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  • Canada's mortgage insurance market picks up pace

    Reuters - TORONTO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Canadian home buyers look poised to reap the rewards as U.S.-based mortgage insurance companies bid for a foothold in the hot domestic housing market. The market had been a duopoly until 2006 between the Canadian Mortgage ...
    2007-10-29 08:11:00
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2007-10-29 16:00 GMT: TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 15:45 GMT (Interactive Investor)

    2007-10-29 15:34:47 S&P upgrades 21st Century Insurance
    2007-10-29 09:25:53
  • Change insurance to match life circumstances (MSN Money Canada)

    Mention the word insurance and a lot of people will immediately think of a salesperson appearing at their door trying to sell them something they either don't want or don't think they particularly need.
    2007-10-29 09:42:59
  • The Shaky Mortgage Safeguard (Fool.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

    How would you pay your mortgage if you fell ill or lost your job?
    2007-10-29 09:32:13
  • Mortgage insurance market picks up pace (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)

    Canadian home buyers look poised to reap the rewards as U.S.-based mortgage insurance companies bid for a foothold in the hot domestic housing market.
    2007-10-29 08:06:00
  • CML forecasts slower, but steady, market in 2008

    Politics.co.uk - ... one million, interest rates are set to fall by three-quarters of one per cent, and gross lending will decline but is still set to exceed 2005 levels, according to the 2008 housing market forecasts published today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. ...
    2007-10-29 04:58:00
  • Don't write off Northern Rock's Ridley

    Daily Telegraph - Ten days after his resignation as Northern Rock chairman, it's time to do that sort of job on Dr Matt Ridley — the scientist nobody seemed to notice was the top man at one of our largest mortgage lenders. Just to recap, the Northern Rock crisis was ...
    2007-10-28 11:43:00
  • Mortgage Technology Firms Underutilize Search Engine Marketing ...

    Forbes - In other words, lenders are not seeking LOS solutions on the Internet using that term, said DepthPR's SEO strategist. "Now more than ever, mortgage technology vendors need to explore alternative marketing sources," said Kerri Milam, DepthPR founder ...
    2007-10-29 08:25:00
  • Monday View: Don't tie the hands of mortgage providers

    This is Money - How interesting that the Chancellor chose to share his views through the media, but completely ignored the letter I sent him on 28 September asking him to meet mortgage lenders to discuss the market. I don't doubt that the Chancellor genuinely ...
    2007-10-29 01:59:00
  • Study finds Midwest has highest risk of foreclosures, fraud

    WWMT - (AP) - A new report finds the highest risk for mortgage lenders nationally is in Michigan -- where high foreclosures and mortgage fraud persist. Michigan has three of the top-10 riskiest markets for residential mortgages based on fraud propensity ...
    2007-10-29 04:15:00
  • Weekend Money Stories: a round-up

    Reuters UK - The burgeoning middle classes in emerging market economies means that managers of funds investing in these areas are showing enthusiasm for mortgage lenders despite the recent fallout from the sub-prime crisis, reported Elaine Moore. Mortgages in ...
    2007-10-29 04:08:00
  • Market moves higher on rate cut hopes

    MSN MoneyCentral - Thrifts and mortgage lenders were the worst-performing sub-sector on the S&P. Adding to the gloomy forecast for the sector, Swiss bank UBS AG warned it may face more write-downs on its fixed income portfolio, joining other major banks that ...
    2007-10-29 08:40:00
  • Lender Lead Solutions Introduces Simple60 Reverse Mortgage

    PR Inside - In today's market, many seniors are seeking ways to tap into their resources at an earlier age," said Peter Bell, president of the National Association of Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA). "The introduction of innovative products ...
    2007-10-29 07:00:00
  • Wolters Kluwer Financial Services and Ellie Mae Partner to Integrate ...

    Forbes - Customers include banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, and securities and insurance organizations of all sizes throughout the United States. For more information on Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, visit http://www.WoltersKluwerFS.com. Wolters ...
    2007-10-29 06:31:00
  • House sales set to drop in tough 2008

    Reuters UK - LONDON (Reuters) - House price growth is likely to slow to just 1 percent in 2008 from 7 percent this year, and there will be a 15 percent drop in property sales, the Council of Mortgage Lenders has forecast. Property sales will drop to 1.01 million ...
    2007-10-29 04:58:00