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- FBI launches JPMorgan probe
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(16/05 08:06 - Reuters UK)
, shareholders back Dimon 1:17am BST By TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - The FBI has opened an inquiry into the multibillion-dollar trading losses at JPMorgan Chase, stepping up pressure on the bank after key U.S. agencies said they were looking into high-risk... - House prices rose as tax holiday was about to end
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(16/05 08:00 - The Scotsman)
A SURGE of first-time buyers nudged the average house price up in March, during a rush to beat the stamp duty deadline, according to a report. The average cost of a house in Scotland stood at ?146,633 that month, up slightly from ?145,841 in February.... - How to avoid problems with your mortgage
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(16/05 08:00 - Mirror.co.uk)
With property repossessions showing no signs of slowing down, we look at what to do if you get into difficulty with your monthly mortgage payments The good news is that the number of properties repossessed during the first three months of 2012 was 9,600 –... - Principality chief to stand down
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(16/05 07:05 - BBC)
The chief executive of Wales' largest building society is leaving after leading it through what he calls "one of the most testing financial times on record". Peter Griffiths, who has had 10 years at the top of the Principality, says it is in great shape... - Cost of new home loan begins to creep up as mortgage lenders seek to shore up battered profit margins
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(16/05 07:02 - This is Money)
The cost of a new home loan has begun to creep up as mortgage lenders seek to shore up battered profit margins. Banks and building societies are also raising rates in a bid to avoid becoming the most competitive lender left in the market, and subsequently... - Is JP Morgan’s recent $2bn trading loss a reason to strengthen banking regulations?
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(16/05 04:16 - City A.M.)
YES Tony Dolphin The $2bn (?1.24bn) trading loss at JP Morgan is bad news for its shareholders, bad news for its employees and bad news for its senior executives. But, so far, US taxpayers have not lost a cent. So why does it advance the case for... - Twice the price to be beside the seaside
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(16/05 02:19 - What Mortgage)
In the last 10 years house prices have more than doubled in half of the seaside towns surveyed in England and Wales, according to latest research from Halifax. Over the past decade, the average house price in seaside towns rose by 97 per cent, slightly... - With chief executives toppling – the shareholder is king this spring
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(16/05 01:16 - City A.M.)
But changes of the financial reporting framework are needed ANDREW LECK IT’S been four years since the darkest days of the global financial crisis, but its reverberations continue. From all sorts of different stakeholders, numerous reports and... - Rates fall on 90pc LTV mortgages
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(16/05 01:05 - Mortgage Introducer)
The average rate of a 90% loan to value mortgage has fallen steadily over the past five years to just 5.44% while the number of 90% deals has increased from just 76 in May 2009 to 299 today. Louise Holmes, spokeswoman for Moneyfacts.co.uk, said: “At the... - FTBs boost Scottish market
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(16/05 01:05 - Mortgage Introducer)
A glut of first-time buyers pushed Scottish housing transactions up 15% in March, LSL Acadametrics reveals. The increased activity pushed average house prices up ?792 to ?146,633, 0.5% up on February but 1.2% down from the year before. Richard Sexton,... - FBI opens investigation into JPMorgan losses
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(16/05 00:44 - The Independent)
Revelation of the move by the US Justice Department came as Jamie Dimon was given a bloody nose by investors yesterday as 40 per cent of JPMorgan Chase's shareholders voted to strip him of the bank's chairmanship. The inquiry into potential wrongdoing at... - How hard is it to get a 95% mortgage?
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(16/05 00:10 - BBC)
The number of 95% mortgage deals on offer has risen sharply in the past couple of years. According to the financial information service Moneyfacts, there are 58 deals around at the moment, from 22 lenders. That compares with 29 deals a year ago and just...
