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UK mortgage approvals pick up in December, consumer credit slows

British mortgage approvals rose in December for the first time since June, the Bank of England said on Friday, suggesting that a steady slowdown in the number of loans for home purchases could be bottoming out. Data from the BoE also showed a sharp slowdown in December in borrowing by British consumers whose spending has driven the country's economic recovery. The BoE said mortgage approvals for …

Mortgage holders win at Supreme Court

High court unanimous that home loan borrowers need only send a letter to their bank to rescind a contract when disclosure violations are at issue.

Mortgage approvals down in November

The number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers fell to its lowest levels in almost a year-and-a-half in November, the Bank of England has reported.

Mortgage approvals fall to 17-month low in November

Property market suffers autumn slowdown as Bank of England figures show dip after summer recovery The number of mortgages approved for house purchases fell to a 17-month low in November, in a further sign of a housing market slowdown in the autumn. A total of 59,029 home loans were approved for purchases during the month, according to figures from the Bank of England, below the average of 63,191 …

Credit Suisse vows to fight New York mortgage securities case

ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Group AG said on Monday it would fight a U.S. lawsuit which accuses the Swiss bank of deceiving investors in mortgage-backed securities it had issued. The Zurich-based bank said a New York State Supreme Court justice had last week rejected its request to dismiss the case, in which New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman accuses the bank of misrepresenting the …