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The Mortgage Guide http://themortgageguide.net A great place to start for information about loans Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:15:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Great Credit Score Primer Dan "The Mortgage Man" Foster teaches the basics of credit scoring http://themortgageguide.net/2007/12/11/interesting-video-about-credit/ FHA Refinancing Information If you have considered an FHA mortgage, FHA mortgage center is a good place to start for information. First-time home buyers, borrowers with limited depth of credit, veterans of the armed forces and even borrowers facing foreclosure can all stand to benefit by purchasing or refinancing with an FHA/VA ... http://themortgageguide.net/2007/10/12/fha-refinancing-information/ 6 Paths Down the Road to Foreclosure Over the past few months Countrywide Home Loans, Lehman Brothers, and Merrill Lynch’s First Franklin to name a few have all announced major employee cutbacks. President Bush also recently announced a foreclosure avoidance initiative. And talk of an imminent mortgage crisis permeates the media. So how serious is the ... http://themortgageguide.net/2007/10/09/the-6-mortgages-most-likely-to-end-in-foreclosure/ Home Equity Line Of Credit Primer Home equity lines of credit are increasingly being offered to homeowners. When using the equity in your home through one of these typical HELOCs, you can often tap into a sizeable amount of money. This could be used in a variety of ways, such as home repairs, remodeling projects, ... http://themortgageguide.net/2007/09/09/what-you-should-know-about-home-equity-lines-of-credit/ Lower Closing Costs Lower closing costs aren't the result of merely going to the right broker or lender for your mortgage. There's more to it than that. And there is one step you should take to help you pay a fair price for the work your lender or broker does to close your ... http://themortgageguide.net/2007/09/03/lower-closing-costs/ Lending Guidelines Continue to Tighten It seems like a day doesn't go by lately that we here at The Mortgage Guide don't get an urgent message from our wholesale lending partners. Today it comes from Express Capital Lending. Important Announcement - Effective Immediately Due to current market conditions, Express Capital Lending will only be accepting new submissions ... http://themortgageguide.net/2007/08/31/lending-guidelines-continue-to-tighten/ Tips for Non-Traditional Loans If you plan on applying for a more unconventional Loan such as an interest only or a no documentation loan, you’ll want to plan ahead and follow a few simple steps to improve your chances of being approved for the loan. It will also save you time and frustration in ... http://themortgageguide.net/2007/08/01/tips-for-getting-a-great-rate-on-a-non-traditional-loan/ Standard Lending Practices Tightening If you’ve been shopping for a home loan recently, you may have noticed it seems to be a little tougher out there. For one thing, foreclosures have been on the rise across the country. This makes mortgage lenders rather skittish. They begin to more carefully scrutinize their borrowers. It’s a ... http://themortgageguide.net/2007/08/01/mortgage-industry-tightens-standard-lending-practices/ Your ARM is Resetting 2007 will be remembered as the year of the ARM reset. If you are like thousands of homeowners, then your adjustable rate mortgage will reset too. In 2006 approximately $300,000 billion worth of ARMs reset. In 2007 that number will more than trip to $1 trillion according to the Mortgage ... http://themortgageguide.net/2007/07/18/your-arm-is-resetting/ Your New One Stop Mortgage? There have been many changes in the mortgage industry since it’s beginning, and one thing is certain, there will always be change as long as there are people needing mortgages. Why? It’s simple, we all have different needs and circumstances, and the mortgage industry is always trying to find innovative ... http://themortgageguide.net/2007/07/18/your-new-one-stop-mortgage/