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House prices fell for the second consecutive month in August, figures from Nationwide suggest, but the building society says the correction is "not unhealthy".
The FSA has taken action against two mortgage brokers for reckless business practises that allowed false and misleading mortgage applications to be made to lenders.
Mortgage lending in July was little changed month-on-month but significantly above analysts' forecasts, the latest Bank of England figures show.
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