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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The number of new mortgages being given to house movers falls by 20% in the past year, Bank of England figures show.
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Business & money: Credit crunch and housing woes blamed for gloom as businesses begin lobbying for interest rate cut
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The threat of higher interest rates is putting off some potential first-time home-buyers, a survey suggests.
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If your mortgage rate is rising, is it time to refinance?
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Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages dipped this week, good news for prospective home buyers. Freddie Mac&#39;s weekly survey released Thursday showed that rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages declined to
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The number of new mortgages being given to house movers falls by 20% in the past year, according to the Bank of England.
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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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A Bank of England rate-setter warns that a downward spiral of falling house prices threatens the economy.
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Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.76 percent for the week ending November 11th, up from 5.70 percent last week. Mortgage rates are still low by historical standards, however, even with the increase.
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Troubles in mortgageland may get  worse before they get better, especially for the so-called  &quot;subprime&quot; borrowers whose spotty credit histories put them  into more costly loans.
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Investor's Business Daily - The 30-year fixed rate averaged 5.48% for the week ended Jan. 24, down from 5.69% last week, as the Federal Reserve slashed key lending rates and the housing market weakened further, Freddie Mac said. It was the lowest rate since March 2004. The 15-year fixed rate dived 26 ticks to 4.95%. The 1-year Treasury-tied adjustable rate plunged 27 ticks to 4.99%.
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New applications for U.S. home loans fell last week after a brief bounce, as 30-year mortgage interest rates edged up, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Global credit squeeze undermining private sector sale of mortgage lender
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Northern Rock is to lift the rates on its range of fixed-term mortgages to borrowers with patchy credit histories.
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Britain&#39;s homeowners were warned by a senior member of the Bank of England&#39;s interest-rate committee yesterday to brace themselves for the &quot;significant probability&quot; that house prices will fall by up to 30%.
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Investor's Business Daily - The average 30-year fixed mortgage fell 0.05 point 15 6.69% in the week of June 21, Freddie Mac said. It was 6.71% a year ago. The 15-year fixed rate fell to 6.37% from 6.43% last week. Rates fell due to concerns that the housing market will continue to hurt the economy following declines in housing starts and home builder optimism, said Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft.