Exact Research Criticises Bank Bailout Plans.



The government bank bailout plans don’t go far enough according to Exact Mortgage Experts. ABS guarantees are commendable, says Exact, but they will fail to unlock the gridlock in the mortgage market. In a research note published today, Exact claims the creation ...

A bad bank is not such a bad option.



President Obama’s $800billion rescue plan for the US economy will be signed off by the senate over the next few weeks and there is no doubt that the US President is in a hurry to get the money to work quickly in order to jolt the US economy back to life. The US was the epicentre for the ...

We must beware the enemy within.



Mortgage fraud has come to the fore in the press over the last couple of weeks. According to a report by KPMG, £36m of fraud cases were brought in front of UK courts in 2008, up nearly tenfold on 2007. There is no surprise that in times of rising unemployment the ...

Specialist Lenders left out in the cold.



We all know that arrears levels and repossessions are unfortunately going to climb in 2009 and that the government has been trying to reduce the impact of a severe lack of credit to households and businesses. Further analysis of the situation will highlight that ...

White Paper: The Great Bank Bailout Part II.



Our views on the latest government measures to ease the credit crunch. ...