Mortgages

Our Credit.com experts are here to help you better understand mortgages so that you can make smarter home loan decisions. Find out what you should consider when shopping for a home loan, plus ways to get the best rates & deals. Learn how to approach re-financing, foreclosures and short sales. Understand how mortgage decisions can affect your credit score.

secure a mortgage

Mortgages

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

Credit Tools

View All Mortgages Posts

FICO Releases Research to Profile Strategic Defaulters
Many of us probably know someone who has lost their home in this ... Read More

April 21, 2011

Government to Release New Mortgage Agreement Forms
Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor who President Barack Obam... Read More

April 19, 2011

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

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

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

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

April 10, 2011