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FI Mortgage Report Highlights Strain on Households Amidst Economic Recession

(IN BRIEF) The Finansinspektionen (FI) mortgage report released reveals the ongoing pressure faced by Swedish households, exacerbated by rising interest rates and other expenses amidst a recessionary economy. The report indicates a significant decline in new mortgagors compared to previous … Read the full press release

Number of first time home buyers in UK nearly doubles according to the Barclays Mortgages’ First Time Buyer Index

Most start saving for their first property at the age of 24, whilst average age at completion is 32 Almost three quarters (73 per cent) wish they’d started saving sooner and 64 per cent worry they will never be able … Read the full press release

Funds managed by CarVal Investors closed the purchase of EUR 1.1 billion non-performing mortgage loan portfolio from KBC Bank Ireland

(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS / DUBLIN, 7-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — KBC Group N.V. (EBR: KBC), a Belgian universal multi-channel bank-insurer, and KBC Bank Ireland, an Irish bank part of KBC Bank, have announced the closing of the deal related to the … Read the full press release

AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets to acquire the management of $9.4 billion of U.S. commercial real estate loan mandates from Quadrant Real Estate Advisors

AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets and Quadrant Real Estate Advisors announce they have reached an agreement whereby AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets will acquire from Quadrant Real Estate Advisors one of its U.S. lines of business including a … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Second Steppers report: 56% say it’s taken longer than expected to buy their next home

A quarter of first time homeowners looking to move up the property ladder – ‘Second Steppers’ – find it harder than buying their first home (up 18%) Over a third (35%) will delay having children / have less children than … Read the full press release

HSH Nordbank issued € 500 million mortgage Pfandbrief with a seven-year term

Hamburg/Kiel, 29-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — HSH Nordbank has taken advantage of the currently favourable market to refinance with a large-scale capital market transaction. The Bank has issued a mortgage Pfandbrief with a seven-year term and a volume of € 500 million. … Read the full press release

Experian report: Homebuyers severely overestimate their ability to repay their mortgage

Homebuyers underestimate mortgage payments by £500 per month London, 10-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Homebuyers are severely overestimating their ability to repay their mortgage and could see their finances stretched to breaking point in the event of an interest rate rise, according … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland: First time buyers benefit from having stamp duty paid

Edinburgh, Scotland, 8-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — First time buyers who take out a mortgage through Bank of Scotland will benefit from receiving up to £2,500 to pay their Stamp Duty costs from the lender. Available from 4 March to 6 May … Read the full press release

HSBC introduced unbeatable mortgage rates on the High Street at 90% LTV to First-Time Buyers

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bank pledges to offer unbeatable rates on High Street to FTBs On Monday 2nd September HSBC will launch ‘First for First-Time Buyers’, offering unbeatable mortgage rates on the High Street at 90% LTV.1 The ‘Best High Street Mortgage Provider’2 pledges … Read the full press release

The Praha 1 District Court judgment in favour of Komerční banka over mortgage loan administration bank fees case

Prague, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Praha 1 District Court delivered yesterday its judgment in favour of Komerční banka in the case of a client demanding refund of the bank fees charged for mortgage loan administration. Within a short span of time, this … Read the full press release