Five of Abu Dhabi's biggest property developers and financial institutions have joined forces to create a new mortgage provider based in the UAE capital. Aldar, Sorouh, ADCB, Mubadala and TDIC will be the joint shareholders in the new company, Abu Dhabi

By any measure, Myrobella House has been a plum investment for Tony and Cherie Blair. Twenty-five years have passed since they took out a mortgage on the handsome, double-fronted property, named after a variety of soft fruit which grows in the garden.

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will use his authority to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , likely placing the beleaguered mortgage-finance companies under government control as early as this weekend.

Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc reduced assets by about $208 billion in its investment bank this year because the company got ``too big'' and reported the first loss since going public 40 years ago.

By ELLEN SIMON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - One of the most tumultuous weeks in the 216-year history of Wall Street closed with a dramatic two-day rally as investors celebrated an unprecedented government plan to cleanse banks of the bad mortgages t