12/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Mortgage Federation is organising a conference on 11 May on recent developments in mortgages in Europe. The volume of mortgage loans outstanding has more than doubled in nominal terms since 1990 in Europe totalling EUR 3.4 trillion in 1999 and mortgage bonds now make up 20% of the European capital market. The Federation notes that "the introduction of the Euro has renewed the industry's interest in mortgage bonds". A number of Member States (such as...