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...China has made a record cut to a mortgage-linked loan rate as policymakers roll out more targeted support to the country’s ailing property sector....
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...Over the past few years UK policymakers have explored the idea of mortgages with an interest rate locked in for the term of the loan, along the lines of long-term products offered in countries like the US...
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...But she is waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, so that her mortgage will be cheaper. “I could make it work now, but I wouldn’t be able to travel or go out for nice food as much....
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...Since 1975, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act has required banks to report mortgage lending by race and ethnicity, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a rule that requires lenders...
...The US Federal Housing Finance Agency on Tuesday said it plans to rein in a group of 11 regional government-backed wholesale lenders, the Federal Home Loan Banks, that became a key source of funding for...
...While the French customers were attracted by the lower interest rates on mortgages dominated in Swiss francs, they claim they were not sufficiently warned of the currency risks that the loans carried....
...Given that they comprise bundles of home loans, mortgage-backed securities move to roughly the same macroeconomic impulses as Treasuries....
...With about three-quarters of homeowners paying 4 per cent or less on their mortgages, they are “trapped” in their current homes because a new mortgage means paying more than 7 per cent....
...If getting or renewing a home loan is your biggest financial worry this year, then rejoice. More and more lenders are cutting their rates....
...Nationwide is offering zero per cent finance to mortgage customers for up to £15,000 for work to improve home efficiency, in part to gauge underlying demand among homeowners....
...Since the start of the year, dozens of lenders have cut interest rates on home loans, in anticipation that the Bank of England will follow suit....
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