In the past few weeks the market has seen average rates on 30 year
mortgages rise from 4.75% to 5.27%. That’s a jump of half a percent - a
whopping 11% rise in the cost of money for a typical borrower. If you
are thinking about refinancing, and missed doing it in the past couple
of [...]

The US Treasury department released new details this week on its upcoming program to encourage lenders to modify loans for homeowners.
The program includes annual payments to the lenders of up to 1000 for approving the modification and additional bonuses if the homeowners are still in their home five years from now. Investors [...]

One of the most devastating factors in the national collapse of confidence in the home mortgage marketplace is the pervasive fraud that infested the mortgage brokerage system. In the good old days George Bailey made home loans to his neighbors and community. He knew who he was lending to, and had a pretty [...]

Adjustable Rate Mortgages with lots of payment options have fallen out of favor, and banks are falling over themselves to help their customers refinance into more stable notes. But if you already have a stable 30 year fixed mortgage, should you consider refinancing it now?
Here are some examples of how costs might differ if [...]

If you find yourself five years into a thirty year mortgage and lenders start dangling lower interest rates, is it worth it to bite? Well it depends on your circumstance, but sometimes it isn’t. Many mortgages are front loaded on interest payment. It is only when you are five or six years [...]

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today launched a new, comprehensive website to assist Americans with improving financial literacy, sustaining healthy homeownership and achieving financial security. The My Money, My Home, My Future website provides a range of interactive resources to inform users about the importance of financial literacy, including [...]