Personal & Home Loans » interest http://cralis.com Refinance Loans, Mortgage Loans, Personal Loans Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:35:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Top European banks stand pat on key interest rates http://cralis.com/top-european-banks-stand-pat-on-key-interest-rates/ http://cralis.com/top-european-banks-stand-pat-on-key-interest-rates/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:35:42 +0000 admin http://cralis.com/top-european-banks-stand-pat-on-key-interest-rates/ Linda Young – AHN News Writer

London, United Kingdom (AHN) – The European Central Bank met Thursday and kept its key interest rate unchanged at 1.0 percent.

ECB officials made the decision after cutting rates for the previous two months in an effort to boost growth in the eurozone. They mentioned continued high uncertainty in the eurozone.

Although many analysts predict the ECB will cut rates later in the year, it has not dropped below 1 percent since the ECB began setting rates 13 years ago.

The Bank of England also announced on Thursday that it was keeping its key interest rates unchanged at 0.5 percent. It has kept the rate at that level since March 2009.

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]]> http://cralis.com/background-to-the-ing-direct-story-and-the-rumours-of-ally-bank-interest/feed/ 0 India hikes key interest rates by 50 basis points (AFP) http://cralis.com/india-hikes-key-interest-rates-by-50-basis-points-afp/ http://cralis.com/india-hikes-key-interest-rates-by-50-basis-points-afp/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 07:47:23 +0000 admin http://cralis.com/india-hikes-key-interest-rates-by-50-basis-points-afp/ AFP – India’s central bank on Tuesday raised lending rates by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points, its ninth hike in 15 months to curb inflation, and warned that the move could slow growth.

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]]> http://cralis.com/india-hikes-key-interest-rates-by-50-basis-points-afp/feed/ 0 Mortgage Payoff Is a Different Investment http://cralis.com/mortgage-payoff-is-a-different-investment/ http://cralis.com/mortgage-payoff-is-a-different-investment/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:32:53 +0000 admin http://cralis.com/mortgage-payoff-is-a-different-investment/ When you pay off your mortgage your return is the interest you save.

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]]> http://cralis.com/mortgage-payoff-is-a-different-investment/feed/ 0 M&T Bank earnings rise on widening interest spread http://cralis.com/mt-bank-earnings-rise-on-widening-interest-spread/ http://cralis.com/mt-bank-earnings-rise-on-widening-interest-spread/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:35:13 +0000 admin http://cralis.com/mt-bank-earnings-rise-on-widening-interest-spread/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — M&T Bank Corp. said Monday its first-quarter net income rose to $190.1 million, or $1.59 a share, from $136.4 million, or $1.15 a share, in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research were looking for earnings of $1.41 a share, on average. Helping boost recent earnings was a wider net interest margin due to an historically-low federal funds interest rate, which allowed the bank to borrow cash more cheaply. M&T then loaned the money at a higher interest rate to its customers. M&T also benefited from higher noninterest income from the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae .

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]]> http://cralis.com/mt-bank-earnings-rise-on-widening-interest-spread/feed/ 0 Watch out for the costs of fixed rate mortgages http://cralis.com/watch-out-for-the-costs-of-fixed-rate-mortgages/ http://cralis.com/watch-out-for-the-costs-of-fixed-rate-mortgages/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:32:20 +0000 admin http://cralis.com/watch-out-for-the-costs-of-fixed-rate-mortgages/ Fears that interest rates could rise in the coming months have led to a flurry of fixed rate mortgage deals hitting the market

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]]> http://cralis.com/watch-out-for-the-costs-of-fixed-rate-mortgages/feed/ 0 China raises interest rates at last…expect more http://cralis.com/china-raises-interest-rates-at-last-expect-more/ http://cralis.com/china-raises-interest-rates-at-last-expect-more/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:47:19 +0000 admin http://cralis.com/china-raises-interest-rates-at-last-expect-more/ The People’s Bank of China just raised commercial banks’ benchmark deposit and lending rates by 25 basis points. Expect more targeted moves like this from Beijing. Inflation may have …

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]]> http://cralis.com/china-raises-interest-rates-at-last-expect-more/feed/ 0 CNN – Prices Are Low! Mortgages Cheap! But You Can’t Get One http://cralis.com/cnn-prices-are-low-mortgages-cheap-but-you-cant-get-one/ http://cralis.com/cnn-prices-are-low-mortgages-cheap-but-you-cant-get-one/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:32:44 +0000 admin http://cralis.com/cnn-prices-are-low-mortgages-cheap-but-you-cant-get-one/ Yep, Mortgage Interest Rates Are Low, But There’s A Catch: It Doesn’t Matter How Cheap Rates Are If You Can’t Get A Loan.

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]]> http://cralis.com/cnn-prices-are-low-mortgages-cheap-but-you-cant-get-one/feed/ 0 Rates stay on hold http://cralis.com/rates-stay-on-hold/ http://cralis.com/rates-stay-on-hold/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:32:21 +0000 admin http://cralis.com/rates-stay-on-hold/ Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold again, sparing mortgage holders of additional repayment pain for at least another month.

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