Australian Home-Loan Approvals Fall Most in Decade (Update2) (Bloomberg) March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australian home-loan approvals unexpectedly fell in January by the most in almost a decade after central bank Governor Glenn Stevens raised borrowing costs and the government cut assistance to first-time buyers.

Australian Home-Loan Approvals Unexpectedly Fall 7.9% (Update1) (Bloomberg) March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australian home-loan approvals unexpectedly fell in January for a fourth straight month after central bank Governor Glenn Stevens raised borrowing costs and the government cut grants to first-time buyers.

Call to reform Home Choice Loan scheme (Irish Examiner) THE Government must abandon or reform the €500 million Home Choice Loan scheme as it is unrealistic, according to brokers.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Announces $18.6M in Affordable Housing Program Grants (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) DALLAS -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is pleased to announce that it has $18.6 million in Affordable Housing Program grants available in 2010.

Credit Score Undercuts Home Mortgage Plan (Fox News) Would applying for a home mortgage loan jointly with my wife be better or worse?

Bank Sued for Seizing Pa. Woman's Home and Parrot (ABC News) Bank of America sued for mistakingly repossessing Pittsburgh-area woman's home _ and parrot Repossession - Business - Mortgage - Financial Services - Loan

Lights out on home-energy loan bill (The Salt Lake Tribune) Application denied. Salt Lake County won't get the chance to lend thousands of dollars in low-interest loans to homeowners who want to replace drafty windows, upgrade a furnace or put solar panels on the roof.

Sacrificing privacy to get a loan (South Philly Review) How much tax information is enough? How much tax information is enough? DEAR BENNY: My husband and I recently applied for a home equity loan to help finance a new home we are building until we sell our current home.

Triple whammy hits new home buyers (News Mail) MANY new home buyers have given up the dream of home ownership, hit by rising interest rates, tougher loan conditions and cuts to a generous government grant.

City of Cleveland gets into the movie business with loan guarantees for three films (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) A City Council committee on Tuesday approves $1.2 million in loan guarantees for three planned feature-length films produced by Nehst Studios, a New York-based production company that has established an office in Cleveland.