(AFX UK Focus) 2008-04-28 14:59 Nationwide tightens mortgage criteria again (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The Nationwide building society, the UK’s second-biggest mortgage lender, has tightened its criteria for mortgage lending again, halving the amount it will lend to new customers and increasing the deposit required.

For Sal, it s 3 mortgages and you re $truck out - Boston Herald
For Sal, it s 3 mortgages and you re $truck outBoston Herald, United States - 7 hours agoWriting the monthly check for the first mortgage on his condo in the North End. 2. Writing the monthly check for the second mortgage on his condo. 1. …

King: Bank of England plan won’t ‘kickstart’ mortgage lending (Market Watch)
The special liquidity plan unveiled by the Bank of England last week isn t designed to kickstart sluggish mortgage lending, but instead aims to ensure banks are confident they will be repaid when lending to each other, Bank of England Gov. Mervyn King said Tuesday.

Ahead of the Bell: Mortgage Applications - Forbes
Ahead of the Bell: Mortgage ApplicationsForbes, NY - 1 hour agoAP 04.30.08, 6:09 AM ET Industry data to be released Wednesday will show whether home loan applications fell for the second straight week as interest rates …

Problems in the system - Warren Tribune Chronicle
WARREN For as long as a week or more in 2007, Phil Budnik worked away from his family with a high-voltage line repair company before being laid off at year-end. Chris Wade trained to sell insurance, a business he soon discovered was a tough one

A Little Sympathy for Those Devils in Stripes - Ottawa Citizen
The following will likely not result in a groundswell of support across the nation. There will be no online petitions demanding a change in our collective attitude, no Facebook groups dedicated to the cause. For what I am about to ask of you is akin

Too good to be true - Columbus Dispatch
Hoping to avoid foreclosure, Malissa and Scott Moran answered an ad promising help. It ultimately left them even closer to losing their Newark home. Harry W. Blausey, 66, faces up to 49 years in prison if convicted on 30 counts that include grand

Shifting away from baby gear - Baltimore Sun
Michelle Rascon fervently wanted to free herself from all that plastic. So it was time for the multicolored ExerSaucer to clutter some other parents’ floor. So too the bouncy seat and the play mat that her two children don’t need anymore. That’s how

Officials have few clues in burning-body mystery - Whittier Daily News
The next day, the 47-year-old’s body was discovered burning on the side of Turnbull Canyon Road, south of Blue Sky Road in Hacienda Heights. Coroner’s officials said he was already dead when someone set him on fire. But authorities haven’t determined

Co-signing loan is the same as taking one out - Reading Eagle
Dear Bruce: My stepdaughter was having a problem financing a car, so she asked me to co-sign, which I agreed to do. To her credit, she always has sent her payments in on time, she has never been late with her payments and she has only a year to go

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Want a second mortgage? Good luck! - Mortgage Mess- msnbc.com
The common practice of homebuyers with shaky credit taking out second mortgages for downpayments is ending because there s no investor demand for securities backed by such loans.

State mortgage brokers call for reform (The Tuscaloosa News)
MONTGOMERY | The Alabama Mortgage Brokers Association has announced a plan that it says will help restore public trust through mortgage reform.

Second Annual Mortgage Fraud Blog Conference Open for Registration (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
EAGAN, Minn.—-Loan schemes. Identify theft. Inflated appraisals. Mortgage Fraud is the fastest growing white-collar crime in the United States. Unfortunately, it’s not just hardened criminals that commit mortgage fraud.

Refinancings boost US mortgage applications - MBA - Reuters
Refinancings boost US mortgage applications - MBAReuters - 1 hour agoThe Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted mortgage application index rose 2.5 percent to 743.4 in the week ended April 11. It was the second …

What Does Your Rainy Day Fund Look Like? - FOXBusiness
What Does Your Rainy Day Fund Look Like?FOXBusiness - Apr 14, 2008 Stop reducing the extra payments on the second mortgage, and let s pile up some cash, let s get the emergency fund umbrella built, Grandma s rainy day fund …

Halifax increase mortgage rates for second time in two weeks - Daily Mail
Sky NewsHalifax increase mortgage rates for second time in two weeksDaily Mail, UK - 4 hours agoHalifax, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, will hit homeowners with its second increase in mortgage rates in less than a fortnight. …Halifax raises mortgage rates by 0.5% Times OnlineHalifax to lift mortgage rates again Telegraph.co.ukNow it will cost 5000 to take out your next mortgage This is LondonSunday Business Postall 27 news articles

Appraisers say WaMu cut corners to increase its mortgage business (Seattle Times)
Washington Mutual’s mortgage woes come as no surprise to Graham Albertini, a real-estate appraiser who worked at WaMu’s Bellevue office…

Oil sets day’s second intraday trading record on dollar and supply concerns (MSN Money Canada)
VIENNA, Austria - Oil prices set the day’s second intraday trading record above $112 a barrel Tuesday after the U.S. dollar fell and crude oil shipments along one U.S. pipeline was said to be operating below capacity.

Westpac cuts mortgage costs (Herald Sun)
THE big four banks are in position to extend their dominance of the mortgage market after Westpac yesterday became the first to slash broking commissions.

