Housing equity withdrawal by individuals in the U.K. decreased further in the third quarter, data from the Bank of England showed Wednesday. Housing equity withdrawal, or HEW, fell to -GBP 10.87 billion in the third quarter from -GBP 10.56 billion in the second quarter. HEW as a percentage of post-tax income fell 3.5 percent on a quarterly basis after the 3.4 percent drop in the previous quarter. (full story)