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10 Tips to Secure the Best Interest Rate on your Mortgage

Article originally published December 13th, 2017. Updated February 16th, 2023. Buying a home is an extensive process. It includes marshaling your assets, reviewing your credit—and potentially trying to improve it—and shopping for a house that meets your wants and needs. That’s all before you enter the process of applying for a mortgage and considering your... Read More

| February 16, 2023

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Mortgage Assistance for Unemployed Borrowers Extended
The Federal Housing Administration recently told lenders who cont... Read More

July 10, 2011

Feds: CEO’s Push for Risky Mortgages Killed IndyMac Bank
Even when he knew the economy was headed for the abyss, former CE... Read More

July 8, 2011

EHLP to Extend Mortgage Help to Consumers
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently lau... Read More

July 5, 2011

Qualified for a Mortgage, Rejected for a Credit Card. Huh?
I recently heard about a consumer who, nine years after declaring... Read More

June 30, 2011

Watchdog: Without Regulation, Consumer Mortgages Could Dry Up
We’re seeing it pretty often these days: federal watchdogs,... Read More

June 28, 2011

Foreclosures May Soon Spike in New Jersey
The chief justice of New Jersey’s supreme court passed down... Read More

June 27, 2011