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The Importance of Your Credit Score When Buying a Home
One of the most important aspects of your financial life is your credit score. And your credit score is extremely important when it comes to buying a home. Indeed, before you start looking for a home, it is a good idea to check your credit score.
Problems that can arise from a poor credit score
It is […]

Mortgage Interest Deduction Could be Capped at 28% Tax Bracket
On Thursday, President Barack Obama provided a summary of his budget. While full detials have yet to be fleshed out, Congress — and the American people — got a pretty good idea of what President Obama hopes to accomplish. Indeed, he has said that his has a goal to reduce the yearly budget deficit by […]

Obama?s Foreclosure Prevention Plan Isn?t Just for ?Losers?
Right now, one of the biggest attacks on President Barack Obama’s foreclosure prevention plan is that it helps “losers” who made poor decisions on their home mortgage loans.
This is not entirely true.
One of the nice things about the Obama plan is that it also benefits those who made good decisions. And it also does […]

Selling a Home? Nearby Foreclosures Can Affect the Selling Price
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One of the main issues with the economy right now is the fact that the housing market is having so much trouble. And if you are trying to sell your house, you probably know this. Increased foreclosures in the area probably aren’t helping, either. Unfortunately, it is a sad fact […]

Getting a Little Refinancing Help from Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae is trying to help refinancing move through with a little more efficiency. One of the tools being used is called the “Desktop Underwriter.” Subprime Blogger has some good information on this new refinancing program:
The ?Desktop Underwriter Refi Plus? program is going to expand the criteria for qualifying for a loan.  There will be […]

Would the U.S. Government Actually Nationalize Citi?
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The more we find out about the state of our financial and banking system, the darker things look. And what we’ve been finding out about banking giants and major mortgage lenders has been that they are nowhere near as solvent as we have been thinking. It doesn’t seem as though the trillions already […]

Who Qualifies for the $8,000 New Homebuyer Tax Credit?
One of measures in the recently passed economic stimulus bill that might have an effect on individual finances is the $8,000 new homebuyer tax credit. However, there are plenty of questions raised by the provision. Over at Bible Money Matters, there is a pretty thorough treatment of who qualifies for the $8,000 new homebuyer tax […]

So, You Want to Benefit from the Foreclosure Prevention Plan
Yesterday, to much fanfare, a new foreclosure prevention plan was unveiled. The plan, in addition to helping millions who made poor decisions, also has the potential to help those who made good choices with their homebuying. Some of the highlights of the plan include:

Refinancing for those who owe between 80% and 105% of their home’s […]

Protecting Your Finances During a Recession
We all know that we’re in a recession. And things don’t look to be getting better for the individual any time immediately. Even though recent measures could have some positive effects for individual finances, chances are that you will be mostly on your own in this area. Here are some things you can do to […]

Obama?s Foreclosure Prevention Plan Unveiled
Yesterday, the Obama Administration revealed that today would see the unveiling of a foreclosure prevention plan. The plan calls for $275 billion of the TARP funds approved last year to be used to directly lower mortgage payments for as many as 9 million Americans.
This new plan is a sharp departure from earlier attempts at forcing […]

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