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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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Symbolic Vote Passes to Kill Mortgage Programs
Republicans in the House of Representatives voted Thursday to kil... Read More

March 4, 2011

American Mortgages Must Change Soon, Treasury Chief Says
The two big, government-owned companies that control the American... Read More

March 3, 2011

House Committee Aims to Gut Foreclosure Protection Measures
The House Financial Services Committee today will mark up four bi... Read More

March 3, 2011

Underwater Homeowner Program in Jeopardy
Just as two major lenders finally commit to participate in a fede... Read More

March 2, 2011

More Stupid Mortgage Rules from the Government
One of the problems with the mortgage business is that too many r... Read More

February 26, 2011

10 Steps to Buying Your First Home
Many experts will tell you that purchasing a home is the soundest... Read More

February 24, 2011