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A Mortgage Finds £200 More Reasons to Be Unpopular

A British borrower faces a mortgage increase of £200 a month as higher interest rates threaten to make mortgages, credit cards and loans more expensive, the BBC reports. The example puts a household figure beside the broader cost of borrowing. The increase is one person's experience, not the amount every borrower will pay. A central bank can announce a rate in a short statement. A household has to fit its own changed payment into a budget that was already spoken for.

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