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Mortgage application activity rebounded last week as stronger home purchase demand offset a modest decline in refinancing, even with borrowing costs climbing to their highest level since last August. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 1.9% increase in total application volume on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending July 17. Purchase applications…

Financial infidelity — hiding financial information from a partner — is a topic wealth advisors often have to address with clients. Advisors weighing in said secret cash transactions, private accounts and not disclosing investments are behaviors they often see, and that conversations with clients participating in the behavior must be approached neutrally and with care. …

Santander is cutting 230 rates by up to 25 basis points on Tuesday across both residential and buy-to-let products. It follows previous rate cut announcements by NatWest this morning and by Nationwide, Barclays and others earlier this week. Yet Halifax was one of a number of lenders to increase rates. Among the biggest cuts at…

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