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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

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Financial News Roundup: Home Prices Plummet, Mortgage Fraud Rises
Today’s top news headlines feature obstacles to the housing mar... Read More

May 11, 2011

Citizens Bank Settles Discrimination Lawsuit
Citizens Bank has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over allegat... Read More

May 10, 2011

New Rewards, Penalties for Mortgage Mods
Having trouble refinancing your mortgage, even though you meet al... Read More

May 5, 2011

Survey Finds Strategic Defaulters Have Good Credit
The debate over strategic default— when a homeowner with the a... Read More

April 28, 2011

Fewer Purchase Applications Causes Sizeable Mortgage Market Decline
The number of applications for new home loans fell by a seasonall... Read More

April 27, 2011

Las Vegas Foreclosure Mess Ends in Bitter Duel
What happens when a city’s entire real estate market collapses,... Read More

April 26, 2011