MortgagesWhy Help to Buy has become a disaster for first-time buyersAugust 12, 202363Mather-Holgate has dealt with a young family who bought their first home in Oxford three years ago. When their fixed...
Mortgages2024 Mortgage Forecast: When Will Rates Go Down?August 11, 2023134Mortgage Rates Forecast for March 2024 2024 Forecast 2025 Forecast Fannie Mae 6.2% 5.7% Mortgage Bankers Association 6.1%* 5.5%* National...
BankingBank of England interest rate rises push mortgage costs up by a fifthAugust 10, 202367Mortgage payments for the average household have soared by a fifth since the Bank of England first began its policy...
FinanceUSDA ERS – Increases in U.S. Farm Debt and Interest Expenses Minimally Affect Sector’s Financial Position in the Short-Term, as Measured by Liquidity and Solvency RatiosAugust 10, 202325by Anil K. Giri and Dipak Subedi Highlights: USDA's Economic Research Service forecasts that total farm sector debt will increase...
BankingShawbrook vies for huge £3.5bn Co-operative Bank mergerAugust 5, 202365A merger with Shawbrook, which has a large base of small business customers, and also caters to real estate agents and...
BankingFTSE 100 Live 03 August: Bank of England rate rise due, Next ups guidanceAugust 3, 2023631691048866Next ups profit forecast againNEXT fashioned another profit upgrade today, offering hope for the wider high street and reminding the...
BankingSavers have no right to complain about ‘poor’ bank interest ratesAugust 2, 202361This is important not just because it offends people’s sense of fair play, and taps into a deeper narrative of...
Mortgages7 charts to understand the EU’s economic woes – POLITICOAugust 1, 202381Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The numbers don't lie — the EU economy is...
BankingBritain’s post-Covid debt pile grows at faster pace than all but one EU nationJuly 31, 202368Britain’s debt pile has expanded at a faster pace than any EU country apart from France since the pandemic began,...
BankingThe disastrous consequences of the Bank of England’s actions are now becoming clearJuly 29, 202358Following the 2008 crash, the Bank of England embarked on an unprecedented course of “quantitative easing” (QE) in an attempt...