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The Motley Fool
August 12, 2004 |
Understanding Mortgage Brokers For many people, the best way to get a mortgage is through a broker.   |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
In Defense of Mortgage Brokers Mortgage brokers can save you money even if your credit score is high. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2006 |
Mortgage Brokers Demystified Mortgage brokers make a lot of sense (and money) for some people. |
AskMen.com
September 2, 2002
Ian Speigel |
Basics Of A Home Mortgage For some people, taking out a mortgage is a nauseating and terrifying proposition. It's not difficult to understand why. After all, you're basically laying your financial bits and pieces on the table and asking to be judged. But it doesn't have to be so bad. |
Bank Technology News
December 2003
John Adams |
Closing Faster RBC Mortgage is betting the best way to boost mortgage volume in a cooling market is by making friends with brokers. So it's offering them access to its Internet technology. |
Wired
March 2002
B.A. Warner |
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control How Europe's deregulated airlines are using cut-rate fares, Web engines, and small airfields to shake up the flying game... |
Bank Technology News
September 2006
John Adams |
Mortgage: Making Every Transaction Count As the market cools off, technology is helping mortgage players improve lead generation, closing time and telecommunications to gain new customers and boost performance. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why Getting a Mortgage Will Never Be the Same Lots of changes are happening to the mortgage market. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
10 Things to Know About Mortgages You have a lot of options when it comes to financing your home. Most of us are familiar with mortgages, but even experienced home-buyers may not be aware of a few meaningful facts and options. Here are some interesting details about mortgages. |
Bank Technology News
January 2007
Glen Fest |
Mortgage: Platforms Bearing Wholesale Changes For financial institutions, improving the mortgage channel's visibility and speed can attract more third-party brokers and lay the groundwork for better customer data. |
This Old House
Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2006
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Nightmare Mortgages They promise the American Dream: A home of your own - with ultra-low rates and payments anyone can afford. Now, the trap has sprung. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Homebuying With Good Credit, Little Cash Will this newfangled kind of mortgage help you buy a house? |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Women Offer Better Rates Take note, that a broker's sex isn't enough of a factor in ensuring you'll get a good deal. Here are some statistics to ponder before shopping for a mortgage. |
Managed Care
May 2000
John Carroll |
Like Stock Brokers, Are Health Care's Middlemen Losing Influence? Those who make deals between buyers and insurers are used to perks and tidy commissions. The Internet and defined contributions may threaten that. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Cut Off ARMs to Spite Your Face Mortgage products aren't the problem. Borrowers are. Used correctly, option ARMs provide flexibility that can be extremely helpful to borrowers whose cash flow isn't steady and predictable. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Hooray for Mortgage Brokers! Mortgage brokers get high marks and may help you get a good deal. |
Reason
January 2005
Matt Welch |
Fly the Frugal Skies How low-cost airlines have transformed Europe---and what it means for America. |
BusinessWeek
September 25, 2006
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Nightmare Mortgages Readers respond to a story on option ARMs, which struck a nerve with brokers, bankers, and consumers. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
This Will Make You a Smarter Investor There's more to smart money management than just picking great stocks. Increasingly, it's becoming just as important to find the right discount broker to give you the best and least expensive access to the investments you want. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 6, 2004
Christensen, Anthony & Roth |
The Innovator's Battle Plan Clayton Christensen's new book, Seeing What's Next, proposes that great firms can be undone by disruptors who analyze and exploit an incumbent's strengths and motivations. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Dean Foust |
Look Out Below, Lenders The end of the mortgage boom is nigh -- and it could get ugly for banks and thrifts. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Carol Matlack |
Fare Wars: A Great Time To Be A Tourist Europe's big carriers are slashing prices to stall discounters. Who will blink first? |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
9 Mortgage Don'ts But no matter how much you owe, unless you're a lottery winner, you've probably used a mortgage to buy your home. Here are some tips on what not to do when making one of the biggest purchases of your life. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
Steve Watkins |
Money in the Bank Bank-owned brokerage companies have awakened to the changes they need to make to attract top-shelf talent, and brokers are taking notice. |
U.S. Banker
November 2001
Mark Fogarty |
