Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:24:22 GMT
BBA mortgage approvals added more than expected
British Bankers' Associations reported
on Tuesday that the amount of mortgages that were approved by the BBA
grew more than expected in August. BBA mortgage approvals advanced to
30.5 thousand on a seasonally adjusted basis, compared to a figure of
28.4 thousand for the previous month. Analysts, however, expected
that the BBA mortgage approvals would rise only to 28.6 thousand.