HSBC extends fixed-rate mortgage guarantee

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HSBC extends fixed-rate mortgage guarantee

HSBC has announced that it is extending its RateMatcher guarantee for existing customers on fixed-rate mortgages until June 30th 2008.

The scheme allows customers coming to the end of a fixed-rate period to renew their mortgage at the same rate and was originally scheduled to end on April 30th.

Customers will have to pay a fee to match their old fixed-rate, which will depend on the length of the fixed term and the rate they currently pay.

HSBC has estimated 88 per cent of its customers that are finishing fixed-rate periods next month will have to pay between £599 and £999 in order to enjoy the same deal.

Martijn van der Heijden, HSBC's head of mortgages, said that the extension of the guarantee "allows even more HSBC customers to smooth out any repayment hike once their fixed period comes to an end and creates a sustainable platform for homeownership".

Currently, the mortgage market is being squeezed by the credit crunch, meaning borrowers are being left with fewer options - last October Moneyfacts reported that 40 per cent of mortgage products had "disappeared".
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