… push to ease restrictions on mortgage lending could see the number … the mess banks found themselves in, with brands like Northern Rock and  … of their disastrous lending. Since then, banks have been told … of negative equity – the loan being worth more than the …

… the difference. Read more Mortgage rules for first time buyers … mess banks found themselves in, with brands like Northern Rock and … affordability criteria, typically only lending four to five times an … allow more banks to offer cheaper 90 percent loan-to-value …

… the collapse of Northern Rock, HBOSand the Royal Bank of Scotland. … as “the outstanding central banker of his generation”, adding … and external experience the Bank needs”. He said: … long experience of central banking, huge international credibility in …

… for retirement. They would be mortgage-free, live in their … 2008 they were transferred from lender Northern Rock, who went bust, to … and Susan become so-called “mortgage prisoners” – a group of … behind on their interest-only mortgage payments and then took …

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… on Email TSB Bank faces precedent lawsuit over Northern Rock mortgages rates TSB … Bank is at the High … 350 mortgage customers over allegations it overcharged on its rates. The bank …

… Northern Rock customers who claim they became “mortgage prisoners” after the lender … compensation from the bank that bought their loans. About 2 … loans with Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley until the banks … available through the main bank, and that it …

… an achievable mortgage. “I had my first mortgage appointment earlier … influences the rates offered by lenders, hit 16 per cent … … The size of the loan has changed so dramatically,” Smith … 105 per cent mortgage” through Northern Rock (the bank that would later …