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  • Canadian lenders not immune

    Canada's big five banks - Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion, Scotiabank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Bank of Montreal - have not been immune to the...
    2008-12-01 00:30:12
  • Standard Bank seeks to raise funds for private equity activities

    Standard Bank, Africa's biggest lender, plans to raise money from investors to fund the growth of its nascent emerging market private equity activities in the next...
    2008-12-01 00:33:12
  • GM boss in last-ditch talks on debt for equity swap

    GENERAL MOTORS is in emergency discussions with its lenders this weekend over a multi-billion dollar debt-for-equity deal that could save the iconic American car giant from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
    2008-11-29 20:34:18
  • Nationwide limits cheap mortgages

    One of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders, the Nationwide, will stop new borrowers taking out loans on its standard variable rate.
    2008-11-28 13:24:14
  • Lenders given 'fairness' deadline

    The City watchdog warns lenders to give fair treatment to customers when dealing with arrears on home loans.
    2008-11-28 05:35:10
  • Abu Dhabi creates state-backed lender

    Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, has launched a state-backed mortgage lender to finance the purchases of an expected glut of properties coming to the market from government-owned developers
    2008-11-28 03:30:17
  • China central bank cuts interest rates by 1.08 percentage points

    China's central bank slashes the lending and deposit rates by 1.08 percentage points as of Thursday in the latest effort to stimulate economy. The People's Bank of China POBC announced on Wednesday that as of Dec. 5, it also would lower the reserve requirement ratio by 1 percentage points at the large banks and by 2 percentage points at the smaller and medium-sized banks. The large lenders include Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Chin ...
    2008-11-27 04:00:34
  • UK repossessions set to increase

    The number of houses taken into repossession rose in the third quarter despite a concerted effort by lenders to keep borrowers in their homes for as long as possible
    2008-11-25 03:27:25
  • Dubai lenders in government merger plan

    State tries to build confidence by combining Amlak and Tamweel under a unit of the finance ministry
    2008-11-25 03:29:21
  • Repossession numbers up by 12%

    The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.
    2008-11-21 03:55:07
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