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First reported 52 mins ago - Updated 52 mins ago - 1 reports

How to Get Best Interest Rate on Your Home Mortgage

How do you find a good lender? How to find the best mortgage rates? These are some of the common questions that first time home buyers face.See more: http://blodic.us/business/how-to-get-best-interest-rate-on-your-home-mortgage-6-0.htmThis is probably ... [Published Blodic.us - 52 mins ago]

Entities: Mortgages, Credit Ratings

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 4 reports

New Zealand Post

NZ Post outlook downgrade 'disappointing'

New Zealand Post says Kiwibank does not have a risky lending portfolio and it's disappointed credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's has amended its outlook to negative. Standard and Poor's affirmed the credit rating for the postal operator and its ... [Published Radio New Zealand - 3 hours ago]

Entities: New Zealand Post, David Tripe, Credit Ratings, Creditworthiness

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Editorial: Do ratings matter?

he forex flows, you wouldn’t think soThe finance ministry has overplayed its hand on a ratings/outlook upgrade for India so much that, when S&P just reaffirmed the old rating, a leading global news agency referred to it as a blow to the government. Given ... [Published Financial Express - 4 hours ago]

Entities: India, Standard & Poor's, Chidambaram (India), Food Security Bill, Elections

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Barack Obama

Poll: Obama’s approval rating slides amid controversies

President Obama’s approval rating has slipped into negative territory as a trio of controversies has chipped away at the president’s standing with the public, according to a Fox News poll released on Tuesday. ... [Published The Hill - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Barack Obama

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 reports

Vince Cable

CML: Gross mortgage lending up 4% in April

The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that total gross mortgage lending increased by 4% on March to £12.1 billion in April, but cautions that meaningful comparisons with last April are difficult.Commenting on market conditions in this month's Market ... [Published MyIntroducer.com - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Mortgages, Richard Sexton, Inflation, Vince Cable

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

"The president’s approval rating, at 51 percent positive and 44 percent negative, has remained steady..."

"... in the face of fresh disclosures about the IRS, the Benghazi attack and the Justice Department’s secret collection of telephone records of Associated Press journalists as part of a leak investigation." ... [Published Althouse - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Benghazi, Investigation

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

Standard & Poor's

India’s sovereign rating deserves an upgrade: FM

India deserved an upgrade in credit ratings and sovereign outlook as the country's macro-economic situation is much better now, Union Finance minister P Chidambaram said.Speaking on the sidelines of an event organized by the Competition Commission of ... [Published Stockwatch.in - 17 hours ago]

Entities: India, Credit Ratings, Standard & Poor's, Competition Commission of India, Chidambaram (India)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

S&P cuts Jordan credit rating to BB-

S&P has downgraded Jordan™s sovereign credit rating from BB to BB-.Standard & Poor’s (S&P) ratings agency has downgraded Jordan’s sovereign credit rating by one notch to BB-minus from BB with a negative outlook.“The downgrade results from our view of ... [Published RINF.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jordan, Credit Ratings, Standard & Poor's

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Mortgage relief slow in coming

_ WASHINGTON -- Banks have paid less than half the $5.7 billion in cash owed to troubled homeowners under nearly 30 settlements brokered by the government since 2008, delaying help to the millions of victims of discrimination and shoddy lending that epitomized ... [Published Fresno Bee - May 20 2013]

Entities: Mortgages, SunTrust Banks Inc, Foreclosure

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Moody's downgrades UK housing association credit ratings for second time in 2013

Moody's has downgraded the credit ratings of 29 UK housing associations for the second time this year.The ratings agency says its decision to downgrade by one notch was driven by a downward reassessment of the "potential provision of extraordinary su ... [Published 24dash.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Moody's Corporation, Credit Ratings, United Kingdom, Joseph Carr, Schering-Plough Corp

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 5 reports

India deserves upgrade in sovereign rating: Chidambaram

""Our case is that we deserve an upgrade both on the outlook and the rating. S&P may not have been convinced about that...," he told reporters on the sidelines of the Annual Day function of the [ Images ]. On Friday, global credit rating agency S&P had ... [Published rediff.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Chidambaram (India), India, Standard & Poor's

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Tomoku Co., Ltd.: R&I Affirms BBB+, Stable

NEWS RELEASEMay 20, 2013Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) has announced the following:Tomoku Co., Ltd. is Japan's largest manufacturer specializing in corrugated cardboard processing. It has factories with large production capacity in the ... [Published Noodls - May 20 2013]

Entities: Credit Ratings, Tatebayashi (Japan), Atsugi (Japan), Saitama

Quotes

"We've established a pretty strong track record with Standard and Poor's in managing our business to the satisfaction of their methodologies."

NZ Post outlook downgrade 'disappointing' [Published Radio New Zealand - 3 hours ago]

"I like my home and want to remain in it" : Banks close door on pensioner mortgages

'I like my home and want to remain in it': Banks close door on pensioner mortgages [Published This Is Money - 4 hours ago]

"The true underlying position is that April is likely to have been one of the strongest months for lending activity since late 2008, but not as strong as the year-earlier comparison suggests. Gross lending on a seasonally adjusted basis has been running comfortably above £12 billion for several months, but this is still barely half the average level of lending seen in 2003-4."

