Feb
21
I like how Gozo immediately assumes – I don’t need to say what they say about assumptions. It’s cliche – but true. Sunny Thai is right – how about instead of taking your anger out on those of us who are working our butts off FOR ourselves, get angry at those who are lazy and …
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Feb
21
Dear Dr. Don, Is it worth refinancing our 30-year Veterans Affairs, or VA, loan, which we paid extra points to lower it to 4.5 percent three years ago? Refinancing would cost us $5,512 for a 3.7 percent interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Our loan balance is approximately $464,500. we always pay extra and …
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Feb
20
February 20, 2012 – 4:56 pm Second Mortgage Refinance is now Available To Troubled Homeowners Government has revised the incentive amounts and structure offered to banks, further motivating them to modify primary mortgages, refinance second mortgages, and write-off principal amounts for mortgages far exceeding home market values. Newly implemented lender incentive plan is serving to …
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Feb
20
The volume of mortgage applications dropped slightly last week as purchases fell despite historically low home loan rates. The weekly index decreased 1 percent as purchases saw a 8.4 percent drop while refinancing increased slightly by 0.8 percent, hitting its highest level since Aug. 8, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications …
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Feb
20
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Feb
20
Dear Dr. Don, My wife and I have a mortgage balance of about $60,000. Our principal and interest expense is about $1,000 per month. We’re about eight years into a 15-year mortgage. I was told that if we made a lump-sum additional principal payment of either $10,000 or $20,000, we would pay off our mortgage …
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Feb
20
Under the recently announced State Attorneys General Mortgage Servicing Settlement, Marylanders behind on mortgage payments once again have a tool to stay in their homes or receive restitution if they have already been foreclosed upon. on Feb. 9, Maryland joined with the federal government and 48 other states to announce the $25 billion settlement with …
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Feb
19
In any society there are good times and bad times but when things get rough most people simply focus on all the bad things, instead of how to solve the problem. Today’s economic problems are much different than decades ago since it involves the primary core of our foundation as a nation – real estate …
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Feb
19
ELOISE GIBSON It’s the time of year when students give up dull minimum-wage summer jobs and return to the task of improving their minds. but how much study debt should one person take on? 1. All education debt is good debt there is no doubt that study can improve someone’s finances. but most people know …
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Feb
18
If you are considering buying a home, you have know how much you can (and can’t) spend When it’s time to take that leap forward and buy a home, the first thing you must be aware of is how much you can afford. Whilst a certain amount of ‘window shopping’ is necessary, you will not …
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