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How Does Negative Amortization on a Mortgage Work?
September 15, 1998 Negative Amortization and Related Concepts Ordinarily, the mortgage payment you make to the lender has two parts: interest due the lender for the month, and amortization of principal. Amortization means ... more...

Pay Off Home Loan or Car Loan?
April 10, 2000 " I am currently sending $300 a month in additional principal on my 30-year, 7-percent mortgage to pay off the loan in approximately 15 years. Would it be wiser to make this extra payment on my 8.49 percent car loan? Are additional principal payments treated the ... more...

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Back End Pionts vs Front End Points
Back End Points vs. Front End Points A point is a type of mortgage slang for a percentage point. The technical term for point is loan origination fee. In laymen terms, a point is a fee you pay to a lender or broker ... more...

Back End Points vs. Front End Points
Back End Points vs. Front End Points A point is a type of mortgage slang for a percentage point. The technical term for point is loan origination fee. In laymen terms, a point is a fee you pay to a lender or broker. ... more...

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Debt consolidation More Options for Reducing Credit Card Costs
Borrowing money against your credit cards has always been among the most expensive ways to borrow money, and when you fail to pay your bill in full each month, borrowing is exactly what youre doing. Youre not alone; the average American household now carries more than $8000 in credit card debt. ... more...

Eliminating Credit Card Debt
The overwhelming task of eliminating your debts can often seem like an uphill battle. Without the knowledge and expertise of a professional on your side, unfortunately, the odds are not in your favor. In order to reduce your debt, you have several options; however, if you want to maintain a "good ... more...

Buying a Home After a Foreclosure
Buying a home after a foreclosure is not an impossible task. With some careful planning and some savvy shopping, you can secure a mortgage loan even with a foreclosure in your credit history.Wait At Least Two YearsMortgage lenders focus on the last three years of your credit history when they ... more...

Finding a Reputable Debt Consolidation Company
If you are looking for a company that will help you consolidate your debt, you need to be cautious. Consolidating your loans into a single low interest loan can be a very good step financially, however there is a wide range of quality in the help you can receive. Some organizations are going to ... more...

How to Figure Debt to Income Ratio
Ever wonder how to figure out you debt to income ratio? Lenders use your debt to income ratio to help them evaluate your creditworthiness and debt load.Mortgage lenders use your debt to income ratio to calculate what percentage of your income is available for your monthly mortgage payment after ... more...

Debt and Bill Consolidation - Signs You Need To Consolidate Your Debt
If your debt is becoming difficult to get on top of, here are some questions to ask yourself to help you determine if you need some help managing or consolidating your debt. If you answer yes to any of these questions, you should probably consider applying for a debt consolidation loan or seeking ... more...

SuperCharged Secret 3, Credit Card Utopia
TURBO-CHARGED KILLER RATE SAVING INFORMATION!Lets just take a brief moment to recap:If youve been following along on this journey with me, learning the 5 Super-Charged secrets to Credit Card Utopia, then you now know 2 very important things:You now know how to take advantage of zero to low interest ... more...

A Guide to Quick Homeowner Loans
The search for quick homeowner loans can seem futile at first, especially if you don't know exactly what it is that you're looking for.Different lenders may take longer or shorter periods of time to make loan decisions, and the time that they use may be time that you desperately need.Quick ... more...

History of Credit Cards
Credit Cards have become an absolute necessity so much so that we take them for granted. A number of money experts have already slated the paper currency as a dying dinosaur. But have you ever wondered where did this plastic money of credit card come from? Whose genius was it anyways?Though the ... more...

Could This Be The End of Sp^am?
The war on sp^am has so far been waged on two fronts: legislation to make sp^am illegal and filters that prevent sp^am reaching its destination.But neither approach has worked.Even if US anti-sp^am laws succeeded, they would not stop sp^am that originates outside the US.As for sp^am filters, the ... more...

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