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  • Bank of America mortgage volume up 13 percent

    Nashville Business Journal - Bank of America Corp. originated $188.6 billion in mortgages last year, up from $166.3 billion in 2006. On that basis, Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) ranked No. 4 among the top five U.S. mortgage lenders last year, according to MortgageDaily.com ...
    2008-01-30 11:12:00

  • Subprime exposure takes heavy toll on UBS (International Herald Tribune)

    On Wednesday, the Swiss bank warned that it would mark down yet another $4 billion worth of securities, leading to the bank's first annual loss since it was formed in a merger in 1998.
    2008-01-30 12:02:52

  • Economic growth in '07 weak but hiring holds up (South County Spotlight)

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy slowed abruptly in the fourth quarter as consumers curbed spending and homebuilding plunged, according to a government report on Wednesday that kept fears of recession alive.
    2008-01-30 12:08:43

  • Refinance.com Cites Lowest Mortgage Rates Since March 2004 After ...

    Forbes - We urge homeowners to immediately contact lenders with expertise in mortgage refinancing and explore various alternatives such as FHA fixed rate insured loans," he added. Homeowners can take immediate advantage of the historic low mortgage rate ...
    2008-01-30 11:33:00

  • Economic growth in '07 weak but hiring holds up (Gresham Outlook)

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growth in the U.S. economy slowed abruptly in the fourth quarter as consumers curbed spending and homebuilding plunged, according to a government report on Wednesday that kept fears of recession alive.
    2008-01-30 12:11:21

  • What house price surveys foretell

    Times Online - Perhaps the best known house price surveys come from Nationwide and Halifax , the two biggest lenders in the UK. These surveys are based on the mortgage approvals granted by the lenders during the month - giving an indication of the price of houses ...
    2008-01-30 07:58:00

  • Fitch Downgrades FGIC to 'AA'; Ratings Remain on Watch Negative (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

    NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded the following ratings on FGIC Corporation and its financial guaranty insurance subsidiaries Financial Guaranty Insurance Company and FGIC UK Ltd:
    2008-01-30 12:36:00

  • Rabobank bonds deal shows liquidity fears

    Financial Times - Many banks and especially mortgage lenders have come to rely increasingly on capital markets rather than depositors to fund their businesses. But since the credit crisis began last summer, hardly any securitisations have been sold in the open markets ...
    2008-01-30 10:29:00

  • Rate cut pressure as mortgage approvals dive

    International Herald Tribune - The Council of Mortgage Lenders has warned that mortgage lending will fall dramatically this year unless credit market conditions ease. The Bank said its M4 measure of broad money supply showed growth of 1.5 percent on the month in December, the ...
    2008-01-30 04:38:00

  • FBI joins probe of subprime lenders

    Dallas Morning News - Agency officials did not identify the companies under investigation but said the wide-ranging probe, which began in spring 2007, involves companies across the financial services industry, from mortgage lenders to investment banks ...
    2008-01-30 07:51:00

  • Wachovia CEO: No Acquisitions in '08

    Forbes - Instead, the focus is on integrating the Charlotte bank's two most recent purchases: retail brokerage firm AG Edwards Inc. and Golden West Financial Corp., one of the country's largest mortgage lenders. "We are very healthy, but we are not really ...
    2008-01-30 11:04:00

  • Call for bail-out agency to unblock mortgage markets

    Financial Times - The UK’s frozen mortgage markets may need to be unblocked by creating a new agency that could temporarily bail out lenders until conditions in the wholesale money markets improve, according to the IFS. While groups such as the Council of Mortgage ...
    2008-01-30 10:14:00

  • Mortgage rates continue to increase - The Press Association

    Mortgage rates continue to increaseThe Press Association - 1 hour agoAmong those who have hiked their rates are Britain's biggest mortgage lender Halifax and Abbey, which has increased its trackers rates by up to 0.35% for ...
    2008-01-30 11:00:36

  • Fraud Ring Leader Behind Bars - Originator Times

    Fraud Ring Leader Behind BarsOriginator Times - 1 hour agoAdditionally, as part of his sentence, Daugherty was ordered to pay $576390 to twenty-one different banks and mortgage companies. ...
    2008-01-30 11:13:02

  • US may enter 'growth recession' in 2008 - BloggingStocks

    US may enter 'growth recession' in 2008BloggingStocks - 1 hour ago... consumer confidence is low, and one need not list the litany of concerns regarding mortgage lenders and related asset-back securities and banks. ...
    2008-01-30 11:34:12

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