Banks on Europe’s edge face $122-bn refinancing bill

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Banks in Europe’s most indebted nations need to refinance $122 billion of bonds this year, likely paying high interest costs even after receiving a clean bill of health from regulators. Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo SpA has the most debt coming due at $28 billion, followed by UniCredit SpA with $21 billion, ...

Mortgage Applications Rise As Rates Fall

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Applications for home loans climbed nearly 7 percent last week as consumers raced to refinance at the lowest rates in decades. New mortgages taken out to purchase homes fell 2 percent. The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan sank to a record low 4.58 percent last week.---read the article ...

Americans Refinance (Forbes)

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

As rates fall, mortgage applications rise, but few are for home purchases.source

Treasury Department January Monthly Lending And Intermediation Snapshot (United States Department of the Treasury)

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released results from its January monthly bank lending survey, showing that the nation's largest banks continued to originate, refinance and renew loans in January 2009 in the face of a worsening economic downturn.source

Russia’s richest woman seeks $1.4 bln state bailout (Russian Information Agency Novosti)

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

MOSCOW, March 11 (RIA Novosti) - The construction giant Inteko, owned by Russia's richest woman, has put in a request for 49 billion rubles ($1.4 bln) in state guarantees, saying it is unable to refinance its spiraling debt, a leading business daily said.source

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