Articles, tagged with "mortgage customers", page 2
23rd April 2010
I've long wanted to write an article about Web Leads (Life Assurance Leads, Health Insurance Leads, Homeowner's Assurance Leads, for example) and why they are a waste of cash, time, and a drain on the Assurance Industry.
A strong economy and growing p...
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Author:
deepak kulkarni
10th December 2009
Financial market trends are all set to grant more financial powers to the consumers. This is what market indicates as it progresses further.
As we notice for the past few weeks, there has been a spurt in number of new mortgages and rate cuts. This is...
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Author:
gracy
11th September 2009
If you're a homeowner on a tracker mortgage, you'll be feeling pretty pleased with yourself right now.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has slashed the base rate from 5% in October to a record low of just 0.5%. If you've got a £150,000 ...
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Author:
MarkeD
18th June 2009
Many mortgage customers are being charged between 20 and 50 pounds each month if they fall into arrears. The lenders argue that these charges merely reflect extra costs they incur and the costs cease when customers agree a repayment plan.
But critics ...
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Author:
michael challiner
12th June 2009
Homebuyers with spotless credit records are being warned that they could find it difficult to take out a new mortgage as banks continue to tighten their lending criteria. Banks and building societies are rejecting loan applications at short notice as hous...
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Author:
michael challiner
01st May 2009
The personal loans market is one industry that has been particularly hard hit in the current economic slowdown. Banks, already overloaded with large amounts of toxic assets, have become increasingly wary of lending to anyone without a spotless credit rati...
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Author:
Darrell
17th April 2009
The Council of Mortgage Lenders says the number of cases in arrears at the end of September 2008 was 168,000 - 8pc higher than the 155,600 in arrears at the end of June. They are expecting up to 170,000 arrears by the end of the year.
The CML also said...
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Author:
Mark Jenkins
30th November 2008
Property booms are a real shot in the arm for those already nearing the top of the housing ladder. They've seen their property prices rise higher than they'd have dared to hope. The cost of borrowing has been low and house values wonderfully high. Life is...
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Author:
michael challiner
30th September 2008
The truth is, folks, that preforeclosure and short sales are the wave of today and the future. As someone who has had mortgage loan training and who I'm sure pays attention to the news and realizes how many foreclosures are out there right now, aren't you...
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Author:
D.C. Fawcett
14th August 2008
Borrowers have been dealt another blow as mortgage giants Nationwide and Woolwich raise rates and the cost of two-year fixed rate mortgages hits a ten-year high.
Research by financial information specialist Moneyfacts.co.uk has shown the cost of...
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Author:
Christian Ward
24th July 2008
A leading broker has advised people to choose an offset mortgage rather than dipping into their savings to pay for their home loan.
An expert from the broker said that this would allow customers to pay off their home loan quicker and would also offer t...
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Author:
Gill
03rd July 2008
Today's announcement that Bradford & Bingley, Britain's biggest buy-to-let mortgage lender had already suffered huge losses in the first few months of the year caught many by surprise.
However, it is the lender's bad debt figures, located towards the ...
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Author:
Mildred
02nd July 2008
State-owned Northern Rock is set to offer great deals for savers in the coming months, however it is the bank's existing 800,000 mortgage customers who are the bone of contention.
The main cause of Northern Rock's swift demise was the home loans offe...
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Author:
Jemma
23rd May 2008
A leading charity has criticized lenders who supply secured loans to people with low credit ratings.
A Citizens Advice Bureaux report said irresponsible lending decisions and aggressive arrears management by sub-prime lenders were driving the current i...
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Author:
Linsey Summers
20th May 2008
There are worrying signs in the loans market at the present time. The current banking crisis has lead to concerns that mortgage customers will find it harder to get loans and in turn, with houses becoming more difficult to sell, prices will fall.
Cent...
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Author:
Jenny Longmuir