A dream unravels Job loss, foreclosure, bankruptcy leave Danville … - Eagle Tribune
A dream unravels Job loss, foreclosure, bankruptcy leave Danville …Eagle Tribune, MA - Apr 14, 2008The family took out a $100000 second mortgage in 2006 and refinanced their cars while Steve continued to look for a new job. Their mortgage payments were …

How To Sell Mortgage Notes To A Private Real Estate Investor - HULIQ (press release)
How To Sell Mortgage Notes To A Private Real Estate InvestorHULIQ (press release), NC - 3 hours agoThe second step to selling your mortgage note requires obtaining an appraisal of the real estate. Typically, this involves hiring the services of a …

A dream unravels Job loss, foreclosure, bankruptcy leave Danville … - Eagle Tribune
A dream unravels Job loss, foreclosure, bankruptcy leave Danville …Eagle Tribune, MA - 6 hours agoThe family took out a $100000 second mortgage in 2006 and refinanced their cars while Steve continued to look for a new job. Their mortgage payments were …

Who can stay? Who must go? Who goes under? - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Who can stay? Who must go? Who goes under?Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Apr 12, 2008Nothing worked — not refinancing, not negotiating a settlement on her second mortgage and not asking for a revision of her loans. Many lenders in Minnesota …

Mortgage-backed securities could help house prices and pension funds - Telegraph.co.uk
BBC NewsMortgage-backed securities could help house prices and pension fundsTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 16 hours agoThat is my second financial bird. Why is the housing sector facing a crisis? What should be done about it and by whom? First, after a long period of rising …UK faces hard times but should avoid recession Telegraph.co.ukBritish house prices could fall by 20 per cent Sunday Business PostShow us the money, plead Britain's mortgage lenders The ObserverInternational Herald Tribune - News of the Worldall 435 news articles

Stock takes: Stuck in the middle - New Zealand Herald
Stock takes: Stuck in the middleNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Apr 10, 2008Stock Takes is no expert on these matters, but if a second mortgage is less secure than the first, how secure is the fourth? What would compel a responsibly …

Wachovia adjusts mortgage underwriting guidelines - Bizjournals.com
Wachovia adjusts mortgage underwriting guidelinesBizjournals.com, NC - 4 hours ago"As we've continued to evaluate what our new guidelines should be, this is where we are." Wachovia is the second-largest bank in the Birmingham area.Wachovia Seeks to Avoid Risky Home Loans Houston ChronicleWachovia Tightens Standards for Home Loans Nationally (Update1) Bloombergall 94 news articles

Fannie Moves to Facilitate Short Sales of Homes - Financial-Planning.com
Fannie Moves to Facilitate Short Sales of HomesFinancial-Planning.com, NY - Apr 10, 2008Many loan servicers have held up the short-sale process by requiring approval from both the first and second mortgage holders, or a majority or …

Mortgage Insurers Spent $4.6M Lobbying - Houston Chronicle
Mortgage Insurers Spent $4.6M LobbyingHouston Chronicle, United States - 4 hours agoThe Washington-based trade group spent $2.43 million lobbying in the second half of 2007, according to a form posted online Feb. 14 by the Senate's public …No-down-payment mortgages gone for good? MarketWatchall 8 news articles

A million home buyers wont be able to get a mortgage deal unless … - Mail on Sunday
24dashA million home buyers wont be able to get a mortgage deal unless …Mail on Sunday, UK - 11 hours agoNationwide revealed its second hike in a fortnight. Yesterday Abbey, Britain's second-biggest mortgage lender, became the latest offender to charge more for …CML urges BoE to lead global action Mortgage StrategyTracker rate mortgages become more popular Residential Landlordall 163 news articles

Bank lowers interest rates to 5% - Tehran Times
Bank lowers interest rates to 5%Tehran Times, Iran - 2 hours agoBefore the rate decision, Alliance & Leicester said it was raising rates on its entire mortgage range for the second time this week. …

Mizuho Profit Drops by 50% as Subprime Losses Swell (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
April 11 (Bloomberg) — Mizuho Financial Group Inc. , Japan’s second-largest bank by revenue, said full-year profit tumbled 50 percent because of mortgage losses at its securities arm.

Q1 Mortgage Filings Plunge 30 Percent - Memphis Daily News
Q1 Mortgage Filings Plunge 30 PercentMemphis Daily News,  USA - 57 minutes agoFirst Tennessee Bank NA and First Horizon Home Loans doing business as First Tennessee Bank combined to be the second-highest lender at the time of purchase …Coffee Break: 'American Idol' uses its Give Back program to assist … commercialappeal.com (subscription)all 2 news articles

Nationwide raises mortgage rates again (Reuters.co.uk)
LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide, the country’s second-largest mortgage lender, is set to increase its fixed lending rates for new customers for the second time in two weeks, as it faces rising costs and heightened demand.

Mizuho Financial Group cuts earnings forecast on subprime mortgage losses (International Herald Tribune)
Japan’s No. 2 bank cut the estimate for the third time for the year that just ended, hurt by $3.9 billion in subprime mortgage-related losses at its brokerage unit.