Abbey for Intermediaries has launched a new key account exclusive and has also reduced rates by up to 0.20% on its new Flexi Homebuyer and remortgage products.
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AfI launches key account exclusive and cuts rates
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Strict new mortgage rules will make it harder for thousands to free up cash from their homes
Strict tests will ensure that only homeowners who can really afford such schemes can take out equity, which have been a popular way for many to raise extra funds.
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Home loans for repairs
8th december 2011 The White Rose Credit union is providing interest-free home loans for vulnerable people around the district. The loans pay for essential repairs and disabled adaptations.
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Confident landlords gearing up
Professional landlords are showing signs of confidence by taking equity out of unmortgaged properties they own to expand and gear up investment potfolios.
USDA Rural Development surpasses $1 billion in home loans
New homeowners from Wood River were recognized on Wednesday after they received the $1 billionth in home loans through the USDA Rural Development program in Nebraska.
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USDA Rural Development surpasses $1 billion in home loans
$1B in USDA home loans
New homeowners from Wood River were recognized today after they received the $1 billionth in home loans through the USDA Rural Development program in Nebraska.
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$1B in USDA home loans
Mortgages Banks Are Happy to Modify
NEW YORK — Three of the “big four” U.S. banks still have significant exposure to option-payment adjustable-rate mortgages– or option-ARMs — leftover from the subprime mortgage boom. But the prolonged low-rate environment has given borrowers a brief financial respite, and lenders are using opportunity to modify the mortgages and push homeowners into lower-risk financing.
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Defaulted Mortgages Draw Investors Of All Sizes
Despite losing billions in mortgage-backed securities in the real estate bust, investors are aiming for profit from defaulted mortgages. They buy these individually or in bundles from lenders and via funds.
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Defaulted Mortgages Draw Investors Of All Sizes
2 homes, 2 reverse mortgages?
A reverse mortgage is just one option open to seniors needing extra cash in retirement.
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2 homes, 2 reverse mortgages?
Coventry Building Society and Godiva Mortgages Awarded 5 Stars from FT Adviser Online Service Awards
Coventry Building Society and its subsidiary company, Godiva Mortgages, have both been awarded 5 stars in the FT Adviser Online Service Awards. The Awards are an independent measure of financial services, as voted by the intermediaries who use them.Coventry 30 June 2011 Coventry Building Society and its subsidiary company, Godiva Mortgages, have both been awarded 5 stars in the FT …
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Half of mortgages on tracker rates
A quarter of Irish residential mortgages have been taken out to finance rental properties, and more than half are on tracker rates, Central Bank data showed today.
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Liza Horvath, Senior Advocate: The value of reverse mortgages
Reverse mortgages allow a senior — defined as someone older than 62 years old — to borrow against the equity in their home and postpone repayment until they move, sell or pass away.
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Liza Horvath, Senior Advocate: The value of reverse mortgages
MORTGAGES / Fixed rates hover near yearly low
Fixed mortgage rates were mostly unchanged this week, hovering near yearly lows. The average rate on the 30-year loan held steady at 4.50 percent, Freddie Mac said. It hit 4.49 percent two weeks ago, the lowest level…
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