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  • Morrison Says Holiday Sales Accelerated on TV Ads, Fresh Food

    Bloomberg - Tesco Finance Director Andrew Higginson said last week customers are ``cautious'' and called for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as higher mortgage repayments, taxes, utility bills and food prices erode incomes. Morrison ...
    2008-01-21 11:18:00
  • Mortgage lending tumbles as credit crunch takes toll

    Herald - On the one hand, house buyers are being pressurised by elevated house prices, modest real disposable income growth and the significant overall rise in mortgage rates since August 2006. "On the other hand, the credit crunch and sub-prime mortgage ...
    2008-01-21 03:54:00
  • Panhandle to weather mortgage troubles

    Charleston Gazette - Such mortgage loans carry adjustable interest rates given to rise and are made to risky borrowers for a fee. They hurt borrowers and lenders. Moreover, the practice puts a drag on the economy. Irvine, Calif.-based Realty Trac reported that ...
    2008-01-21 09:52:00
  • UPDATE 2-BOJ keeps rates on hold, says growth intact

    Forbes - But tame price growth and market turmoil ensuing from the U.S. subprime mortgage mess have kept it from raising rates since February last year. (Editing by Michael Watson) Copyright 2008 Reuters, Click for Restriction Top Story: Fed Rate Cut ...
    2008-01-21 11:04:00
  • Market rout may bring rates relief - Sydney Morning Herald

    Market rout may bring rates reliefSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 48 minutes agoThe plunging share market may bring some relief to mortgage holders fearful that the Reserve Bank may raise rates again on February 5. ...
    2008-01-21 10:45:05
  • Tuesday newspaper round-up: Xstrata, BP, Friends Provident - ShareCast

    Tuesday newspaper round-up: Xstrata, BP, Friends ProvidentShareCast, UK - 46 minutes agoNorthern Rock is to pay the Government up to £400m as an arrangement fee for providing the lifeline finance package that will allow the troubled mortgage ...
    2008-01-21 10:46:57
  • ABN Leads Stocks Bears as MFS Sees No Repeat of '03 (Update1) - Bloomberg

    ABN Leads Stocks Bears as MFS Sees No Repeat of '03 (Update1)Bloomberg - 45 minutes agoThe number of Americans who fell behind on mortgage payments rose to a 20-year high in the third quarter and home prices probably fell last year for the ...
    2008-01-21 10:48:33
  • The Coming Financial Collapse of America (and Why Today's Market ... - Newstarget.com

    The Coming Financial Collapse of America (and Why Today's Market ...Newstarget.com, Taiwan - 42 minutes agoInstead of moving to a larger home when you qualify for loans, work to pay off your existing home mortgage and own your home outright. At the very least, ...
    2008-01-21 10:51:44
  • In honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Clarksville Online

    In honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.Clarksville Online, TN - 40 minutes agoShe assured people who are having trouble with mortgage payments that there are other options possible besides foreclosure: one example she gave is short ...
    2008-01-21 10:53:28
  • German Government Agrees To Put Schacht's Policy Into Constitution - Executive Intelligence Review (EIR)

    German Government Agrees To Put Schacht's Policy Into ConstitutionExecutive Intelligence Review (EIR), VA - 37 minutes ago... awarding of mortgages with adjustable interest rates to debtors with low creditworthiness had to lead directly to the bursting of the mortgage bubble, ...
    2008-01-21 10:56:11
  • Will Canada Choose the American System Or Collapse With the British? - Executive Intelligence Review (EIR)

    Will Canada Choose the American System Or Collapse With the British?Executive Intelligence Review (EIR), VA - 37 minutes agoThis was a period of intense capital investment that closely matched Canada's population growth and rate of urbanization. This period stands in stark ...
    2008-01-21 10:56:13
  • You might be surprised at financial-aid payoff - USA Today

    You might be surprised at financial-aid payoffUSA Today - 36 minutes agoThe fallout from the subprime mortgage market has affected all types of loans, including private student loans. Private lenders are expected to tighten ...
    2008-01-21 10:57:03
  • Gulf to revalue together at some stage - Qatar - ArabianBusiness.com

    Gulf to revalue together at some stage - QatarArabianBusiness.com, United Arab Emirates - 34 minutes agoWith inflation rising across the region while at the same time the Fed is cutting rates to contain fallout from the US subprime mortgage crisis, ...
    2008-01-21 10:59:00
  • Bernanke Disappoints Treasury Bulls Detecting Rebound (Update1) - Bloomberg

    Bernanke Disappoints Treasury Bulls Detecting Rebound (Update1)Bloomberg - 33 minutes agoFifth Third's Stapley is shifting money to mortgage securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest sources of money for US home loans. ...
    2008-01-21 11:00:12
  • EU Say Stock-Market Rout, US Slump Threaten Europe (Update1) - Bloomberg

    EU Say Stock-Market Rout, US Slump Threaten Europe (Update1)Bloomberg - 32 minutes agoThe slowdown is undermining policy makers' hopes that the region will avoid the fallout from the subprime mortgage collapse in the US, which drove up global ...
    2008-01-21 11:01:36