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8:31 AM, 8th April 2026, 3 weeks ago Hampshire Trust Bank has launched a new buy to let range with rates starting at 5.54%, setting out a tiered structure that separates simpler cases from more complex lending. The new ‘Flow’ proposition sits alongside Core and Bespoke within the lender’s specialist mortgages offer, with pricing and engagement tied more closely to deal size and structure. Flow is aimed at defined residential BTL cases, including HMOs and multi-unit blocks, up to £2.5 million. Rates start at 5.54% on a two-year fixed product at 75% loan to value, placing it 55 basis points…

Today’s mortgage interest rates look different from those available to borrowers just a few weeks ago. / Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotoWith a Federal Reserve meeting just days away and plenty of economic data to digest, borrowers may be hopeful that another interest rate cut will be announced this week. A rate cut, after all, will reduce costs for millions of borrowers, including homebuyers and owners looking to refinance. However, while the likelihood of a cut this week currently remains low, mortgage interest rates have improved a bit this month and may already be affordable for borrowers.After surging by more than half…

Original article: Tijera a seguridad pública: Hacienda va por programa contra el crimen organizado de $67.034 millones The budget cuts initiative led by José Antonio Kast and his Finance Minister, Jorge Quiroz, is set to drastically affect the Program Against Organized Crime (PNCO). On April 21, the Finance Ministry issued a directive to all departments regarding a medium-term framework for the 2027-2031 period and the preliminary budget proposal for 2027, suggesting the discontinuation of various programs and budget cuts to others, citing a supposed «fiscal squeeze» as the reasoning. The document, signed by Quiroz himself, instructs departments to draft their…

Official Announcement | Published: Apr 27, 2026 2:00 PM EDT (TPR) While backstage at his show at the Rama Casino in Orillia, Ontario, Canada on Saturday (April 25), Sony Music Canada presented Triple Tigers Records recording artist, Scotty McCreery, with two plaques recognizing his Canadian career accomplishments.The first plaque celebrated his recent No.1 hit in Canada, “Bottle Rockets,” which featured Hootie & The Blowfish. This was McCreery’s first No.1 single in Canada and he was joined that evening by two of the track’s co-writers – Bobby Hamrick and Frank Rogers (who also produced the song).The second plaque recognized all McCreery’s…

Asia’s largest cooperative bank, Kerala State Cooperative Bank (Kerala Bank) has delivered a strong performance in FY 2025–26, further cementing its leadership in India’s cooperative banking space. The Bank’s total business rose to Rs 1,28,700 crore, registering a solid 5.9% growth over Rs 1,21,106 crore recorded in the previous financial year.This growth has been driven by a consistent rise in both deposits and advances. Deposits increased to Rs 75,500 crore from Rs 70,763 crore, marking a healthy 6.69% growth and reflecting sustained public confidence in the institution.On the lending front, loan outstanding grew to Rs 53,249 crore from Rs 50,343…

A story under this headline was reported this month: “No Muslim name finds place in BJP’s Bengal list”. The story went on to provide readers the numbers, that is to say, how many tickets were distributed and so on, but beyond that headline, there is not much to add. This does not surprise most of us, because the data since 2014 has taught us what the BJP wants.In the last three Lok Sabhas, the BJP has won 282, 303 and 240 seats, with no Muslim. It has over 100 MPs in the Rajya Sabha, with no Muslims. A decade or…

Gatehouse Bank has reduced rental rates by 0.29% across its 2-year fixed term buy-to-let (BTL) products for UK expats and international residents. The changes apply across the bank’s 2-year fixed BTL range for overseas customers, including products for green home finance, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs). The lender continues to accept applications from both individual borrowers and UK-registered SPV limited companies. Following the repricing, rental rates now start from 4.91% for UK expats and 4.92% for international residents. The bank’s green home finance range offers a further 0.10% reduction for properties with an EPC rating…

Canada’s Carney launches a sovereign wealth fund. What is it? BBC Source link

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 27, 2026) – Arya Resources Ltd. (TSXV: RBZ) (“Arya” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a significant new gold discovery at its Wedge Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan’s La Ronge Gold Belt, following the receipt of preliminary high-grade assay results from drill hole AR26-16. The Company previously reported a broad interval of sulphidized iron formation from the drill hole on March 2, 2026. The Company has officially named this high-priority area the Triplet Zone. Preliminary Assay Highlights – Triplet Zone (Drill hole AR26-16) The preliminary assay results confirm the potential for a major…

Buy-to-let (BTL) lender, Landbay, has added eight five-year fixes at 70% loan to value (LTV) within its Premier range. Its Premier offering is a range of standard products open to individual and limited company landlords with up to 15 mortgaged properties.  The latest additions include standard and remortgage automated valuation (AVM) products, with zero, 2%, 3% and 5% fee options.  Rates start from 4.52% with a 5% fee, up to 5.52% with no fee and equivalent remortgage AVM products are available with the same pricing.  Further, Landbay has reduced rates across its two-year fixes at 75% LTV for small HMO borrowing, including…