Home loans: Mortgage approvals plunge by 65%
guardian.co.uk, UK - Aug 26, 2008
There were 144600 new buy-to-let loans in the first half of 2008, down from 176500 in the second half of 2007 and 169500 in the first half of last year. …
Mortgage approvals tumble as consumers shun debt Telegraph.co.uk
UK new home loans languish near record low in July Daily Times
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Housing fix backfires
CNN - 16 hours ago
As part of the economic stimulus plan, lawmakers raised the limit on the size of home loans mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can guarantee, …
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Fannie, Freddie shun NY subprime loans Inman.com (subscription)
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FHA Raises Premiums for Home Loans
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 3 hours ago
Guy Cecala, publisher of Inside Mortgage Finance, said the FHA's share could reach 30% by year end. The FHA is taking a far bigger share of the market …
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Raising the bar San Diego Union Tribune
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Home loans: Mortgage approvals plunge by 65%
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
There were 144600 new buy-to-let loans in the first half of 2008, down from 176500 in the second half of 2007 and 169500 in the first half of last year. …
Mortgage approvals tumble as consumers shun debt Telegraph.co.uk
UK new home loans languish near record low in July Daily Times
Big Drop In Home Loans Sky News
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Higher Fees for Mortgages
New York Times, United States - Aug 23, 2008
The companies also tightened their policies on refinance loans that enable an owner to take cash out of a home. Fannie Mae was the first of the two mortgage …
How the Mortgage Giants Lead The Market Deeper Into Crisis Washington Post
Get ready for a mortgage maze Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Restructuring of mortgage loans gets tougher
Arizona Republic, AZ - 18 hours ago
Its message boards contain story after story of struggling borrowers whose efforts to renegotiate their mortgage loans only led to frustration. …
Credit eases for buyers of more-affordable homes Arizona Republic
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Home loans: Top banks rule mortgage market over credit-crunched …
Europinions Finance, UK - 2 hours ago
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Falls Church Firm Rolls Out Tool to Keep Up With Loan Modifications
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
Nine major lenders representing 20 percent of the prime mortgage market now use its core software for loan modifications, the company said. …