Why It Pays for Mortgage ‘Ants’ To Help Mortgage ‘Grasshoppers’
Is it fair that those that have fallen behind on their home loans are being helped, while others have kept up with their payments? June Fletcher explains.
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Asia stocks drop after US mortgage plan (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Most Asian markets fell Monday as investors worried over the depth of U.S. credit problems after the country's central bank moved to prop up ailing mortgage financiers Fannie Mae
Fix for mortgage paperwork draws fire (The Charlotte Observer) A long effort to simplify the mortgage closing process drew criticism Tuesday from bankers, brokers and consumer advocates, amid claims that the overhaul might further confuse overwhelmed homebuyers. The hearing
Mortgage payments sometimes rank low in priority (Austin American-Statesman) Study: Borrowers default on home loans before car loans, credit cards. Behind the mortgage crisis lurks some consumer behavior that, at first glance at least, seems puzzling.read more...
Halifax lowers tracker mortgage rates (RTÉ News) Halifax has announced reductions in the 'goto' rates of its one-year discounted tracker mortgage offerings. The 'goto' is the rate paid by customers after the end of the one-year discount
Sales of new homes fall sharply The sign stands guard outside an existing home for sale in the west Washington Park neighborhood of south Denver on Tuesday, Oct.Commentread more...
Disproving Money Myths That's known as conventional wisdom, but Call 4 Action reporter Meghan Jones says it's not always wise.read more...
March 19th, 2008
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