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Mortgage data pool looms
(EXCLUSIVE) Homebuyers' mortgage histories are set to be shared among banks from next year - if the privacy commissioner gives the go-ahead.

Mortgage rates drop to another new record
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the 10th time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy. Business - United States - Mortgage - Financial Services - Mortgage loan

New rules may raise mortgage rate
BANKS may inflict higher mortgage rates on borrowers to offset the costs of new liquidity rules that are tipped to drive up the price of the safest financial assets.

Financial program coming to FUMC
SPECIAL TO THE LOG CABIN NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Financial Peace University (FPU), the 13-week program taught by Dave Ramsey, has helped more than 1 million families across the country positively change their financial future.

Mortgage repayment row rolls on
BORROWERS waiting for the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to rule on their mortgage underpayment complaints have been told they are unlikely to be compensated unless

Summer Rerun: Japan Says US Financial Crisis Worse Than Its Bust, Urges Government to Recapitalize Banks
This post first appeared on March 24, 2008 The comments in the Financial Times by Yoshimi Watanabe, Japan’s financial services minister, are extraordinary. He ventured to give the US advice on its credit crunch based on Japan’s experience during its post-bubble-years banking crisis. And it’s not pretty. Why are these remarks so unusual? Consider: Most countries don’t give [...]

Citi warns of mortgage rates rise
Banks may impose higher mortgage rates on borrowers to offset added costs of new liquidity rules.

Mortgage Bankers group spent $745K lobbying in 2Q
The Mortgage Bankers Association spent $745,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on issues including banking regulations, housing issues and reforms to the financial system.

Refinancings soar as mortgage rates fall to record lows
For anyone younger than 57, mortgage rates are now the lowest they’ve been during your life.