A&L Doubles Mortgage Market Share (Ananova)
Alliance & Leicester says its share of new mortgage business was almost double its traditional market share in the first quarter.
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Panel OKs overseer for mortgage giants Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (Kansas City Star) WASHINGTON ? A House panel on Wednesday approved legislation designed to strengthen the government's hand over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.via
Home-Equity Borrowing Stalls As the Housing Market Cools The amount borrowers owe on lines of credit fell for the first time since 1999, leading banks to court homeowners more as they grow wary. read more...
Borrowing to cut taxes reckless Prime Minister Helen Clark has today unveiled one of Labour's three new election billboards.read more...
CIBC announces $463M writedown of U.S. mortgage-related holdings (Canadian Business) TORONTO - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM) has disclosed it will take a $463-million writedown on collateralized debt obligations and residential mortgage-backed securities related to the U.S. residential mortgage
Partial real estate tax break granted for the right reasons Some owners can't hold out 2 years before selling DEAR BOB: If my partner and I sell our jointly owned home, will we owe capital gains tax if we sell
Home prices hold steady in county, for once In a market that's been spiraling into the stratosphere, it may come as a shock that the Santa Cruz housing market failed to break records in April.via