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A mortgage is a sum of money borrowed from a bank or building society in order to purchase a property. The money is then paid back to the Lender over a fixed period of time together with accrued interest.

A mortgage is usually acquired from a lender to buy residential property. However it is becoming increasingly popular for existing homeowners to switch mortgage lenders without moving home - this is known as remortgaging.

Not all mortgages run over a fixed term. Flexible mortgages allow the borrower to pay the mortgage off early or in some cases late. With a flexible mortgage the borrower may also be able to make early payments, take payment holidays and even borrow back some of the home loan.

Getting the best mortgage deal

In recent years the number of different mortgage deals available has increased, creating a multitude of different mortgage options. These include a number of different repayment options, interest rates and incentive offers. This increased choice of mortgages has caused remortgaging to increase in popularity in recent years. With mortgage lenders offering introductory incentives and interest rate discounts borrowers are now starting to treat mortgage lenders much more like gas and electricity suppliers - Shopping around carefully in order to make massive long term savings.

How to choose a mortgage ?

With all these mortgage options available its difficult to choose the right deal for your circumstances unless you are an expert. An online mortgage resource is a good place to start. You can compare the different mortgage lenders and brokers, apply online, and find out what all these new available mortgage options are. Just use the information bar on the left of the page.

Mortgages are now available for people wishing to buy to let, people with no deposit wishing to buy a home, people with adverse credit history, people who already own a home and want to switch lenders and of course your average home movers and first time buyers.

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03:30 AM US mortgage deal moves forward - Reuters

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US mortgage deal moves forward
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03:32 AM Banks losing interest in mortgages - Sydney Morning Herald

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Banks losing interest in mortgages
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BANKS could step back from lending to new home owners after making losses on new mortgages written over the last four months, according to the latest banking industry research. A report from UBS Securities says higher wholesale funding costs and ...
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02/07/2012
06:35 AM Bank of England may put limit on mortgage ratios - Telegraph.co.uk

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Bank of England may put limit on mortgage ratios
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The Bank of England could intervene and cap the maximum mortgages available to borrowers to stop another credit crisis, George Osborne said on Monday night. Before the credit crisis, buyers were offered mortgages worth more than the properties they ...
Osborne to allow curbs on size of mortgages to prevent another housing bubbleDaily Mail
Osborne outlines bank reform plansThe Press Association
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12:12 AM Banks in Mortgage Deal Are Said to Demand New York MERS Lawsuit Be Dropped - Bloomberg

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Banks in Mortgage Deal Are Said to Demand New York MERS Lawsuit Be Dropped
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Enlarge image Banks in Mortgage Deal Said to Demand NY Suit Be Dropped Banks in Mortgage Deal Said to Demand NY Suit Be Dropped Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg New York sued Bank of America, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo in state court in Brooklyn, saying their ...
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02/07/2012
02:48 AM Mortgage Accord Has More Than 40 States Signed On, Iowa Says - BusinessWeek

Mortgage Accord Has More Than 40 States Signed On, Iowa Says
BusinessWeek
6 (Bloomberg) -- More than 40 states have signed on to a settlement over mortgage-servicing practices as federal and state officials continue to discuss matters with the five banks involved in the talks, Iowa's attorney general said.

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