Fewer sales cut mortgage deals (Detroit News)
Fewer home purchases and less refinancing pushed U.S. mortgage applications down for a second week, according to a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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Mortgage lender in takeover talks (Financial Times) Kensington Group, which specialises in mortgage lending to customers with patchy credit records, has said it is in advanced take-over talks that could value the business at up to £290m.read
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Federal Regulator Lifts Limits on Mortgage Portfolios Held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Canadian Business) Marcy Gordon February 28, 2008 - 03:03 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be allowed to expand their roles in the turbulent mortgage market even as
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Mortgage Lending Hits Record Low (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) The number of people applying for a mortgage in December fell for the seventh month in a row, to the lowest level since records began in 1999, down at just