CML: Gross mortgage lending up 4% in April [Published MyIntroducer.com - 12 hours ago]

...banks still have work to do, and I am using that insight to determine if there are gaps that require future testing," Smith said in a statement. "It is important to the integrity of this process that these compliance reports are thorough and accurate, and I will release them when I am confident they are complete." -- Elliot Njus

Nation's largest banks say they're nearing end of nationwide mortgage settlement obligations [Published Oregonian - 12 hours ago]

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How to Get Best Interest Rate on Your Home Mort... [Published Blodic.us - 52 mins ago]
NZ Post outlook downgrade 'disappointing' [Published Radio New Zealand - 3 hours ago]
NZ Post sees no issue in credit agency lowering... [Published Radio New Zealand - 4 hours ago]
Editorial: Do ratings matter? [Published Financial Express - 4 hours ago]
'I like my home and want to remain in it': Bank... [Published This Is Money - 4 hours ago]
Debt Management - Is It the Right Choice For You? [Published Pressbox.co.uk - 4 hours ago]
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Poll: Obama’s approval rating slides amid contr... [Published The Hill - 5 hours ago]
Sheriff: Jail should receive good rating [Published Mount Vernon News - 6 hours ago]
Obama's approval rating [Published Ventura County Star - 6 hours ago]
Libya to seek renewed credit rating: Central Ba... [Published Libya Herald - 6 hours ago]
Mortgage lending plunges by 66pc in first quarter [Published Irish Independent - 9 hours ago]
N.C. mortgage borrowers received $409M in relie... [Published Triad Business Journal - 9 hours ago]
Almost Everything About Fixing Your C... [Published Al Bawaba - 9 hours ago]
A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Positive for MMG I... [Published Business Wire - 10 hours ago]
CML: Gross mortgage lending up 4% in April [Published MyIntroducer.com - 12 hours ago]
Standard & Poor's Statement On Berkshire Hathaw... [Published Insurance Asset Manager - 12 hours ago]
Nation's largest banks say they're nearing end ... [Published Oregonian - 12 hours ago]
Fitch downgrades Slovenia [Published Budapest Business Journal - 13 hours ago]
Gov’t writes off old SME loans [Published Korea Joongang Daily - 13 hours ago]
Editor's note: Is ratings shopping rearing its ... [Published The Corporate Treasurer - 14 hours ago]
First credit ratings agency likely to begin ope... [Published Citifmonline - 14 hours ago]
"The president’s approval rating, at 51 percent... [Published Althouse - 16 hours ago]
India’s sovereign rating deserves an upgrade: FM [Published Stockwatch.in - 17 hours ago]
Int'l agency to start affirming or reviewing Ru... [Published Interfax - 18 hours ago]
Gross mortgage lending up 4pc [Published Mortgage Introducer - 18 hours ago]
Credit debt payment improves in first part of year [Published Tacoma News Tribune - 19 hours ago]
Bank of Ireland axes rate increase for 1,200 bo... [Published Your Money - 19 hours ago]

Blogs

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"The president’s approval rating, at 51 percent... [Published Althouse - 16 hours ago] "... in the face of fresh disclosures about the IRS, the Benghazi attack and the Justice Department’s secret collection of telephone records of Associated Press journalists as part of a leak investigation." ...
Guest Post: What Is Normal? [Published Zero Hedge - May 19 2013] Submitted by Ramsey Su via Acting-Man blog , Is a $400,000 house with NINJA loan normal? How about a $200,000 REO with missing appliances, a dead yard, a long list of maintenance and no financing? Maybe normal is a $300,000 flip after the flipper ...
S&P: Ally credit ratings could be lifted with R... [Published Housing Wire - May 17 2013] Ally Financial Corp. could eventually see Standard & Poor’s raise its long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings now that the lender has finally shielded itself from liabilities stemming from its former mortgage subsidiary, Residential Capital ...
Full text: Moody’s upgrades Turkey’s government... [Published Credit Writedowns - May 17 2013] Editors note: Moody’s released the following press release yesterday in conjunction with a ratings action it took on Turkish sovereign debt. Moody’s Investors Service has today upgraded Turkey ’s government bond ratings by one notch to Baa3 from Ba1, ...
Mortgage lending standards ease for lower-risk ... [Published Housing Wire - May 16 2013] It became a bit easier for homebuyers to get a mortgage in the first quarter, but only ‘prime’ and low-risk borrowers are seeing improvement. http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/06/mortgage-lenders-ease-standards-for-safest-borrowers/#ixzz2TTpSq ...

Audio/Video

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AUDIO: Co-op ratings downgrade [Published BBC News Video - Business - May 10 2013]
VIDEO: Shortfall fears for mortgage holders [Published BBC News Video - UK - May 02 2013]
FACTBOX: Fed ignites explosion in subprime auto... [Published Reuters Video: Business - Apr 03 2013]
VIDEO: Downgrade 'warning over debt' [Published BBC News Video - Business - Feb 25 2013]
VIDEO: Moody's cuts UK's AAA credit rating [Published BBC News Video - Business - Feb 23 2013]

Press Releases

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A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Positive for MMG I... [Published Business Wire - 10 hours ago]
A.M. Best Revises Outlook of the Issuer Credit ... [Published PR inside - May 17 2013]
A.M. Best Revises Outlook of the Issuer Credit ... [Published Business Wire - May 17 2013]
A.M. Best Revises Outlook of the Issuer Credit ... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - May 17 2013]
A.M. Best Removes From Under Review Ratings of ... [Published Business Wire - May 16 2013]