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Weekly Product News w/c 22nd Feb 2010 |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 00:00 |
Intermediary Products
Abbey:
- All fixed end dates rolled on one month
Alliance and Leicester:
- All fixed end dates rolled on one month
IGroup:
- Have reduced their revert rates as well as their initial rates. They will no longer lend in NI
Ipswitch Building Society:
- New 2 Year Fixed 3.99% @ 80%LTV
ITL Mortgages:
- Launched a new 2 Year 4.19% (1.80%) Discount product
The Nottingham:
Changes to BTL Lending Criteria:
- Maximum LTV changed from 65% to 70%
- Maximum loan changed from £150k to £200k (Maximum Portfolio up to 10properties up to a combined value of £1.5m)
- Rental calculation changes from 125% of BBR + 6.00% to BBR + 5.00
Melton Mowbray:
- Has launched a new 3.25% 2 Year Fixed product
RBS Natwest:
- Purchase 2 year 70% fixed rate reduced to 3.55% from 3.69%
- Remortgage 75% fixed rate at 4.39% reduced to 3.65% and LTV lowered to 70% and fee increased to £999
- New B2L 2 year 70% tracker rate at 4.99% launched
Corporate exclusives
- New 3 year 90% fixed rate at 6.59% launched
- New 2 year 90% tracker rate at 5.69% launched
Direct Products
Abbey:
- All fixed end dates rolled on one month
Alliance and Leicester:
- All fixed end dates rolled on one month
Barnsley Building Society:
New products launched for the Barnsley Building Society:
- End dates extended to 31st March
- Interest Rates reduced by up to 0.60% for fixed rates
- Trackers increased by 0.05%
- All product fees removed - there are now no product fee’s on any product
- 1% cash back products withdrawn
- 10 year fixed rates withdrawn
Earl Shilton Building Society:
- Has launched a new 2.5% Discount off the SVR for 30 months product
Halifax:
Has launched a new 21month fixed rate product:
- For Homemover/First Time Buyers: 3.54% (Halifax Rewards Current Account Customers) & 3.84% (Non-Halifax Rewards Customers)
- For Remortgages: 3.74% (Halifax Rewards Current Account Customers) & 3.94% (Non-Halifax Rewards Customers)
Lloyds TSB Scotland:
- End dates extended to May
- Completion Deadline dates extended on fixed rate products
- 3 year stepped fixed rates withdrawn (purchase and remortgage).
- Various fixed rates decreased by between 0.10% and 0.30% (purchase and remortgage)
- 2 year fixed rate launched at 85% LTV (Remortgage Only)
RBS Natwest:
- All end dates have been moved back to the 31st May
- Offset LTV has been increased from 75% to 80%
- Several 2 year fixed rates lowered by 0.20%
- First time buyer maximum loan size moved to 300k from 150k (packaged account products withdrawn - only core range remains)
- New 80% BRT launched (purchase and remortgage)
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