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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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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

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

April 3, 2011

Mortgage Lenders Reluctantly Begin Altering Home Loan Terms
The nation’s largest mortgage lenders have reluctantly agre... Read More

March 29, 2011

Lender Offers Home Loan Help to Thousands
About 2,400 people in Central Ohio recently received letters from... Read More

March 25, 2011

Multiple Fronts in Mortgage Industry War
If you have a mortgage, or if you ever plan on buying a home, big... Read More

March 23, 2011

Colorado Foreclosure Assistance Program Receives State Grant
The Colorado Foreclosure Hotline was recently given a two-year gr... Read More

March 16, 2011