Fix-rate mortgages 'face squeeze'
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More than a fifth of people who have come off fixed-rate mortgages have found it hard to meet their repayments.
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Applications for home mortgages tumbled last week as short-term interest rates soared and refinancing requests fell back to November levels, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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New figures from major banks and building societies confirm that the UK housing market is slowing down. The Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Building Societies Association have both recorded a slowdown in mortgage lending.
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Applications for U.S. home mortgages  fell in the last week as mortgage rates edged higher and  refinancing applications fell, an industry group said on  Wednesday.
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The number of US mortgage refinancings fell sharply last week suggesting that the refinancing boom may have run its course even as rates eased, economists said.
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Even borrowers with strong credit are feeling the pinch as home values fall and monthly payments rise.
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Troubles buffeting the U.S. mortgage market could get worse as resurgent crude oil prices squeeze the finances of already hard-pressed borrowers, analysts say, and that could spell more trouble for Wall Street.
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Interest rates may have peaked, the Bank of England has signalled as it warned that house prices could fall further in the coming months.
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While Americans fear an epidemic of foreclosures, brought on by the subprime mortgage meltdown, Britain is already suffering one.
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30-year fixed home loans remain appealing, but variable rates have been on the move up. By Sandra Block. If you&#39;re hoping an adjustable-rate mortgage will help you afford your dream house, you may want to rethink those granite countertops.
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Business & money: Building society damaged by the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the US and other one-off charges
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Lenders say the move which tightened ÂexoticÂ mortgages might stifle the use of loans that make houses more affordable.
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Investor's Business Daily - The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.53% in the week ended June 7, up from 6.42% last week and the highest since Aug., Freddie Mac said. It was at 6.62% last year. The 15-year fixed rate rose 0.1 point 15 6.22%. &quot;Mortgage rates climbed this week owing to market concerns of a tight labor force and wage growth,&quot; said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist. He said housing probably won&#39;t recover before year-end.
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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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Mortgage applications fell for a second straight week as interest rates remained near recent highs, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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The truism that higher interest rates function as a tax on people who hold variable debt has been particularly apparent to homeowners holding adjustable-rate mortgages.
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Higher interest rates have knocked investors' confidence in putting their money into property, evidence suggests.