NatWest launches new mortgage deals (Banking Business Review)
UK bank NatWest has launched two new mortgage deals aimed at first time buyers and the buy to let market, according to a report on financial news portal easier.com.
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HIA expects no change to building code following cyclone predictions The Queensland Housing Industry Association expects there will be no change to the building code in south-east Queensland despite predictions the region could be cyclone-prone. Australia's largest insurer IAG ...read
Microsoft-Toshiba deal a boost for HD-DVD format In an expansion of their alliance, Microsoft and Toshiba said yesterday they plan to develop high-definition DVD players together, cross-license technologies and cooperate in designing new models of mobile ...via
Business Briefs - Tuesday, 16 August 2005 The SA Communist Party , which has actively lobbied for access to affordable credit and financial services for the poor, wants banks to come up with an affordable 10-year home
Cantwell Clarifies Mortgage Situation (CBS News) A spokeswoman for Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) said Thursday that a mortgage she once had with Countrywide has since been sold to Wells Fargo. On June 17, Politico began
Blacks, Hispanics more likely to pay high mortgage rates, study finds (The Arizona Republic) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Black and Hispanic home buyers are more likely to pay high mortgage rates than White borrowers with similar credit ratings and income levels, an advocacy group found.read
Cullen bid to hose down economy Finance Minister Michael Cullen has asked the Treasury and the Reserve Bank for new ways to help dampen the economy, amid frustration that higher official interest rates are not feeding