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Music Video Moves Bank of America on Stalled Mortgage Loan
12:30PM 12/28/2011
It might not be the right method for everyone seeking a home loan, but it worked for one Georgia couple: A music video that went viral got Bank of America to close on Ken and Meredith Williams' long-delayed mortgage.
The New Face of Foreclosure: Strategic Defaults
11:00AM 9/16/2011
Attitudes toward mortgage default are shifting in America. People who've never missed a payment on anything in their lives are walking away from underwater homes, even when they can afford their monthly payments, because staying doesn't make financial sense. But how good a business decision is a strategic default?
Mortgage rates have hit an all-time low according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
The drop has done little to help new home sales, but it did cause a surge in refinancings.
Is Now the Time to Refinance Your Mortgage?
6:30AM 8/15/2011
Real Estate, Ask an Expert, Family Money, Is It Worth It?, Personal Finance, Debt
With interest rates dipping to historic lows, many homeowners are refinancing their mortgages to shorten either the terms of their loans or their monthly payments. Here's what you need to know to decide whether refinancing now is right for you.
Renting Versus Buying: Tips for Your Big Housing Decision
10:31AM 6/08/2011
The housing market crash has made millions of people reassess their choice of whether to rent or own their home. If you're trying to decide which course is right for you, DailyFinance breaks down the major factors you should consider in our new series, Is It Worth It?
It's a can't-win situation: The very process of shopping around for a low interest rate on a mortgage can adversely impact your credit score and cost you the cheaper loan you're seeking. That's because each time a lender pulls your credit report, it shaves a few points off your score.
Will Homeowners Benefit from Mortgage Mess Settlement?
6:45AM 4/15/2011
Will homeowners see a penny of the reimbursements that the government has ordered 16 mortgage lenders to pay? Not likely, foreclosure victims and housing activists say, because the independent review ordered by regulators is too weak.
Mortgage Broker Reform Could Limit Consumer Options
4:00PM 3/30/2011
A federal law that goes into effect Friday is about to change the way mortgage brokers earn their pay. Advocates say the rule prevents mark-ups on loans that pad brokers' incomes, but critics argue the law hurts consumers by funneling more customers to fewer lenders.
The Hardship Letter: Four Points to Make When Seeking a Home Loan Modification or Short Sale
10:00AM 3/28/2011
Many a homeowner has been "inspired" to do-it-yourself-dom by a traumatic encounter with a bad contractor (traumatic to the psyche -- or the pocketbook). In the same vein, the spate of loan modification scammers who have taken thousands from already struggling homeowners in return for false...
Fannie and Freddie Narrow Earnings Losses, Request More Aid
8:00PM 2/24/2011
Economy, Earnings, Fannie Mae, Real Estate, Freddie Mac, Market News
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both narrowed their losses in the fourth quarter of 2010. But they aren't out of the woods yet: Both of the government-sponsored home-mortgage buyers have requested higher amounts of new federal aid than they did in the previous quarter.
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