BMO Awarded 2011 Mortgage of the Year from Canadian Mortgage Trends-Reduces Rate of Low-Rate Mortgage to 2.99 per cent
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - BMO Bank of Montreal announced today that Canadian Mortgage Trends has awarded its 2011 Mortgage of the Year to the low-rate mortgage from BMO. The award, granted annually since January ...

Banks lower 5-year mortgage rate to record low
With the Canadian housing market expected to cool in the coming year, the Bank of Montreal has lowered its five-year fixed mortgage rate to a record low.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company and Its Subsidiaries
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company (American Eq

First Internet Bancorp Announces Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2011 Earnings
First Internet Bancorp , parent company of First Internet Bank of Indiana , a premier provider of online retail and business banking services nationwid

Congress cuts mortgage insurance write-off, adds to homebuyer fees
Though its demise drew little attention because of the partisan year-end brawl over the payroll-tax cut extension in Congress, a key mortgage financing benefit disappeared at the end of December: The ability of large numbers of homebuyers and owners to write off the premiums they pay for mortgage insurance.