How to become a mortgage broker in Texas: follow these steps

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

To log in to submit your application, use your TREC-registered username or Texas Appraiser Licensing username and Application Board (TALCB). If you don’t have an account, you can register...

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Virgin Money reduces resi rates by up 12bps, adds BTL portfolio exclusives 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Virgin Money has cut selected rates by up to 12 basis points and launches a range of BTL portfolio exclusives.  ...

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Barclays reduces resi and BTL products by up to 10bps 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Barclays has cut selected rates for new customers among its residential, landlord and reward ranges by between 5 basis points and 10bps.  ...

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Weekly rate watch: Fixes fall 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Average fixes continued to track down this week as lenders cut rates to attract new borrowers, according to Moneyfacts data.   ...

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Newcastle Intermediaries debuts 10-year resi fix 

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Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a 10-year fixed-rate range, which it says feeds the “consumer demand for longer-term options”.  ...

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How a purchase market impacts the origination of small-dollar loans

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Small-balance loans often fall to the bottom of the stack, as they are deemed less profitable by mortgage lenders. But a white paper by the Mortgage Bankers Association shows...

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Weekly rate watch: Fixes track lower  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Average fixes continued to track down this week as lenders cut rates to attract new borrowers, according to Moneyfacts data.   The average rate for a three-year fix fell by...

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HSBC cuts rates across resi and BTL mortgage range

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

HSBC has announced it will cut rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range from Monday. The bank will also introduce £350 cashback across its three-year fixed standard and fixed...

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Newcastle Intermediaries launches 10-year resi fix 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a 10-year fixed-rate range, which it says feeds the “consumer demand for longer-term options”.  The broker-only arm of Newcastle Building Society adds that the product includes...

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House prices fall at fastest rate in 14 years: RICS

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

House prices fell at their fastest rate in 14 years in August, according to the latest research by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Both buyer demand and sales...

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