Inflation set to rise further as energy costs increase
INFLATION hit a three-and-a-half year high in August and is set to rise further in the next few months.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2005-09-29 09:48 GMT: UK mortgage lending picks up in Aug; approvals highest since June 2004 - BoE (Interactive Investor) LONDON (AFX) - Mortgage lending in the UK picked up slightly in August after slumping in July, while the number of approvals rose to the highest level since June 2004,
Lynn Dorothy M. Wagner, 45, Towson mortgage banker (Baltimore Sun) Lynn Dorothy McKenzie Wagner, a mortgage banker and mother of two young girls, died Thursday at her Towson area home after a seven-month battle with colon cancer. She was 45.
Interest Rate Roundup Here's a look at the state of interest rates on five common consumer banking products and the latest rates from Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large banks and thrifts.read more...
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System Planned (TheStreet.com) Starting in 2009, consumers will have access to online records of their mortgage lenders and brokers.
Mortgage applications decline for fifth time in six weeks (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) WASHINGTON -- U.S. mortgage applications declined for the fifth time in six weeks as fewer homeowners refinanced, a private group's survey showed Wednesday.read more...
Few Borrowers Understand New, Easier-term Mortgages TThey are the new breed of "affordability'' mortgages, and home buyers in high-cost real estate markets can't get enough of them: Interest-only and "payment-option'' plans that cut monthly payments sharply