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Petrol, mortgages'will decide election'The Australian, Australia -52 minutes agoBy Roberta Mancuso | October 01, 2007 RISING fuel bills and mortgage stress could decide how people in marginal and outer-suburban electorates vote in the …

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BOE Figures May Include Loans to Northern RockWall Street Journal -13 minutes agoBy ADAM BRADBERY LONDON — The "other assets" category of the Bank of England's balance sheet, the area that would register any loans to distressed UK …

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Answers to Get on Private Student LoansForbes, NY -14 minutes agoBy AP 10.01.07, 12:04 AM ET Private student loans are not guaranteed by the government and their interest rates are not capped. …

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Fitch affirms the IDRs of Taishin Group and Chang Hwa BankThe Asian Banker (subscription), Singapore -2 hours agoThe ratings are as follows: – TFHC: Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB-' (BBB minus), Short-term foreign currency IDR at 'F3', …

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Mortgages set up to failBoston Herald, United States -23 minutes ago“These mortgages were bad even before the ink dried on the mortgage application,” Anderson said. Coakley’s office has begun to take aim at straw buyers. …

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Getting Ready for the Roof to FallBarron’s (subscription) -12 minutes agobased TCW Group has been sounding warnings for more than a year that mortgage lenders had taken leave of their senses by spooning out mortgages without …

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Taiwan FSC mulls easing rules on bank loans for China ops via OBUs …Forbes, NY -2 hours agoIt said the agency is mulling raising the limit for such loans to 15 pct of the combined net assets of OBUs and related overseas entities, from the current …

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Keep giant federal agencies out of the mortgage messKansas City Star, MO -42 minutes agoFannie and Freddie buy home loans and hold them in their own portfolios or repackage the loans as securities for sale to investors. …Borrowers Are Feeling Some Heat, but It's Not a 'Mortgage Meltdown'Washington PostOur view on mortgage meltdown: Wrong way to fix [...]

SBI indicates home loan rate cut in OctoberEconomic Times, India -14 minutes agoIt was possible to offer discount on loans booked during the festive season, he added. Asked what his expectations were from RBI on the interest rate front, …

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Brokers ignore lies on mortgage applicationsTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -20 minutes agoBy Harry Wallop and Aislinn Simpson Mortgage brokers are still offering "profoundly irresponsible" mortgages to first-time buyers despite the recent call by …

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