Strategic Mortgage Defaults on the Rise

Strategic default— walking away from your home and mortgage —is getting more common. The interesting part is who is doing it: according to a recent study, people with good credit. For such consumers, strategic default may be the best of a range of bad options. The same study found that 588,000 people walked away from their mortgages in 2008, far more than the industry thought. And most of them seem to understand what they are doing—they just do not have any better option. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 16:39:05

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BREAKING: Washington Mutual seized by feds, biggest bank failure in US history

WSJ:In what is by far the largest bank failure in U.S. history, federal regulators seized Washington Mutual Inc ... after it got caught up in the booming part of the mortgage business that made loans to people with bad credit, known as subprime borrowers. Troubles spread to other parts of WaMu's home loan portfolio [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 02:41:42

Concerns Of Home Buyers

by James Weekson There are many who want to purchase a home, but are scared after hearing all of the talk about how nobody is lending money and for people with a bad credit rating that of course means there is no way of obtaining a mortgage. First of all, there will always be a company around that will lend money and even though high end banks often restrict the amount lent out and to whom they lend money to, there are always other options available. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 17:36:13

Concerns Of Many Home Buyers

by James Weekson There are many who want to purchase a home, but are scared after hearing all of the talk about how nobody is lending money and for people with a bad credit rating that of course means there is no way of obtaining a mortgage. First of all, there will always be a company around that will lend money and even though high end banks often restrict the amount lent out and to whom they lend money to, there are always other options available. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 07:45:51

How to Find the Right Mortgage

by katie George A mortgage that is properly suited to an individual’s needs when buying a home can save the individual thousands while a mortgage ... be considerably more or less by the end of the mortgage. Individuals who have no or bad credit ... one is the right one. First one needs to understand the different options available to them. For people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 00:31:19

Monday: Bi-Partisan Bank Robbery?

I don’t pretend to understand Credit Derivative Swaps and financial ‘instruments’ and it looks like the people who have been playing with them for ... like the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) where the government would restructure and refinance bad mortgages from individual homeowners and make them affordable.  The theory goes that if those [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 12:26:24

Ten Mortgage Tips I Learned From Past Three Home Purchases

Bottom Line: I highlight some of my personal lessons learned from three home purchases conducted over the past six years. 1 ... , PhD. First third of book is dedicated to people that need help with credit or qualifying for expensive ... for a quick initial review. 2. Bad U.S. economy news is good news for you when you’re floating [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 15:00:00

Socialism Is Everywhere

by hilzoy In a stunning reversal, John McCain today endorsed the redistribution of wealth: " ... do, and that's go in and buy out these bad mortgages, give people mortgages they can afford, stabilize home values and start ... : "He will commit a $5,000 tax credit for each and every customer who buys a zero carbon emission [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 05:48:29

Posted on June 8th, 2008 at 12:45 am by olijfje Santa Cruz del Quiche, daar ben ik nu, de hoofdstad van de … Quiche mayas ... is, in itself, mortgage loans anaheim refinance e. people credit bad home loan The first book to discuss people credit bad home loan was Services for UMTS by Ahonen & Barrett in 2002. boat me loan [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 22:46:03

9 Reasons for a good credit rating or FICO score

Does my credit rating really matter? That question goes through a lot of people's heads as they max out their credit card or don't pay their automobile payment Huntsville Alabama car loans financing with bad credit mortgage home loans, real estate auto insurance, web design. Huntsville schools festivals business events and community [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 12:51:43

More hoops to jump through for enticing mortgages

Consumers rushing to refinance a home loan or get a new one to take advantage of the lowest U.S ... stellar credit. “This market has weeded out people with bad credit. That’s the difference,” said Ellen ... . mortgage rates in nearly four decades are in for a surprise: the new rates aren’t for everyone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:37:34

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