Football, Banks And Payday Loans: The Mortgage Solutions News Quiz 21 June 2013
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Gross mortgage lending in May rose how much on the previous month?
- A.
12%
- B.
67%
- C.
21%
- 2.Outgoing Bank of England governor Mervyn King has compared his time there to a football game. How did he extend the metaphor?
- A.
He was always scoring own goals
- B.
There were red cards and an angry crowd
- C.
The managers were always getting sacked
- 3.Which lender pulled its entire buy-to-let range this week?
- A.
Melton Mowbray
- B.
Saffron
- C.
Lloyds
- 4.How many years do potential home buyers tend to save for a deposit before giving up?
- A.
One
- B.
Three
- C.
Six
- 5.MPs are hoping to tighten rules on payday lending. What, according to one opponent, could their bill end up resembling?
- A.
The Human Rights Act
- B.
The Fox Hunting Act
- C.
The Dangerous Dogs Act
- 6.Which Irish lender announced this week it is writing off debts of its mortgage customers?
- A.
Allied Irish Banks
- B.
Bank of Ireland
- C.
Anglo Irish Bank
- 7.This week’s Association of Mortgage Intermediaries dinner included a speech by former soldier Rory Mackenzie. Where else did he speak?
- A.
Wimbledon
- B.
Paralympic Games
- C.
Eurovision Song Contest
- 8.Which lender released its lowest ever buy-to-let product this week?
- A.
BM Solutions
- B.
Godiva
- C.
The Mortgage Works
- 9.Which of the following may have made a comeback?
- A.
Mortgage-backed securities
- B.
Self-certified mortgages
- C.
110% loan-to-value products
- 10.How do MPs think reckless bankers should be punished?
- A.
£1m cap on bonuses
- B.
Stocks (the wooden kind)
- C.
Jail
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