Mortgage

Freddie Mac wants bank to take back $1.4bn faulty securities sold to it.

Rics house price balance rose to 11-month high at 57% in October.

Shelter blames shortage of affordable homes for pushing up prices beyond reach of many ordinary people.

Former Tory Prime Minister Sir John Major has renewed his attack on the collapse of social mobility in Britain just as Cameron talks of aspiration.

RBS and Halifax receive2,384 applications under government mortgage scheme.

We ask why banks pay billions to PPI 'victims' but not to those who were mis-sold derivatives.

US securities regulators hit Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary for misleading investors.

Rightmove said it is confident of meeting its expectations for current year.

Persimmon sold sold more than 3,000 homes under Help to Buy equity loan scheme, while government guarantee is yet to make impact.

Low level of mortgage payments in relation to income is helping to boost housing demand, says Halifax.

Deutsche Bank Co-CEO Juergen Fitschen was earlier named as suspect in lawsuit.

Mariathas Thevathas took a few pounds from thousands of transactions over 18-month period.

Deutsche Bank set aside €1.2bn for legal costs in third quarter.

Markit/CIPS UK construction sector index hits over six year high in October.

UK Chancellor Osborne insists that 'eventually, we will get our money back' on RBS.

Nationwide said average home price in October rose 1% from September and 5.8% from October 2012.

Fed to continue buying longer-term Treasury securities while indicators remain weak.

Upward trend of mortgage approvals continues as lenders grant 66,735 loans.

The latest Inheritance in Great Britain report reveals huge disproportion.

Average home asking price rose 0.5% in October from previous month, according to Hometrack.

Deal is part of $13bn agreement reached with US Justice Department.

Gregory, who left Lehman Brothers just months before its collapse, is selling off his antiques collection.

Advertising giant WPP posts solid revenue growth in third quarter as Western economies start to recover.

Sources say a majority of the $13bn settlement is tax deductible

US District judge ruled former Jefferies trader must face criminal charges for defrauding government by falsifying prices of mortgage securities.

JPM's chief executive says embattled bank facing £13bn settlement still 'doing great stuff'.

Average asking price rises 2.8% but London prices soar 10.2%.

JPM's chief executive is urging watchdogs to end the criminal probe into mortgage related issues

Reports say JPM has struck deal with US Department of Justice but remains open to criminal liability.

HSBC pledges to fight the bumper judgment relating to a unit it bought before the financial crisis