Summary
Consumers are likely to face higher mortgage costs, and the availability of home loans is set to fall as the global credit crunch continues to bite, the Bank of England warned yesterday.
Lenders questioned for the Bank's latest Credit Conditions Survey said the amount of secured credit available to consumers had "reduced materially" during the three months to mid-December, and they expect there to be a further reduction during the coming quarter.See the full content of this document
Extract
Higher Mortgage Costs On the Horizon ; Economy
It will be tougher to borrow on credit cards and loans as lenders tighten their lending criteria and become increasingly risk averse.
Companies, too, are suffering from the fallout of the credit crunch, with ...See the full content of this document
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