Homeowners deserve every financial break they can get their hands on amid today’s trying economic times. After all, the average mortgage borrower pays out a hefty percentage of their income on housing expenses and loan payments that include large amounts of interest. Read More
For the week ending October 10, 2014 mortgage applications increased 5.6 percent from a week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. Read More
For three years I dithered about refinancing my mortgage. I meant to check into and get around to it, but it never quite happened. One day, when I logged onto a free consumer credit site, a popup suggested that I talk to someone about refinancing my loan. On a whim, I checked “yes” in the box, and soon I received a follow up about refinancing. Read More
Once a month, on first Friday’s, all eyes and ears of Wall Street, Washington, mortgage professionals across the nation, and even some on Main Street are tuned in briefly to one big thing: the health of the job market in America. Read More
One of the most frustrating aspects of paying down a mortgage is watching the principal owed fall at a slow rate. Read More
