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...Data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shows it remained at a rate of just 1.5 per cent at the end of the third quarter....
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...Porticoes Capital will seek to take over banks closed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the US regulator, according to an official filing....
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...It was the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis that inspired my book Princess Persephone Loses the Castle....
..., you know, a 2.75 mortgage to a 7 per cent mortgage....
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...Commercial property, and in particular mortgages on less-full office buildings, had been one of the biggest factors pushing up problem debts....
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...This includes a mortgage boycott by homeowners and rising bad loans from struggling developers. An official signal that the banks have Beijing’s support would help investor confidence....
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