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20.03.26 - 17:24
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FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal (The Guardian)
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Move follows the granting of a worldwide asset-freezing order on company's founder, Paresh RajaWhat is the £1.3bn MFS mortgage scandal and what is private credit?The UK's financial regulator has launched an investigation into Market Financial Solutions (MFS), the mortgage lender that collapsed last month amid allegations of fraud.The move follows the granting of a £1.3bn worldwide asset-freezing order on MFS founder Paresh Raja on Wednesday, as creditors successfully gained court orders in London and Dubai barring the tycoon from dissipating assets. Continue reading......
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19.03.26 - 16:12
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US New Home Sales Collapse By Most In 13 Years In January (ZeroHedge)
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US New Home Sales Collapse By Most In 13 Years In January
Despite falling mortgage rates, analysts expected December's drop in new home sales to accelerate in January... and accelerate they did... crashing a stunning 17.6% MoM (-2.7% MoM exp) - the biggest MoM drop since July 2013.
This huge MoM drop dragged sales down 11.3% YoY - the worst slide in three years...
Source: Bloomberg
This huge drop dragged the new home sales SAAR down to its lowest since 2022, catching down to existing and pending sales...
Inventories are up (Houses for sale in Jan. rose 0.4% m/m to 476,000), prices are down (Median down 6.8% YoY at $400k - lowest since 2024)...
...and remember these deals were signed in January - meaning this is not mortgage related (some suggesting weather impact - Northeast sales down 44.7% MoM, MidWest -33.9% MoM, but the scale is immense).
Of course, the future could get pretty dark as mortgage rates have surged since the war in Iran began...
...so much for helping 'affordability'. Looks...
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