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Mon 05 May 2010Trackers under threat
MORTGAGES:Financial institutions say they are losing money on tracker mortgages, and could try to force borrowers on to higher rates, writes
FIONA REDDAN
IT HAS BEEN A turbulent time for homeowners. On top of collapsing house prices and negative equity, mortgage holders are also facing interest rate hikes. Last year people who were on fixed-rate mortgages were stuck paying the price of high interest rates while, more recently, those on variable rates have found themselves staring down the barrel of higher repayments.
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