BAD apples in the mortgage broking industry would be screened out under reforms proposed by the NSW Government to cover a sector negotiating at least 40 per cent of all home loans. Among...
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Mortgage Clinic: 'Should I switch to an offset mortgage?' 
The Independent
The Independent
'I'm tempted to switch to an offset mortgage, but I'm worried that I'd have to pay a significantly higher rate compared to a regular deal. My balance is £98,000, with 15 years to run. I have savings of £27,000' KR,...
Brokers challenge mortgage deals
BBC News
BBC News
Mortgage brokers are complaining of not being allowed to offer some new mortgage deals to potential borrowers. Brokers deal with more than half of all new mortgage applications, but some lenders are offering new deals...
Mortgages & homes - Mortgage features
This is Money
This is Money
Nationwide increases size of deposit Nicky Burridge, Press Association 28 April 2008 One of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders today increased the size of the deposit it demands from new borrowers to at least 10% on all...
Quitclaim doesn't change mortgage
The Charlotte Observer
The Charlotte Observer
ILYCE GLINK Q: If someone does a quitclaim, how long does it take for you to completely be on the loan and the other party is off the loan? I think you may be a little confused about what a quitclaim deed is and what it...
DiMasi pays off mortgage loan from friend
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi said he paid off the balance of an unusual $250,000 third mortgage on his North End condominium yesterday, after the lender, his close friend Richard D. Vitale, who is under scrutiny for...
House Speaker says he paid off mortgage from lobbyist friend
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
BOSTON—House Speaker Sal DiMasi says he's paid off a $250,000 loan from a close friend, who just registered as a lobbyist. DiMasi got the $250,000...
Wedding expos now offer mortgages, too
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
, N.Y. — As they seek ways to offset the downturn in home sales, real estate and mortgage brokers have...
FSA fines Axa's mortgage broker Thinc £900,000
The Independent
The Independent
The City regulator has fined Thinc, a sub-prime mortgage broker, £900,000 for poor risk management and record-keeping as the watchdog clamps down on shoddy practices in retail financial...
11 indicted in Mass. mortgage fraud scheme
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
BOSTON—Federal authorities say 11 people are facing charges for allegedly obtaining more than $10 million in fraudulent mortgage loans for...
Registry could curb mortgage fraud
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
There are lots of proposed remedies to prevent another mortgage catastrophe like the one we're going through now. Most of the suggestions I've seen won't fix the loopholes that allowed so many borrowers to take on...
