Reuters - Lloyds TSB raised $1 billion via a residential mortgage-backed bond on Friday, reopening a U.S. market that had been shut since mid-2008 because of the credit crunch.
AP - U.K. house prices rose 1.2 percent during January to push them 8.6 percent higher from a year ago, a major mortgage lender said Friday, while a separate survey showed consumer confidence picked up after a three-month drop.
AP - Homeowners seeking relief under the Obama administration's mortgage aid program will be required to provide proof of their incomes upfront, a significant reversal for the problem-plagued effort to stem the foreclosure crisis.
Reuters - The Obama administration unveiled changes to its $75 billion home loan modification program on Thursday in an effort to boost the number of trial home loans that become permanent.
