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Australian Home-Loan Approvals Drop to Seven-Year Low (Update2) (Bloomberg) Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Australian home-loan approvals fell in August to a seven-year low, supporting the central bank's decision yesterday to cut the benchmark lending rate by 1 percentage point, the most since a recession in 1992. us.rd.yahoo.com
Australian Home-Loan Approvals Drop for Seventh Month (Update1) (Bloomberg) Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Australian home-loan approvals declined for a seventh month, supporting the central bank's decision yesterday to cut the benchmark lending rate by one percentage point, the most since a recession in 1992. us.rd.yahoo.com
Loan Scam Artist Loses His Home (New London Day) Jose M. Guzman, a former loan officer who pleaded guilty last month to defrauding more than 200 borrowers in New London County, has lost his us.rd.yahoo.com
Countrywide agrees to largest home loan aid program to settle suits (International Herald Tribune) To settle lawsuits with 11 states that accused it of predatory lending practices, Countrywide will provide $8.4 billion in direct loan relief, affecting an estimated 400,000 U.S. borrowers. us.rd.yahoo.com
Floridians Finding Difficulties Getting Home Loans (WPBF Palm Beach) Not all Floridians, including one Delray Beach man, are finding it easy to get a home loan. us.rd.yahoo.com
New home prices rise to record levels (The Monitor) McALLEN -- New home prices set a record high in August as eroding consumer confidence and tighter lending standards made selling low-income housing more difficult, officials said. us.rd.yahoo.com
Toronto-Dominion Hasn't Curbed Consumer Lending (Update1) (Bloomberg) Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Toronto-Dominion Bank hasn't slowed its pace of lending to individuals and small businesses even as the cost of funding rises, the head of its Canadian consumer bank said. us.rd.yahoo.com
HSBC cuts rates (Times of Malta) HSBC Bank Malta said this afternoon that as a result of the ECB interest rate change, it is reducing its Home Loan Base Rate (HMLR) from 4.25% to 3.75%. The HMLR is the base for the bank’s variable mortgage lending. us.rd.yahoo.com
HSBC Announces change in Base Rate (Maltamedia.com Daily News) As a result of the decrease in the Reference Rate of the European Central Bank from 4.25% to 3.75%, HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. is reducing its Home Loan Base Rate (HMLR) accordingly from 4.25% to 3.75%. The HMLR is the base for the Bank’s variable mortgage lending. Reflecting the current market conditions, HSBC has adjusted its [...] us.rd.yahoo.com
City Attorney Sues WaMu Over Lending Practices (KGTV San Diego) City Attorney Michael Aguirre filed a lawsuit against Washington Mutual, alleging that the bank engaged in unlawful subprime mortgage lending practices. us.rd.yahoo.com
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