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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
May 6, 2010
Jody Shenn |
Mortgages: Strategic Defaults Are On the Rise By not making mortgage payments on "underwater" homes, borrowers may be paradoxically helping to boost the economy. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why Are Homeowners Idiots? There's nothing that confuses economists more than people not acting in their own best interest by continuing to pay a large mortgage on a devalued house. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Risky Mortgages Still Plentiful Learn a lesson from the current mortgage mess. Mortgage money is still some of the cheapest money available, and can provide a smart financial move, but be careful about creative financing tactics that seem too good to be true. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2010
Morgan Housel |
The 7 Words That Will Save America Most industrialized nations have laws allowing lenders to garnish wages and seize assets when borrowers default and the mortgaged property doesn't cover the loan balance. You borrow, you pay. |
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? |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2009
Donald Jay Korn |
Know the Score Despite their importance, most consumers know very little about the inner workings of credit scores. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2009
Morgan Housel |
This Is Killing Housing Prices And it ain't letting up anytime soon. As home prices crater, the incentive to give your home back to the bank -- even if you can afford the monthly payments -- grows by the day. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why We Care About Idiot Homeowners There are broad repercussions from homeowners who walk away from their homes. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Take This Mortgage and Shove It! New research could show a way to curb strategic foreclosures. Could attending to homeowners' emotional needs be the answer to the problem of strategic foreclosures? |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Will Credit Score Changes Hurt You? If you thought you understood how your credit score works, think again. The rules are changing. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Fixing Housing: Easier Said Than Done Ever since 2007, there's been a push from both private executives and public policy makers to do more, tweaking every knob in an attempt to end the housing slump sooner rather than later. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Good Credit Won't Save You Now The "adverse market" surcharge could cost mortgage borrowers thousands annually. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2006 |
Mortgage Points, Explained If you're learning about mortgages, you'll hear the term "points" a lot. A "point" is 1% of the value of the mortgage loan. |
BusinessWeek
November 28, 2005
Toddi Gutner |
Anatomy Of A Credit Score More companies are looking at credit ratings - so managing them is crucial. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Mortgage Myths Don't fall for these myths when it's time to buy a home. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Chase Does Right for Consumers Chase credit cards will soon offer better terms. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2004 |
What's Your Down Payment? Learn to determine how much you should put down when buying a home. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
More Evidence Banks May Be Starting Another Race to the Bottom Defaulted on your mortgage recently? They'll consider you for a loan. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Save Money on Your Mortgage Why spend more than you have to? There are a few ways you might be able to save money on the next mortgage you secure. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Picture of the Day: Consumers and Their Credit Cards Have a look at this chart of outstanding revolving credit (almost all of which is credit card debt) over the past eight years. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Get the Point on "Points" If you're shopping for a new home and mortgage, you're going to hear a lot about origination and discount points. There's a time you should pay points, and a time you should skip them. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Earn 20%, Guaranteed The hot new savings machine: paying off your credit card. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2006 |
On Private Mortgage Insurance Private mortgage insurance (PMI) is extra insurance a lender may require you to buy if you're forking over less than 20% of a property's value as a down payment. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The New Subprime All you have to do is drop the sub. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
The Newest Homeowners: Big Banks The vortex of price declines sucking down values could spiral out of the investment bankers' control, leading to their own subprime devaluation. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Dangerous Borrowing Beware of quicksand with credit cards and mortgages. Dangers abound when we borrow. Credit cards, if used suboptimally, can land you a world of trouble, while even mortgages these days are carrying more risks than ever. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Tougher Credit Days Ahead The subprime-lending crisis may affect us non-subprime folks, too. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Get Married to Your Mortgage Make "till death do us part" a solemn vow of your home mortgage. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Morgan Housel |
The $215 Billion Hole in the Housing Market Underwater homeowners and the looming debt bomb. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Dangerously Delaying the Inevitable In order to help the economy recover, the Obama administration relaxes the requirements for government-backed mortgage modifications. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 1, 2006
Maria Bruno-Britz |
E-Opportunity Demand for online mortgage functions is growing, creating an opportunity for lenders. |
Bank Technology News
October 2007
John Adams |
Mortgage: Running Up The Credit Score With mortgages to low-credit score borrowers becoming scarce, one move is for consumers looking for loans to increase their credit scores. That's where Carteret Mortgage hopes its use of a program called Deal Maker Score comes in. |
U.S. Banker
May 2011
Joanne Gaskin |
Scoring FICO Recoveries New research helps answer questions about how FICO scores are impacted by short sales and deed-in-lieu and how long full recovery may take. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2006 |
Mortgage Brokers Demystified Mortgage brokers make a lot of sense (and money) for some people. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Save Money on Your Mortgage There are several ways you might be able to save money on the next mortgage you secure. Here are some things to consider. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 30, 2008
Orla O'Sullivan |
As Defaults Mount, Many Question FICO Scores' Value FICO scores did nothing to prevent the subprime crisis, so what use are they? |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2005
Rich Smith |
Interested in Interest-Only? Here is a look at the risks that interest-only mortgages pose not only to homeowners, but to investors in the banks offering these seemingly sweet ( to homebuyers) deals. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Mortgage Inflation: How Bad Is Bad? When adjustable-rate loans adjust upward, prepare for a big financial shock. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Refinancing Catch-22 Mortgage refinancing is available ... for those who need it least. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Homeowners' Lucky Day A new tax break could make some homeowners even happier. |
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
August 25, 2009
Morgan Housel |
You Call This a Cure? Cure rates on mortgage delinquencies have fallen off a cliff. Why is that, and what does it mean for banks? |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Todd K. Ballenger |
Go With the (Reverse) Flow Help your clients by reversing outdated thinking about reverse mortgages. Learn to accommodate more of their "I needs" and their "I wants." Regard a reverse the way you would a forward mortgage: It is simply a device for improving cash flow. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Free Mortgage? Look Again Free offers are rarely simple acts of kindness. When you see a no-cost mortgage, ask your lender about what exactly is free. |
AskMen.com
Alex Matjanec |
Tips For First-Time Home Buyers Though many homeowners are shaking their fists at the current housing market, this much is certain: Those considering a first home have a great opportunity to score their dream pad at a fraction of the cost. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2006 |
How Much House Can You Afford? When getting a mortgage, don't bite off more than you can chew. |
