| Obama-backed mortgage deal gets bipartisan scorn Fox News, 27 January 2012 Obama administration expands foreclosure prevention program CNN, 27 January 2012 The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program. Former Wachovia loan officer Andrew Vulpis sentenced 27 January 2012 Andrew Vulpis was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Vulpis was an officer of Wachovia Bank in Tampa when he played a role in 12 residential real estate transactions in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties that involved fraud, a written statement from the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida said. U.S. District Jude Steven Merryday also entered a money judgment of $1.25 million against Vulpis, who forfeited a 2007 Volvo sedan as a substitute asset in partial satisfaction of the money judgment, the statement said... Obama expands foreclosure prevention program CNN, 27 January 2012 The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program. More global news stories... |
| Bank | Rate | Movement | Move Date | Next Decision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bank of England | 0.50% | 0.00% | 12 Jan '12 | 09 Feb '12 | Graph (see below) | Official Release | |
 | Federal Reserve Bank of New York | 0.25% | 0.00% | 14 Dec '10 | 26 Jan '11 | Graph (see below) | Official Release | |
 | European Central Bank | 1.00% | 0.00% | 13 Jan '11 | 10 Feb '11 | Graph (see below) | Official Release |
Bank of England Historical Base Rates
Click the graph link next to a bank in the list above to change this graph.With the US housing market experiencing a slow down and the US subprime mortgage market in crisis, there is increasing concern over the vulnerability of the economies of other countries where there has been a boom in house prices over the past decade.
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- Some links to selected property market and economic websites
- Quotes from housing market pundits through the years
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