Unexpected Lovefest Some expected a turf war to erupt between mortgage bankers and Realtors as a result of the real estate industry's new ability to provide home finance. But the two groups are now lovey-dovey... |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Let's Raise the Hood on Mortgage Lending Since we're into investigating all manner of activities, let's take a hard look at lending. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2004
Salim Haji |
Lessons Airlines Can Learn From PCs Without radical strategic change, the legacy carriers won't survive. |
BusinessWeek
March 12, 2007
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Lender Woes Go Beyond Subprime Few are feeling the hangover from housing's heyday as much as subprime lenders that cater to risky borrowers. |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Home Buyers: ARMed And Dangerous? Adjustable-rate mortgages are pulling in new buyers -- but the risks are high |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Gail Liberman |
Hope For Retirees? Reverse mortgages are still being criticized for their complexity and high fees, but demand is rising and some advisors see advantages. |
BusinessWeek
September 5, 2005
Foust & Grow |
Sharks In The Housing Pool Deed thieves, property flippers, equity strippers -- these con artists are duping banks and homeowners. The losses due to fraud could amount to more than $2 billion a year. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Justin Hibbard |
The Fed Eyes Subprime Loans Battles over lending to low-income, often minority, home buyers used to be about access to credit. Now they're about access to affordable credit. If new lending data hints at unfair pricing, lenders may have to take a good, hard look at their methods. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 1, 2005
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Echoes of the Mortgage Boom With more institutions vying for the business of fewer customers, it's more important than ever for mortgage players seeking to grow revenues to improve service by offering new and differentiated mortgage products, such as Web-based offerings. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Tools to Make You a Better Investor Brokers have been hurting, and you can take advantage. With brokers focusing on getting your business, you'll find them developing and expanding on tools that could help you invest more easily. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 1, 2006
Maria Bruno-Britz |
E-Opportunity Demand for online mortgage functions is growing, creating an opportunity for lenders. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Power for Everyone Arm yourself with information before shopping for a home loan. |
Wall Street & Technology
April 26, 2005
Ivy Schmerken |
Broker Research: What's It Worth? The securities industry is hoping that the SEC will clear up the uncertainties surrounding soft dollars and determine once and for all who is responsible for placing a value on proprietary research. |
Financial Advisor
January 2005
Tracey Longo |
Walking Clients Through The Mortgage Maze New options add value to financial advisor relationships while saving clients fees. |
Bank Technology News
January 2006
John Adams |
Wholesale Mortgages: UBOC's Broker Road Becomes Automated The lender's strategy is heavy on implementing electronic loan execution. The goal? Cutting cost and time-and eliminating paper from desks of customer-facing partners. |
BusinessWeek
January 10, 2005
Dean Foust |
The Mortgage Biz Has Lost Its Fizz Goodbye, refi boom. Hello, sinking profits and industry consolidation. The roots of the industry's problems are no mystery. Mortgage activity has fallen off sharply since the Fed began hiking rates last spring. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2008
Glenn G. Kautt |
Idea Person How should the threat of new financial planning competition drive your firm's thinking and strategy? |
U.S. Banker
November 2005 |
Wading Through HMDA-Data Muck What does the new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data show about banks' lending practices when it comes to racial, ethnic and gender differences? It's clear what it says, but it's not clear what it means. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
Ryanair's In It for the Long Haul The Irish airline attempts to expand from its low-cost roots to the long haul. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Banker, Broker, or Both? Be careful to figure out which hat your bank's employee is wearing. The key to dealing with bank-based brokers is to know exactly what you're being offered at all times. |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Anne Tergesen |
Home Loans with Bells and Whistles Some new twists on mortgages offer more flexibility -- for a price. |
Financial Advisor
December 2003
Gail Liberman |
Tricks To Nail Down Low Mortgage Rates Know your lender -- and don't forget old-fashioned horse-trading. |
BusinessWeek
December 11, 2006
Mara Der Hovanesian |
A Farewell To ARMs? Not Quite Yet New classes of lenders are jumping in to offer high-risk mortgages. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Gas Up Your Mortgage? Could an accelerator program be a good idea if you've worked through your priorities and decided that paying off your mortgage quickly ranks at the top? |
FDIC FYI
November 26, 2002 |
Quarterly Banking Profile Commercial Banking Performance, Third Quarter 2002 Gains on securities sales keep earnings near record level... Weakness in overseas operations limits industry profits... Margins improve at community banks, decline at larger institutions... Strong mortgage demand fuels growth in loans... Asset-quality problems continue to grow at large banks |
