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Qualifying For a Mortgage
December 12, 2000 Most potential borrowers are nervous about getting a mortgage loan because they share a widespread misperception: the misperception is that they have no bargaining power relative to lenders, and therefore must approach them ... more...

Who Should Take an FHA Mortgage?
April 24, 2000, Revised October 31, 2002, March 14, 2003, September 7, 2004 "We recently purchased a home with 20% down, with mortgage insurance provided by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). When we closed on it, we were ... more...

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Credit Score
Credit Score A single numerical score, based on an individual's credit history, that measures that individual's credit worthiness. Credit scores are as good as the algorithm used to derive them. The most widely used credit score is called ... more...

Negative Amortization
Negative Amortization Negative amortization, also known as Neg Amortization, NegAm, NegAmMort, occurs when borrower pays back less than the full amount of interest owed to the lender each month. The difference betweeen full interest and paid amount is added to the total amount ... more...

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Payday Loans The Legal Loan Sharking Industry
Laws have been created to protect people against "Loan Shark" practices in which short-term loans are given out at excessive interest rates. There is an industry that has come of age the last couple of years that has circumvented these laws. Enter the Payday loan industry.Payday loans is a ... more...

Life Insurance and the Law - A Layman's Introduction
There are no laws in the UK that require a person to have life insurance. Its an entirely voluntary insurance. About 40% of the UK's working population are covered by life insurance either through their own policy or via an arrangement through their employer. So the simple things first. You have ... more...

Fixing Health Care
The cost of health insurance continues to climb unabated. As the number of uninsured in America swells to 45 million people, many look to our political leaders for answers and relief.Presidential campaign rhetoric about how to control skyrocketing health care costs provides only short-term ... more...

Cheap Loans Dirt Will Seem Costlier!
Loans culture has grown considerably in recent times. Like any growing industry, loans industry has healthy competition. This competition has furthered the cause of finding cheap loans in UK. Cheap loans are not offered on platter. There are tricks to the trade of finding cheap loans.Though ... more...

What Does Your Credit Say About You?
A credit report is more than just a snapshot of your financial picture; it can assist credit grantors in determining your overall risk factor. Additionally, lenders, credit grantors, and even human resource departments often use it as a tool to determine a persons character.When applying for a ... more...

Payday Loans: Why They Are Bad and How to Make the Best of Them
Almost everywhere you look these days you can find advertisements for payday loans. And like other financial products, you can usually conclude that the more a product is advertised, the higher the profit margins it provides for the seller.Pay Day loans come under the guise of a variety of titles ... more...

Put Your Calendar To Work
It's an October evening and your major reception for donors has just begun. Turnout is substandard and most of the attendees are women. Can you say, "World Series?" Sure, I knew that you could!Every organization should create an annual PR and marketing calendar so that it can avoid the World ... more...

Attract Your Dream Customer
Have you clearly defined your target audience? These are the prime buyers of your products or services. It is the people or organizations you are pursuing actively as customers. You dont need every customer in the world! You need the ones who are a good match for YOU. The more specific you are, the ... more...

The Future Of Web Design Is Content Management!
Web development has greatly increased in popularity over the last 5 years. Many new design concepts, code standards, and technology advances have happened in a short amount of time. With that, so has the knowledge and demand for better, more independent and functional web design packages.More and ... more...

Life Insurance Information
Life insurance is a personal insurance plan designed to pay out a sum of money on the death of the policyholder. Life Insurance is an insurance that is taken out against a persons life. It will pay out either a lump sum or monthly contributions to the trustee or next of kin in the event of the ... more...

The Cost Of Being Sick And One Possible Alternative: Glyconutrition
A lot of people Ive talked with about health supplements usually are coming from about the same place - you know: been there, done that. People are tired of hearing about the latest and greatest and for the most part - figure that all supplements are pretty much the same.People also agree that ... more...

A Creative RIOT
Relevant, original and impactful: thats what my friend Creative Director Jim Mountjoy says that effective creative must be. With apologies to Jim, I have my own acronym because I think ROI is only 75 percent of the way there. Effective creative is a RIOT: relevant, impactful, original and true.Lets ... more...

Going Debt Consolidation Way!
We are aware of the fact that it is easy to get into debts, but on the contrary overcoming it is very complicated. Now give an end to your fear of lenders as more and more companies in the UK are offering solutions to tackle debts of individuals- both home owners and tenants. The buzzword these ... more...

Identity Theft - What Does It Really Mean?
In today's society there are many things that can rock your world and not all of them are good. It is unfortunate that we need to protect ourselves from situations that are beyond our control but that is what is happening. It only takes one small problem and your life can be turned upside down. ... more...


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