Australian treasurer says considerable risks to global economy from US loan crisis (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

Australian Treasurer Peter Costello reiterated Tuesday there are significant risks to the global economy amid further signs of fallout from defaults in the U.S. housing loan market.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-20 08:00 GMT: Bradford & Bingley sells 2.2 bln stg housing association loan book to Dexia (Interactive Investor)

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Bradford & Bingley PLC agreed to sell its housing association loan book, comprising 2.2 bln stg of assets, to Belgo-French financial services group Dexia.

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Wall St down on housing fears (Adelaide Now)

WALL Street tumbled overnight, sending the Dow to its lowest close since April, on concerns the trouble housing market could get worse and further harm the world's biggest economy.

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Bradford & Bingley sells loan book to Dexia (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley said on Tuesday it had sold its Housing Association loan book to Belgium's Dexia following a review of the assets.

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Savings and Loan Profits Plummet in 3Q (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Federally regulated savings and loans set aside millions of dollars for anticipated loan losses in the third quarter as they felt the brunt of the housing market's downturn.

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Paulson says loan crisis may worsen in 2008, urges banks to act (AFP via Yahoo! News)

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said mortgage defaults will worsen in 2008 and that lenders should act "aggressively" to offer new loan terms to avert an economic calamity.

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Bradford & Bingley sells loan book to Dexia (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley said on Tuesday it had sold its Housing Association loan book to Dexia following a review of the growth potential and capital utilisation of these assets.

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