AP: Britain’s Treasury has confirmed troubled mortgage lender Bradford and Bingley is talking to regulators and financial institutions over its future. The mortgage bank specializes in providing buy-to-let mortgages for rental properties, now considered one of the most volatile parts of the housing market. Investors who took out loans to buy apartments and rent them out now find that the value of their property has fallen and that rental yields do not cover their mortgage payments.
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