Weaker mortgage lending in ordsprog

Weaker mortgage lending in the first half of 2005 led to annual totals weaker than in 2004, but gross lending and loans approved for house purchase finished the year on an upward trend, after allowing for seasonal factors.

The underlying rise in mortgage lending was close to trend in January, suggesting stronger growth towards the end of 2005 may not have established a sustained upturn in lending.

The comparative weakness of the mortgage market in the first half of last year means that current indicators of activity, i.e. gross lending and approvals, are much stronger than they were 12 months earlier when the housing market was somewhat subdued, but they are by no means yet approaching the levels of activity seen in 2004.

Behind these monthly fluctuations, mortgage lending is on a stable trend, though not as high as 2004 levels.

Overall, the mortgage approvals and lending data indicate that the more robust housing market activity evident in the second half of 2005 has continued into 2006.

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The Monster Employment Index has shown strong, steady, upward growth throughout most of 2005, with a noteworthy growth trend over the past four months, ending in an expected seasonal dip in December. The past month's decline indicates the slowdown in online hiring registered in December of 2003 and 2004, as employers typically wrap up their seasonal hiring activity and await approval on 2006 budgets. Despite this anticipated seasonal slowdown, almost all industries, occupations, regions and states show much higher levels of online job availability than a year ago, demonstrating solid growth over the course of 2005. This certainly bodes well for job seekers as we enter 2006.

Steve Pogorzelski

If we see an upward trend in delinquency ratios, we tighten our lending, but we have not had to do that.

Richard Herrington

There was a notable pick-up in the buy-to-let sector in the second half of last year, so that lending in 2005 modestly exceeded the year before. The strong buy-to-let data may partly reflect increased demand for rental property. Despite slowing house prices last year, residential property remains a popular investment, and this is set to continue in 2006.

Lending practices have become so aggressive that many people are qualifying for mortgages above and beyond the old guidelines. I think the total house expense shouldn't exceed 28% of net income, and the mortgage plus other debt such as a student and car loan shouldn't be more than 36% of gross income.

Another thing that sets us apart from most lending institutions, is at MNB you can borrow up to 90 percent of the value of the home and not have to pay for Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI), which is a great savings on the monthly payment amount. We also encourage people concerned with their credit situation to come in and speak with us; our lending decisions are not based on credit scoring only.

Another thing that sets us apart from most lending institutions, is at MNB you can borrow up to 90 percent of the value of the home and not have to pay for Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI), which is a great savings on the monthly payment amount, ... We also encourage people concerned with their credit situation to come in and speak with us; our lending decisions are not based on credit scoring only.

Spending was up, a little weaker than expected... Nevertheless, the trend has been upward and it looks like the consumer is still in the ballgame in terms of supporting economic growth.

This study demonstrates that critics who claim anti-predatory lending laws will dry up people's access to credit are just plain wrong. This research shows that sound legislation curbs abusive lending, and it does not reduce responsible lending . . . [and] that leads to one more conclusion: consumers would be harmed if federal law preempted state regulation.

Seasonally adjusted net mortgage lending fell back to around the recent trend in January and the level of approvals, in particular for equity withdrawal, held up well in what is traditionally a slow month.

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