their trackers and discounts. However, most existing ...
    2007-09-22 05:16:00
  • HDFC to cut interest rates - newspaper

    Reuters India - MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp is likely to cut its interest rates next week, the Economic Times reported on Saturday. "The cost of wholesale funding has come down and we are taking a look at passing on the ...
    2007-09-21 11:44:00
  • Fed rate cuts will help some in WNC

    Asheville Citizen-Times - Many mortgage rates are tied to Treasury bills rather than the federal funds rate or prime rate. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bill rate had risen to 4.7 percent by Friday, days after the Fed’s cut in the federal funds rate, Stonestreet said. ...
    2007-09-22 05:38:00