Mortgage application volume rises slightly as rates fall (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Mortgage application volume increased 2.5 percent during the week ending April 11, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly application survey.
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Refinancing Adjustable-Rate Loans Becomes Harder for Borrowers Homeowners are finding it tough to refinance even as rates climb. One reason: prepayment penalties. But others are getting caught short by a changing housing market. read more...
Short sale: How to sell your house in nine days when there are no buyers Do you owe more than your house is worth? Or are you unable to make your mortgage payments? Mortgage costs including taxes and insurance should be no more than
What your bank hides in the fine print Your bank, lender and credit card company have a vested interest in making disclosure statements tough to decipher.via
Fewer sales cut mortgage deals (Detroit News) Fewer home purchases and less refinancing pushed U.S. mortgage applications down for a second week, according to a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association.via
A&L mortgage lending drops sharply (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) LONDON (ShareCast) - Alliance & Leicester's said mortgage lending was down sharply in the first four months of the year as it wrote
Dog owners win fraud case The dogs had their day in Allen Superior Court on Monday. Actually, it was people who thought they were buying King Charles spaniels from Winifred J. Powelson who prevailed.read more...