Jun 092009
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Fear among the mortgage originators about rising rates
Motley Fool There is rampant fear that the "good" times that the mortgage banking industry has seen the past several months is over. The emphasis is on the loans in the pipeline that have rate locks expiring.. why would this be? Cause mortgage rates are rising as … |
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Interest rate spread falls, but mortgage rates jump in March Quarter
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica The overall interest rate spread of commercial banks rose only momentarily before falling another 20 basis points (bps) below the gap measured at the end of last year by the end of March this year. But the spread on private sector loans ticked upwards … |
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ANZ National Bank defends mortgage rates
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand New Zealand's largest bank is rejecting MPs' criticism that banks are keeping mortgage rates artificially high and maintaining high profits, despite falling official interest rates. In a report by Parliament's finance and expenditure committee … |
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Westpac ups mortgage rates
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand Less than a day after Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee said it was "surprised and concerned that longer-term mortgage rates had risen recently," Westpac has announced it is to raise three and five year mortgage rates. … |
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Mortgage rates set to rise again
Toronto Star, Canada Soaring bond yields are setting the stage for a second round of interest rate hikes on residential mortgages in about a week. After nudging rates higher on longer-term mortgages last Wednesday, Toronto-Dominion Bank is once again raising borrowing … Property prices in Canada falling as mortgage rates go up Property Wire all 4 news articles |
Jun 092009
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Rising mortgage rates may add to housing woes
Examiner.com The spike in the ten-year Treasury yield has had a dramatic effect on mortgage rates over the last month amid fears that new supply of bonds to finance the massive projected federal deficits may overwhelm demand. Yes, an increase in the appetite for … |
Jun 092009
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Mortgage rates rising | to lock or not to lock?
Examiner.com I frequently encounter clients who read about unbelievably low interest rates online or hear about astonishing rates on the news. The dilemma is that many online references to interest rates are actually advertisements and mainstream news outlets fail … |
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Mortgage rates begin to climb, could slow housing recovery
San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription), CA By JEN LEBRON KUHNEY, The Daily Transcript Fixed 30-year mortgage rates around the country rose last week from 5.25 percent to 5.48 percent with the week ending on Jun 7, according to a new report from real estate Web site Zillow.com. … |
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NZ's largest bank defends mortgage rates, profit
National Business Review, New Zealand New Zealand's largest bank is rejecting MPs' criticism that banks are keeping mortgage rates artificially high and maintaining high profits, despite falling official interest rates. In a report by Parliament's finance and expenditure committee … Low fixed mortgage rates gone Stuff.co.nz all 90 news articles |
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Will rising mortgage rates swamp housing market?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO By Tim Logan After hovering around 5 percent for most of the last few months, the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has spiked to about 5.7 percent since the end of May. That's nationwide. Here in St. Louis, they're up to about 5.6 percent, … |
