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A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan. However, the word mortgage alone, in everyday usage, is most often used to mean mortgage loan.
BoE: Lending to Individuals Slows to Below Average in January
Bank of England data also shows mortgage approvals dropping to below the monthly average in January.
Shane Croucher Mar 01, 2013
House Prices Rise 0.2% in February - Nationwide
Housing sector experiencing gradual recovery helped by improvement in job market.
Jerin Mathew Mar 01, 2013
Lloyds Shares Plunge After £750m Loss Linked to PPI Claims
State-controlled lender earmarks £3.75bn to repay customers mis-sold payment protection insurance.
Martin Baccardax Mar 01, 2013
UK Economy's Q4 Contraction Unchanged at -0.3%
Office for National Statistics leaves original GDP estimate unchanged as UK remains likely to avoid triple-dip recession.
Shane Croucher Feb 27, 2013
Barratt Developments Profits Double Amid NewBuy and FLS Schemes
Homebuilder Barratt reports strong first half results as its performance is boosted by mortgage-market simulation from government and Bank of England.
Shane Croucher Feb 27, 2013
JPMorgan Chase to Slash up to 19,000 Jobs
Group planning to reduce thousands in headcount across consumer and community banking and mortgage banking sections.
Lianna Brinded Feb 26, 2013
Bangor Farmer Brian Dodson Suing Environment Agency for £2m After Otters Ate All His Carp
Dodson is suing the environment agency after otters ate his entire stock worth £250,000.
Hannah Osborne Feb 26, 2013
Consumer and Business Borrowing Drops in Snowy January - BBA
Bad weather hits borrowing at British banks, according to BBA figures for Janaury.
Shane Croucher Feb 25, 2013
One in Three Britons Not Saving Money for Future - Scottish Widows
8 million Britons have no savings at all, claims new report.
Jerin Mathew Feb 25, 2013
A Disaster for Osborne - But What Does AAA Rating Loss Mean for the Rest of Us?
When the US and France lost their AAA ratings in 2011, instead of borrowing costs rising, they actually fell. Could that happen in the UK?
Timur Moon Feb 23, 2013
Rising China Home Prices Raise Fresh Restriction Concerns
Chinese government plan to extend its pilot property-tax programme to more cities to curb rocketing home prices.
Prasanth Aby Thomas Feb 22, 2013
HSBC Boosts SME and Mortgage Lending Without FLS Aid
HSBC increased lending in 2012 despite being only major bank to reject credit easing scheme.
Shane Croucher Feb 20, 2013
UK Home Asking Prices Rise to Five-Year High in February - Rightmove
The UK housing market has made a good start for 2013 with asking prices surging to new highs.
Jerin Mathew Feb 18, 2013
MPs Blast UK Treasury's 'Expensive Experiments' on Economy
Public Accounts Committee says government economists unsure of effect of QE and FLS schemes on economy.
Shane Croucher Feb 15, 2013
Rental Costs Fall 0.3% in January on Increased Mortgage Approvals
Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme has enabled banks to provide more mortgages.
Jerin Mathew Feb 15, 2013
Mis-Selling and Risk Failings: FSA Fines UBS Over Asset Backed Securities Fund
UK regulator slaps UBS with a fine for a fund that exposed nearly 2,000 investors to financial instruments that led to the credit crisis
Lianna Brinded Feb 12, 2013
UK House Prices Continue to Fall in January Despite Increased Sales
But RICS says worst may be over for British property market and points to improved outlook.
Jerin Mathew Feb 12, 2013
Bank of England Policymakers Should Focus on Tangible Stimuli
More policies like The Funding for Lending Scheme could provide a genuine boost to Britain, says Shane Croucher.
Shane Croucher Jan 31, 2013
Mail on Sunday Loses £750,000 Libel Case to Asian Banker Irfan Qadir
Former RBS director embroiled in row with Associated Newspapers over top London nightclub The Penthouse.
Dominic Gover Jan 31, 2013
UK Home Prices Rise in January as Buyers Get Cheaper Loans
January house prices improve 0.5 percent after flat reading in December
Jerin Mathew Jan 31, 2013
BoE: Mortgage Approvals Hit Highest Level in Year
Funding for Lending Scheme starts to show results in mortgage market in December.
Shane Croucher Jan 30, 2013
UK Housing Market Optimism Stays On Despite Flat Sales in January
The UK housing market is expected to pick up in 2013 despite slow start, says Hometrack survey.
Geetha Pillai Jan 28, 2013
Why I Hate Facebook's 'Genius' Letter to David Cameron and Armchair Politics Virals [BLOG]
Shane Croucher takes apart a popular letter to the prime minister working its way around social media.
Shane Croucher Jan 25, 2013
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson Plans Stock Market Comeback
Crest Nicholson is planning an IPO in order to take advantage of a "gradual recovery" in the UK housing market.
Jerin Mathew Jan 21, 2013
UK Business Lending Drops by £4bn
Bank of England's Trends in Lending report blames lack of demand, not credit availability, for fall in three months to November.
Shane Croucher Jan 21, 2013
London House Prices Rise in January as New Sellers Flood Property Market
Property prices are expected to match peak levels of 2007 by 2014, says Rightmove.
Jerin Mathew Jan 21, 2013
UK Rent Arrears Rise in December on Christmas Spending - LSL Property Service
The total amount of late or unpaid rent in England and Wales rises to £326m in December from £241m in November.
Jerin Mathew Jan 18, 2013
London Jetset Fraudsters Duped Banks out of £750m
Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and AIG among victims of Achilleas Kallakis and Alex Williams.
Dominic Gover Jan 17, 2013
Goldman Sachs' Bankers Bonus Tax Dodge 'Depressing' - BoE's Mervyn King
Sir Mervyn King tells MPs Goldman Sachs' delay of bonus payments until after tax drop "clumsy and lacking in care".
Shane Croucher Jan 15, 2013
UK House Prices Stable in December And to Rise 2% in 2013
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors forecasts pick-up in prices.
Jerin Mathew Jan 15, 2013
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