Nationalized UK lender Northern Rock says it returned to profit in second half of 2009 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) LONDON - Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell.

McCue Mortgage still in the family after 60 years (The Bristol Press) New Britain-based McCue Mortgage Co., the largest independently-owned mortgage lender in the state, celebrates 60 years in business this year.

Mortgage Brain recruitment drive (Mortgage Introducer) “By increasing the range and depth of products and services available, we’ve continued to be successful in attracting more and more intermediaries as well as new third party product providers and lender partners,” commented Mark Lofthouse, CEO of Mortgage Brain.

DartAppraisal.com Announces Integration With First Lender's Data Inc. (FLDI) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) DartAppraisal.com, the Troy, Mich.-based provider of nationwide residential real estate valuations, today announced their integration to FirstClose, a service of First Lender's Data Inc.. Â Based in Austin, Texas, FLDI provides cutting-edge technology solutions to mortgage lenders nationwide. Â

Mortgage 'Half' Payments: How Much Do They Save? (The Christian Science Monitor) One frequent question I’m often asked is whether or not paying half of a mortgage payment twice a month versus paying a full mortgage payment once a month is actually worthwhile.

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Bond Spreads Fall to Record: Credit Markets (Bloomberg) March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Yields on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage securities that guide U.S. home-loan rates fell to the lowest relative to Treasuries on record, even as the scheduled end of Federal Reserve purchases approaches.

Nationalized UK bank Northern Rock back in profit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock, Britain's first casualty of the global credit crisis, said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell.

Mortgage firm to refund N.C. homeowners $2.8M (WRAL.com Raleigh) A lender that specializes in financing for manufactured homes has agreed to refund $2.8 million to North Carolina homeowners to settle alleged violations of state laws, authorities said Tuesday.

Would a Conservative Victory Improve the UK Mortgage Market? (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) A survey carried out by Savills Private Finance, the UK's leading mortage broker, shows that consumers believe a change of government would not result in an improvement to the UK mortgage market.

Nationalized UK bank Northern Rock back in profit (San Francisco Chronicle) Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell. Northern Rock said it posted a profit of 466.7 million pounds ($696 million) in the second half,... Northern Rock - Mortgage - Loan - Business - Bank