Hope for ‘mortgage prisoners’ as MPs and regulator act to free them
Northern Rock mortgages were bought by the government, but many have been sold on to other organisations, including banks and funds. Photograph: Frank Baron/The Guardian...
Mortgage refinances surge 8%, as rates fall to the lowest level since January 2018
Total mortgage application volume increased 2.4% last week from the previous week and was up 15% from a year earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers...
Mortgage rates slump for the third-straight week as big questions dog the housing market
Rates for home loans fell along with the broader bond market even as the transformation of the real-estate industry quickened pace. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
IDBI branches may sell LIC Housing Finance’s mortgage scheme, says CEO Vinay Sah
LIC Housing Finance reported a 16.70 percent growth in net profit at Rs 693.58 crore for the March quarter of 2018-19. Total income rose to Rs...
Allow mortgage of Salt Lake property: Calcutta high court
Calcutta High Court KOLKATA: Calcutta High Courton Wednesday passed an order that will help residents of Salt Lake to mortgage their property without much hassle. Justice...
The Shift to a More “Balanced” Mortgage Market
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index saw a 4.3 percent annual gain in February, down from 4.6 percent the previous month. The Index notes that...
Mortgage rates just tanked thanks to the Fed – and they could go even lower
Mortgage rates fell quickly after the Fed’s announcement Wednesday that it would be getting back into the bond-buying business, big time – which could take rates even lower. The...
I hustled to pay off my mortgage years before I had to, because there’s something even more important than the math
Right after my husband and I got engaged, we decided it was time to upgrade from our two-bedroom apartment to a house. In early 2017,...
Dreamers have effectively been cut out of FHA mortgage program: report
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson (Credit: Getty) Are Dreamers eligible for government-backed mortgages? Federal agencies are sending mixed messages about Deferred Action Childhood...
Diana Clement: Should I break my mortgage?
Do you kick yourself when mortgage rates fall? Many Kiwis regret having fixed at a higher rate when rates continue to nosedive. The trouble is...