Mortgage fears on market turmoil
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Some UK mortgage rates are rising as a direct consequence of the recent turmoil in world financial markets.
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Fresh troubles in the subprime segment of the US housing market have ignited fears of contagion that could affect the financial sector and possibly the broader economy, analysts say.
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Sales of existing homes plunged by a record amount in September as turmoil in mortgage markets added more problems to a housing industry in its worst slump in 16 years.
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MORTGAGE lending fell again last month, a further sign that the housing bubble has burst. About Â£25.4bn was lent by banks and building societies last month, down 4% on August and the second monthly fall in
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Sales of existing homes plunged by a record amount in September as turmoil in mortgage markets added more problems to a housing industry in its worst slump in 16 years
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Borrowers should be wary of programs that play off their fears of losing their homes when mortgage rates reset to significantly higher levels.
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Rising interest rates hurt the value of hedges it holds to protect profits on its mortgage portfolio.
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"Considerable uncertainty" surrounds the UK housing market and interest rates, warns the Bank of England's Charles Bean.
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The US housing and mortgage downturn is now so acute that a fall in home prices is likely, a key lender warns.
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HONG KONG/SINGAPORE  - Asian financial markets were roiled on Wednesday by the widening damage caused by the U.S. subprime mortgage sector meltdown, with investors fearing more negative surprises will emerge in the region.
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Shares of subprime lender tumble after margin calls.
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With more than $1 trillion in subprime mortgages still outstanding, some fear the financial sector's troubles have only just begun
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Troubles in the subprime mortgage  sector could put Wall Street on edge this week just as  investors look for key economic data, including the Consumer  Price Index, to shore up the market's nascent recovery after  its recent plunge.
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U.S. financial markets were rattled by news on Tuesday that late payments on U.S. mortgages had reached their highest level in 3-1/2 years, while regulators began a probe of subprime mortgage lending and called for legislation.
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U.S. financial markets were rattled by  news on Tuesday that late payments on U.S. mortgages had  reached their highest level in 3-1/2 years, while regulators  began a probe of subprime mortgage lending and called for  legislation.
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There's an anxious face-off between sellers and buyers of homes as expectations of big profits fade
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Troubles with subprime mortgages cast a shadow over the stock market last week as investors worried about a potential growth in losses on loans to risky borrowers. Still, stocks managed to eke out small gains.