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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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Large Loan Servicer Found Guilty of Fraud, Lying in Court
A judge in New Orleans recently found one of the nation’s large... Read More

April 19, 2011

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Down Payment Requirement Won’t Keep FHA-Backed Loans from Defaulting
In the near future, consumers who want their home loans insured b... Read More

April 17, 2011

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Family’s Loan Modification Troubles End in Success, For Now
In March we told you about Bevin Beckage, a mother of three who s... Read More

April 15, 2011

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HAMP Grants Fewer Home Loan Modifications in February
The number of mortgages that were successfully altered by the fed... Read More

April 10, 2011

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Credit Q&A: Short Sales, Foreclosures and Your Credit Score
Question: The value of my home has gone way down and is now worth... Read More

April 4, 2011

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Regulators Push to Kill Low Mortgage Dowpayments
If federal regulators have their way, the mortgage of tomorrow ma... Read More

April 3, 2011