Canceling Your Credit Card Could Hurt Your Chances of Getting a Home Loan Image by dogonthesidewalk via Flickr Right now, many people seemed inclined to cancel credit cards and go with cash. There is a movement, in this time of recession, to get back to the sound basics of finances and get rid of debt. [...]
Latest News in Mortgages and Home Loans- April 09, 2009
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FHA Loans Performing Well in this Economic Climate Even though the Federal Housing Administration is experiencing problems due to loan defaults and foreclosures, FHA loans are still performing relatively well. When you compare FHA loans to subprime loans, they are performing admirable. Indeed, the FHA is expected to be able to weather the current mortgage [...]
Latest News in Refinancing Home Mortgages – March 19, 2009
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Sacramento homebuyers rush to refinance at lower rates – Sacramento Bee Lower borrowing costs triggered a new spike in U.S. mortgage applications last week as borrowers ? including thousands in California and the Sacramento region ? rushed to refinance home loans. Sacramento loan consultant Dennis Graves said most … Mortgage rates likely to fall today [...]
Latest News in Mortgages and Home Loans- March 10, 2009
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Misplaced Rage: Really? We?re Upset that Government?s Trying to Help Regular … I’m going to climb up onto my soap box here for the space of a couple hundred words. It’s really getting kind of ridiculous out there right now. I think that there is a lot of misplaced rage with regard to efforts being [...]
Latest News in Mortgages and Home Loans – March 03, 2009
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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 [...]
Latest News in Mortgages and Home Loans- Feb 24, 2009
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Would the U.S. Government Actually Nationalize Citi? Image via Wikipedia 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. [...]
Latest News in Refinancing Home Mortgages – Feb 05, 2009
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Mortgage applications up as refinancing jumps – Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. mortgage applications rose in the last week of January, reflecting strong demand for home refinancing loans even as interest rates rose to their highest levels since early December, industry data showed on Wednesday. Home … Is now the time to refinance? – [...]
Latest News in Mortgages and Home Loans- Feb 03, 2009
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Is Your Mortgage Statement Correct? Right now, mortgages are in the news. A lot. From concerns that prime borrowers are the next wave of foreclosures (thanks to the fact that job loss is likely to result in a wave responsible people suddenly unable to make their payments) to the almost weekly drops in mortgage interest [...]
Latest News in Mortgages and Home Loans- Jan 27, 2009
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Latest News in Mortgages and Home Loans – Jan 20, 2009
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FDIC Asks Banks to Report on How They Spent TARP Funds One of the biggest scandals of the economic bailout bill passed last fall has to with how the $350 billion set aside for banks through TARP funds was spent. The money was meant to be spent in helping Americans avoid foreclosure. It was supposed [...]
