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December 25, 2006
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The "Foreclosure Factories" Vise The predatory tactics of some mortgage servicers are squeezing homeowners.   |
This Old House
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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. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The Negative Amortization Trap Negative amortization loans are the only way some homeowners can buy their homes, but they present a trap for the unwary. Only by managing your finances carefully can you avoid a potentially disastrous result. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Think Twice Before You Refinance You may not have considered these factors. |
This Old House
December 2007
Keith Pandolfi |
How to Escape Mortgage Disaster If you foresee trouble making you mortgage payments next year, don't panic - there are options out there to help you stay afloat |
This Old House
L. Gallant & D. Snoonian |
The Mortgage Crisis: Where to Go for Help The Fed's decision to lower interest rates means more people might be looking for home loans again. These Web-based resources can help you avoid the risky ones, and find the loan that's right for you. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
November 5, 2007
Nanette Byrnes |
These Tough Lending Laws Could Travel North Carolina's progressive protection laws for borrowers may become a nationwide model. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2007
David Lee Smith |
The Mortgage Lenders' Dual Masters Whatever steps some lenders and loan service agents are willing to take to help troubled mortgage holders, the crush of delinquencies and foreclosures, along with radically tightened credit standards in the mortgage industry, will make for a slow recovery for the U.S. housing market. |
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
This Old House
Mary Jo Patterson |
11 Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure Worried you won't be able to make your mortgage payments? Protect your home and your investment with this expert advice |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2011
June Fletcher |
Going Into Reverse Several big banks have abandoned reverse mortgages this year, some watchdog groups have maligned them and consumers have shied away from them. Nevertheless, now may be a good time to recommend them to clients. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Can You Really Just Walk Away? Giving up on your mortgage and letting the bank foreclose on your property might seem easy, but how smart is it? |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Anne Tergesen |
Time To UnARM Yourself? As rates climb and the housing market cools, it may be time to ditch your adjustable rate mortgage. Here's some help on whether to do so. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Refinancing Catch-22 Mortgage refinancing is available ... for those who need it least. |
Financial Advisor
January 2011
Gail Liberman |
Another Real Estate Mess Clients with option ARMs could be getting a nasty surprise in the coming months. |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Anne Tergesen |
Home Loans with Bells and Whistles Some new twists on mortgages offer more flexibility -- for a price. |
BusinessWeek
March 19, 2007
Peter Coy |
Under The Fed's Hammer How Fed rate hikes have turned into a regressive tax on weak borrowers. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Banks Say No Thanks to Reverse Mortgages Should you do likewise? |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Why the Housing Problem Isn't Going Away Low mortgage rates should be fixing everything. So why aren't they? |
U.S. Banker
April 2011
Barbara Morrison |
Midsize Is Now a Fit for SBA By utilizing new SBA options offered through legislation redefining small business, banks can help small and midsize businesses benefit from better access to credit. |
BusinessWeek
January 9, 2006
Justin Hibbard |
So Many Lenders, So Few Takers As housing slumps, the roof is falling in on the overbuilt mortgage industry. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
A Tale of Two Borrowers Unfortunately, many homeowners never consider that they may not really be able to afford the home they own. As painful as it is to give up your home, it's not worth risking financial ruin to stay in a home you can't pay for. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Buying Stocks With Your Home Refinancing your home in order to get capital to invest in the stock market may not be a good idea. |
BusinessWeek
May 7, 2007
Palmeri & Kopecki |
Why This Slump Is Different Foreclosures are rising fast, investors are sweating, and lenders are now bending over backwards to keep bad loans alive. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Payment Blues If your mortgage rate is rising, is it time to refinance? |
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June 30, 2004 |
What's Your Down Payment? Learn to determine how much you should put down when buying a home. |
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December 28, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Your Smartest Money Move for 2012 If you have a high-interest mortgage, get rid of it. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Falling Into the Subprime Trap If any good comes from the bursting of the housing bubble, it will be that homeowners and borrowers may act more responsibly about buying property and taking on mortgage debt. |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Home Buyers: ARMed And Dangerous? Adjustable-rate mortgages are pulling in new buyers -- but the risks are high |
BusinessWeek
August 20, 2007
Der Hovanesian & Grow |
Did Big Lenders Cross The Line? Lawsuits assert some firms doctored loan documents. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
You Really Need to Do This Again Mortgage rates are down again. Time to refi? |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Early Christmas for Mortgage Borrowers There's some good news on the mortgage front for a change. Lending has not come to a grinding halt. In fact, for those who have good credit and qualify for standard fixed-rate loans, mortgages have actually gotten more affordable. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
A New Kind of Refi Maybe homeowners are smarter than some people think. The share of the refinancing market attributable to adjustable-rate mortgages is at its lowest level since mid-2003. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2005 |
What's Your Down Payment? If you're wondering what percentage of what you're paying for a house should be your down payment, know that there's no single best amount, and it will likely vary according to your situation. |
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July 7, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The New Subprime All you have to do is drop the sub. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Homeowners Hit the Lottery Of all the government measures to right the economy, is President Obama's plan to aid homeowners the most irresponsible to date? |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2011
Kathleen M. Howley |
Delays in Short Sales Frustrate Home Buyers Short sales could accelerate the resolution of the housing crisis -- if the process is streamlined by the big federal mortgage lenders |
U.S. Banker
August 2001
Ted Cornwell |
Fears of Defaults Subprime loans are behind the fears. They have not been tested in a declining economy and analysts don't know what to expect. |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Lenders Switch On Their Back-Up Systems After one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders announced earnings 17% below expectations, investors wondered if the nation's three-year-long mortgage bonanza might end not with a soft landing but with an earnings-pummeling thud. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Don't Fail This Mortgage Quiz Avoid payment shock by knowing your mortgage's intimate details. |
U.S. Banker
July 2010 |
Mandatory Education To prevent future stress in the housing market at the levels we see now, financial education should be required of anyone who receives a mortgage. |
U.S. Banker
July 2010
Alan Kline |
Finding 'Harmony' in Refi Loans 1st Commonwealth of Virginia offers a new kind of loan aimed at retaining customers in times of lower rates, when borrowers typically defect. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Let's Stop the Housing Crisis Once and for All It's hard to believe how easily it all could have been prevented. By simply following an old-fashioned standard for taking out a mortgage loan |
