On the Road to Cutting Settlement Time and Cost
Is there any hope for simplifying the paper-laden, costly and often confusing American system of closing a home mortgage? Can anybody help straighten out the mess?
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Mortgage Meltdown Reaction (Boston Herald) City, state and federal officials yesterday vowed to disrupt the chain of mortgage lenders, brokers and middlemen like Dwight Jenkins of Dorchester, who have left a trail...
Confused by all the Mortgage Options? Here's Help (Palladium Times) (ARA) - Fixed rate. Adjustable rate. Interest Only. Flex. All of the different types of home loans that are available these days can puzzle many homebuyers. But, say mortgage experts,
Rate Trend Index -- Mortgages Each week, Bankrate.com surveys experts to gauge which way interest rates are headed on mortgages -- a vital tool if you're about to buy a home.read more...
Mortgage business shuttered (Delaware Online) Bank of America plans to discontinue a former MBNA Corp. mortgage business, based near St. Louis, which had specialized in providing mortgage services on behalf of other lenders.read more...
Georgia gives up mortgage fraud crown (BizJournals) Georgia no longer leads the nation in cases of reported mortgage fraud.read more...
Bye-Bye, Split-Level read more...