Santander protects customers from mortgage hike after Bank of England’s rate rise
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/article-12375177/Santander-protects-customers-mortgage-hike-Bank-Englands-rate-rise.html
Mortgage 12-month grace period: what’s in it for you?
None of these UK mortgage payment shock solutions deal with the underlying problem and they actually make the problem worst. A 12 month grace period won’t solve the problem and assuming interest accrues during the grace period borrowers are worse off. Neither borrower income nor integrates are likely to change much, hence the grace period …
Big mortgage payment rises ahead for 2.6m households
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/big-mortgage-payment-rises-ahead-for-2-6m-households-kqtp6wmh7
Zillow’s Zestimate Is the Algorithm We Love to Hate. Why Can’t We Quit It? – The Wall Street Journal.
Zillow’s Zestimate Is the Algorithm We Love to Hate. Why Can’t We Quit It? https://www.wsj.com/articles/zillows-zestimate-is-the-algorithm-we-love-to-hate-11603981690
Americans Are Taking Cash Out of Their Homes—And It Is Costing Them – The Wall Street Journal.
Americans Are Taking Cash Out of Their Homes—And It Is Costing Them https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-taking-cash-out-of-their-homesand-it-is-costing-them-11577529000
Federal government has dramatically expanded exposure to risky mortgages – The Washington Post
They’re back. Risky mortgages return. I’m surprised 10 years after crisis a better measure than debt to income ratio hasn’t emerged. Residual income should be considered as preferred measure of mortgage risk. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/federal-government-has-dramatically-expanded-exposure-to-risky-mortgages/2019/10/02/d862ab40-ce79-11e9-87fa-8501a456c003_story.html
Single Security Helps Today’s Housing Finance System and Lays the Groundwork for Tomorrow’s | Urban Institute
Revolution in US mortgage financing. https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/single-security-helps-todays-housing-finance-system-and-lays-groundwork-tomorrows
Distressed Greeks Say ‘What Recovery?’ as Banks Seize Homes
Distressed Greeks Say ‘What Recovery?’ as Banks Seize Homes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-03/distressed-greeks-say-what-recovery-as-banks-seize-homes
Hedge Fund Makes Billions Off Americans’ Underwater Mortgages – The Wall Street Journal.
Hedge Fund Makes Billions Off Americans’ Underwater Mortgages https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-hedge-fund-makes-billions-off-americans-underwater-mortgages-11545742800