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• TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 15:45 GMT

  CNBC - Mortgage Applications WASHINGTON (AP) - Home-loan data to be released Wednesday will show whether mortgage applications rose for the second-straight week as borrowers took advantage of lower rates.
  2008-03-12 09:06:00

• Mortgage options still exist for home-buyers

  Times Herald-Record - NEWBURGH — With the subprime mortgage market in shambles, financing a home purchase is all about getting back to the basics. ... SONYMA offers below-market interest rates and 97 percent financing. A relatively new program, “Keep the ...
  2008-03-12 01:59:00

• Believe it or not, interest rates may fall

  News.com.au - ... has shattered consumer confidence, with financial markets predicting an end to interest rate rises and fixed home loan rates are ... This indicates that the Reserve Bank's last rate hike , combined with further independent moves from the mortgage lenders ...
  2008-03-12 02:57:00

• Fed move sparks market

  The Washington Times - The Fed's actions yesterday were aimed at alleviating the rise in mortgage rates by providing more liquidity for the market. "The move has had a powerful psychological impact, and [mortgage investors and home buyers] can only hope that is sustained ...
  2008-03-12 01:16:00

• New rich may help world economy resist recession

  Reuters South Africa - You are here: Home > Article ... As the U.S. economy stalls under the weight of a housing bust and subprime mortgage ... Higher living standards and more flexible exchange rates have made people more ...
  2008-03-12 11:22:00

• Next-door foreclosures slam home values

  Boston Globe - Appraisers use comparable sales data to calculate the value of a home, a number ... If borrowers are unable to refinance at lower rates, that could cause even more ... Mortgage brokers and appraisers in California, Florida and Nevada -- states where ...
  2008-03-12 02:49:00

• Fitch Cuts Countrywide Credit Rating

  Forbes - Fitch added that it appears home loan delinquency rates are rising at a faster pace than many had expected. Countrywide is the nation's largest mortgage lender.
  2008-03-12 02:28:00

• Siegel sees summer relief

  Globe and Mail - You're convinced the subprime mortgage and credit crises will be resolved fairly ... Creditworthy institutions are now having to pay very high rates just because of ... active fund management at home or abroad, based on your research findings.
  2008-03-12 11:22:00

• US mortgage implosion set to blow Darling's Budget to pieces

  Daily Telegraph - ... to head off the implosion of America's $11 trillion (£5.44 trillion) mortgage ... We have been withdrawing £50bn a year in home equity, spending our paper profits ... We can slash rates to stop a slump. But one can only blush at Mr Darling's claim ...
  2008-03-12 02:28:00

• Loan requirements tighten, change as home sales fall

  Boston Globe - ... 300,000 home with a mortgage alone or in combination with a home equity loan or a line of credit. Today, that same borrower likely needs $60,000 for a down payment or will face large fees and higher interest rates ... are rising among mortgage and home ...
  2008-03-12 12:12:00

• Dollar Trades at Record Low Versus Euro as Fed Plan Disappoints

  Bloomberg - The U.S. currency plunged yesterday against the euro, yen and Swiss franc, erasing a rally from March 11 when the Fed said it would lend Treasuries to financial institutions and take mortgage debt as collateral. Traders bet the Fed will cut rates by ...
  2008-03-12 02:06:00

• (AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-12 20:48 GMT: Next-door foreclosures slam home values (Interactive Investor)

  (AP) - If your neighbors have lost their homes, you could pay the price when you try to sell or refinance -- even if your credit is good.
  2008-03-12 02:13:54

• Fitch Affirms Ambac´s IFS at ´AA´; Outlook to Negative (wallstreet:online AG)

  Fitch Ratings affirms the insurer financial strength (IFS) rating on Ambac Assurance Corp. (Ambac)
  2008-03-12 02:26:10

• (AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-12 21:00 GMT: No dilution for investors: Freddie CFO (Interactive Investor)

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A top executive of Freddie Mac on Wednesday said the mortgage-finance company has enough capital and will not need to dilute the value of its shares by issuing more stock.
  2008-03-12 02:28:31

• Growth In Bureaucracy Is Rampant (Scoop.co.nz)

  The growth in the bureaucracy in central government has been mirrored with staggering increases in staffing levels in most Auckland local councils..
  2008-03-12 02:47:33

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