Basel II will trim riskier mortgages in UK

- John Rumsey
- 17 May 2007

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Introduction of the Basel II capital requirements is going to affect the large, higher risk UK mortgage market. Peter Williams of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association, says: “It will inevitably make lenders think about their pricing or re-assess their priorities altogether.” Lenders will be required to detail assessments of risk exposure, and as many lenders price products against capital-market costs rather than risk exposure it is unclear what the effect on them will be, according

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