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U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index Fell 1.5% Last Week

May 19 (Bloomberg) — The number of mortgage applications in the U.S. dropped last week, depressed by the biggest plunge in purchases since 1997, as the expiration of a homebuyers’ tax credit drove away buyers.

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Buy-to-let mortgage rates signal market recovery

Confidence grows among lenders, despite budget predicitions of a fire sale of properties, with The Mortgage Works launching an 80% buy-to-let deal It has been one of the biggest casualties of the credit crunch, but buy-to-let lenders are predicting a comeback, despite the surprise rise in capital gains tax (CGT) by the new coalition government.

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First-time buyers given mortgage boost

The Post Office has launched a 90% loan-to-value mortgage in a sign that rates for first-time buyers are improving First-time buyers struggling to scrape together a deposit for their first home were given some welcome news today with the launch of a market leading mortgage. The Post Office has stepped into the 90% loan-to-value (LTV) market offering a two-year fixed rate at 5.45% with a £999 fee …

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BMO’s mortgage fraud claims won’t be probed

RCMP and the Calgary police have told the Bank of Montreal they won’t investigate what could be the biggest mortgage fraud in Canadian history, CBC News has learned.

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Tighter mortgage rules will affect poor Canadians

The federal government’s move to tighten mortgage rules is a necessary wake-up call for debt-addicted Canadians, but the impact on the poor could be unpleasant. It’s one thing to introduce more stringent lending criteria to prevent prospective homeowners from buckling under more debt than they can

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U.K. Bankers Shunned by Mortgage Lenders Turn to Private Banks

Employees in London’s financial services industry are turning to private banks for luxury home loans as the biggest mortgage lenders are deterred by limits on cash bonuses.

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‘SEC probes Wall Street firms for mortgage deals’

After slapping charges of fraud on Goldman Sachs, the US market regulator SEC is probing whether other mortgage deals arranged by some of the biggest Wall Street companies misled investors, says a media report.

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Danish Mortgage Banks Boost March Bond Sales to Lure Buyers (Bloomberg)

March 4 (Bloomberg) — Nykredit Realkredit A/S, the biggest Danish mortgage lender, will auction 53 billion kroner ($9.7 billion) of adjustable-rate bonds starting today, its most aggressive effort to wean investors off annual year-end sales.

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Ins and outs of refinancing an existing mortgage (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

One of the biggest reasons homeowners refinance their mortgage is to obtain a lower interest rate and lower monthly payments.

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MGIC Lowers Rates to Compete With U.S.-Backed Mortgage Insurers (BusinessWeek)

MGIC Investment Corp., the biggest U.S. mortgage insurer, lowered its prices after losing market share to government-backed competitors including the Federal Housing Administration.

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