Mortgage

How the Fed Rate Increase Will Affect Mortgage Borrowers

This week, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, but it does not necessarily mean home buyers should panic. The benchmark rate hasn’t been increased in a decade, making it difficult to predict how the market will

How to Avoid Private Mortgage Insurance

Taking out private mortgage insurance will increase your monthly mortgage payment. So how can you avoid it or get rid of it? One way is to take out a second mortgage. “It’s not always a good idea,” said Casey Fleming,

Prepayment Penalties Demystified

Perhaps you received an inheritance and want to pay off your mortgage. Or maybe you cleaned up your credit and want to refinance a not-so-favorable loan. These sound like easy adjustments, right? Well, that depends. Prepaying your loan could cost

Do You Qualify for the Making Home Affordable Program?

By Kat DeLong Are your monthly mortgage payments increasing due to an unconventional loan? Is a job loss or frequent medical bills making it impossible for you to pay your mortgage every month? If so, the first step is to

The Truth about the Truth in Lending Act

By Kat DeLong When you sign up for a new credit card or buy a house, you are faced with pages and pages of small print – do you really read all of it? The answer is probably “no.” Even

Mortgages and Equity Loans: What’s the Difference?

By Kat DeLong Mortgages, equity lines of credit, second mortgages – these terms are often tossed around by lenders, but do you know what they really mean? It may seem like Homebuying 101, but knowing the difference between these types

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How the Fed Rate Increase Will Affect Mortgage Borrowers

How to Avoid Private Mortgage Insurance

Prepayment Penalties Demystified

Do You Qualify for the Making Home Affordable Program?

The Truth about the Truth in Lending Act

Mortgages and Equity Loans: What’s the Difference?

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