The loan blog

MBIA: Direct Exposure To Residential Mortgages DownCNNMoney.com -3 hours agoCHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- MBIA Inc.'s (MBI) direct exposure to residential mortgage backed securities dropped slightly across the board since the end of the … More: continued here

RLPC-Russian banks face less liquidity, higher pricing on loansReuters -4 hours agoBy Christopher Mangham LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Russian bank borrowers are asking international banks for new loan proposals but face a less liquid and … More: continued here

Finance Markets best mortgages to beat the credit crunchTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -3 hours agoMore than a million homeowners risk defaulting on their mortgage repayments this year, according to a report published by the Financial Services Authority …Are You One Of The 'Mortgage Million'?Motley Fool UK‘Risky’ mortgage threat to 1 millionMetroMore than 1m people could lose homes in [...]

Appalachian Bancshares, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter ResultsFOXBusiness -2 hours ago… 80510 74725 Loans, held for sale 6503 733 Loans 807522 631053 Allowance for loan losses 9808 7670 Deposits 807597 651134 Short-term borrowings 21048 …LNB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings Increase 81 PercentFOXBusinessLoan Portfolio Performance Drives Solid Results At Financial …FOXBusinessFirstbank Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and [...]

Sabah A housing rescue that would go too farChristian Science Monitor, MA -3 hours agoWhy help the well-off buy jumbo loans with help from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? By Valentine's Day, Congress plans to shoot a mix of stimuli into a …US mortgage bonds vulnerable to bank sellingGuardian UnlimitedUS mortgage reliefFinancial TimesProposed, higher conforming mortgage limits [...]

Loan Portfolio Performance Drives Solid Results At Financial …FOXBusiness -2 hours agoLoans increased $14.5 million to $964.2 million at December 31, 2007, compared with $949.7 million at September 30, 2007 and increased $37.7 million over …Albina Community Bancorp Reports a 41 Percent Gain in 2007 Net IncomeCNNMoney.comPacific Capital Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter Financial ResultsFOXBusiness1st Centennial Bancorp [...]

Earthtimes Beacon Federal Bancorp, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the …FOXBusiness -2 hours agoThe increase was the result of a $172.6 million increase in net loans, $75.8 million increase in securities, $10.0 million increase in bank-owned life …Northway Financial, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Results and …CNNMoney.comCarrollton Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income, a $0.12 …Business Wire [...]

Daily Mail Home loan approvals hit new lowThe Press Association -Jan 30, 2008The Bank of England said just 73000 new loans were approved for people moving home during the month, the lowest figure since July 1995. …New mortgages at 12-year lowTelegraph.co.ukHome Loan Approvals Down AgainFind a Propertyall 15 news articles More: continued here

TV3 News Nat U-turn on student loansStuff.co.nz, New Zealand -1 hour agoNational has performed a spectacular U-turn on interest-free student loans – a Labour policy it once promised to oppose with "every bone in our bodies". …National to keep interest-free student loans despite initial …New Zealand HeraldLabour: Don't trust National on student loansTV3 NewsNational will keep student [...]

TV3 News Key backs student loans status quoNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand -4 hours agoBy Claire Trevett Labour says National leader John Key's backdown from vigorous opposition to the interest-free student loans scheme smacks of desperation, …Nat U-turn on student loansStuff.co.nzInterest free student loans safeTVNZNats U-turn on interest free student loansStuff.co.nzNew Zealand Herald - Radio New Zealandall 52 [...]