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Mortgage Refinancing in Today’s Economy

Getting a lower mortgage rate is one of the main reasons people choose to refinance their home loans. If you are a homeowner with good credit you will not have any difficulty refinancing your home mortgage loan. On the other hand, if you have less than perfect credit you will have to put more effort [...]

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HUD-1 Statement Definition

The HUD-1 Settlement Statement is one of the most important loan documents you will encounter when taking out a mortgage loan. The information on your HUD-1 can make the difference between getting a good home loan and overpaying thousands of dollars. The HUD-1 Settlement Statement is defined as a loan document required by the Real [...]

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Mortgage Closing Costs Defined

Mortgage closing costs are fees including loan origination fees, underwriting fees, loan processing fees, discount points, title charges and a host of others…some legitimate, others garbage. The closing costs you will be required to pay when refinancing your mortgage are any fees paid to the mortgage broker or any third party company like the title [...]

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30 Year Mortgage Rates FAQ

If you’re in the market to refinance your home mortgage loan and search for 30 year mortgage rate information on the internet, you’re bound to find a lot of confusing and conflicting information. How do you sort through the obvious crap and find honest rate information that does not include needles sales markup like the [...]

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Current FHA Mortgage Rate

You may have found this site searching for information on current FHA rates. Finding out about government programs to refinance your home can be confusing, especially if you don’t know where to start. FHA programs are government insured loans; there are no set FHA mortgage rates…finding an accurate source for rate information becomes more difficult [...]

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Juan: I was denied a loan modification, now I want to apply for a FHA streamline refinance , how should I go about doing that? My mortgage lender...
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Liz Kinder: Any hope for non Freddie/Fannie mortgage holders who are underwater?
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