Banking & Finance
MAF ORIX Finance opens its first branch at Sharjah City Centre The new branch will offer a wide array of lease financing services to small and medium size companies in the region.
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HBOS 2nd-Half Profit Rises; Mortgage Market Declines (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) March 1 (Bloomberg) -- HBOS Plc, Britain's biggest mortgage bank, posted second-half profit that missed analysts' estimates as its market share of mortgages declined and bad debts rose. The stock
Factors that affect our saving habits For its Nest Egg Index, A.G. Edwards looked at 12 statistical factors using data that directly affects or influences personal savings habits, including: * Savings propensity .read more...
Bush eyes grants, not agency, for La. recovery The White House on Wednesday opposed a plan from a Louisiana Republican to create a federal agency to buy homes destroyed by recent Gulf Coast hurricanes, saying grants to state
30-Year Mortgage Rate Climbs to 6.53% (Los Angeles Times) Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.53% this week, up from 6.49% last week and the highest since the week ending July 12, 2002, mortgage company Freddie Mac said.read more...
Questions over priviate mortgage insurance answered (Market Watch) Realty Q&ABy Lew SichelmanWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Issues that readers want to know about this week include private mortgage insurance and some feedback on insurance risk scoring.read more...
Ask Realty Times News & Advice > Columnist Ask Realty Times Ask Realty Times by Peter G. Miller Question: I'm renting a home from my father because I have bad credit.read more...