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UK mortgage approvals up 6 pct in September (AP)
AP - Mortgage approvals in the U.K. rose 6 percent in September as the country's battered housing market improved, but cautious consumers paid off debt faster than they borrowed, the Bank of England said Thursday.
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UK mortgage approvals up 6 pct in September (AP)
Newsback — ... ) AP - Mortgage approvals in the U.K. rose 6 percent in September as the country's battered housing market improved, but cautious consumers paid off debt faster than they borrowed, the Bank of England said Thursday. Read the full story here . ...

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