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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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Misconceptions May Keep Homeowners From Getting Low-rate Refi’s
Millions of homeowners may be missing out on an opportunity to re... Read More

January 19, 2011

Why Mortgage Applicants are Getting Terrible Customer Service
If there is one story I hear over and over these days, it’s abo... Read More

January 19, 2011

Staffing the Booming Foreclosure Business
Meet Dave.  He’s a homeowner in Sarasota, Florida who recently... Read More

January 18, 2011

Awaiting the True Fallout from Countrywide
We’re in still the throes of the mortgage meltdown, and it&... Read More

January 7, 2011