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• Mortgage repayment gathers pace
  Homeowners repaid a record amount of their mortgages in the first three months of 2009, latest figures show.
  
  
• Osborne facing expenses inquiry
  Shadow Chancellor George Osborne's expenses are to be investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.
  
  
• Political party office payments
  Details of the £473,000 in two years from public funds paid to the main Welsh parties for politicians' offices.
  
  
• City Diaries: "Laura"
  Laura (not her real name) works for a commercial bank in London. She is commenting on the frustrations of working in the financial services in the current climate.
  
  
• City Diaries: 'Anthony'
  Our City Diaries are written by people who work in finance and have had a front row seat as their industry goes through the biggest changes in decades.
  
  
• Mortgage plan helps six families
  Just six families in England have been helped by the government's mortgage rescue scheme and cases will now be speeded up.
  
  
• Mortgage approvals still rising
  The number of mortgages approved for house buying rose again in May, according to the Bank of England.
  
  
• Baltimore's tale of sub-prime woe
  Matthew Price reports from Baltimore in the US on new revelations about how US banks pushed customers into sub-prime mortgages despite the risks.
  
  
• Northern Rock confirms split plan
  Nationalised Northern Rock is to split in two later this year, dividing up its deposits and mortgages.
  
  
• City Diaries: 25 June
  This week our diarists reflect on the reality of working in the City during turbulent times. Our City Diaries are written by people who work in finance.
  
  
• House sales 'continuing to rise'
  The number of homes sold in the UK has continued to rise, according to HM Revenue & Customs.
  
  
• 'Steady rise' in mortgage lending
  Mortgage approvals by the UK's major banks have continued the steady rise of the last six months, figures show.
  
  
• Repossession risk 'overestimated'
  The Council of Mortgage Lenders cuts its forecast for the number of homes expected to be repossessed in 2009 to 65,000.
  
  
• MPs pay back £500,000 in expenses
  MPs have now repaid nearly £500,000 in expenses claimed since 2003, the Parliamentary Authorities say.
  
  
• MPs explain expenses repayments
  A look at the ten MPs repaying the most expenses claims, according to figures released by the Commons.
  
  
• Mortgage rates jump in one week
  The past week has seen a big jump in the cost of fixed-rate mortgages to new borrowers, says Moneyfacts.
  
  
• Key details: MP expenses claims
  A summary of expenses claims made by MPs over the past few years, as published by the Daily Telegraph.
  
  
• MPs' expenses made public online
  The expenses claims of every MP over the past four years have been published online - but with certain key details kept secret.
  
  
• Mortgage lending falls back again
  Mortgage lending fell back in May, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
  
  
• Welsh Labour MPs' expense detail
  A summary of expenses claims made by Welsh MPs in recent years published by the Daily Telegraph, and the politicians' responses.