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Advantages and Disadvantages of Mortgage Escrows
December 4, 2000, Revised December 3, 2002, November 16, 2004 "I can set up an escrow account for paying taxes and insurance, or not. The decision is mine. How do I make it?" The major advantage of a mortgage escrow is that the lender assumes responsibility for ... more...

How Do I Figure Escrows?
September 6, 1999 "My loan officer tells me I need to deposit $1157 into an escrow account at closing to take care of future taxes and hazard insurance payments, but when I asked him where that number came from he said 'it is set by HUD' and was unable to explain it further. ... more...

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Escrow
Escrow An account held by the lender into which the home buyer pays money for tax or insurance payments. Also earnest deposits held pending loan closing. You'll ... more...

Closing Costs
Closing Costs Expenses incurred by the buyer and seller in a real estate or mortgage transaction. There are two types of costs: recurring and non recurring. Non-recurring costs are one time transactional costs ... more...

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Comprehending a Credit Report
Obtaining a credit report is an excellent way to begin taking control of your financial future. It's recommended that you review your credit report once a year, not only to be aware of your standing with creditors but to also keep abreast of errors and fraud. However, once your report arrives you ... more...

Choose The Right Savings Account
Once you've found the right checking account, you'll want to start looking for the right savings account. You only want to keep the minimum balance plus any money you need for bills in your checking account. There are two main factors to consider when choosing a savings account: Savings Account ... more...

How to Obtain a Non ChexSystems Bank Account Without Being Scammed
Predatory lending exists in the mortgage industry. It's typically when a mortgage broker add's on unnecessary fee's to a bad credit application, because he or she knows that the applicant is in a desperate situation.Predatory banking can also exist for those who have ended up in the ChexSystems ... more...

Credit Card Purgatory - A 7 Step Comprehensive Plan to Get and Stay out of Credit Card Hell
Does this Sound like You? There are 100 shopping Days left until Christmas and your Credit Card Balance is Higher now then it was in the beginning of the year. You may have thought of using your home and getting a debt consolidation loan, A Debt Consolidation Loan without a solid Long Term ... more...

Options For Building A Rock Solid Saving Plan For Your Kid's College Education
With higher education tuition increasing at double digit year over year percentages an effective saving plan for your kids education is becoming much more important than it has been before. Most families will discover that their future higher education costs will be much more than they have saved ... more...

Credit Card Charge-Off - What Does It Mean and What Should You Do About It?
Have you been told by a creditor that your debt is about to "charge-off"? Did the bill collector make it sound like you will be ruined financially if you allow this catastrophe to happen? If you're behind on your bills, unable to keep up with payments on your credit cards and other debts, sooner or ... more...

Leverage - Margin Debt
What is leverage?Here is a definition of leverage from an online dictionary "leverage - The use of credit or borrowed funds to improve one's speculative capacity and increase the rate of return from an investment, as in buying securities on margin."Essentially, the core idea of leverage is that ... more...

Life of an Escrow
Escrow is one of the last stages in the purchase or sale of a real property. When someone says that they are in escrow, it means that they have either accepted an offer on the sale of their property, or their offer to purchase has been accepted. The offer to purchase agreement is the instrument ... more...

Tips on Setting Up Your Small Business Bank Account
One of the first things you will need to set up is a bank account. We recommend a large bank because:They have locations everywhereThey have longer hoursThey will probably buy out your local community bank anywayIf you are an owner/operator of a small business, you will appreciate having a Debit ... more...

A Guide to Finding the Right Bank for Your Needs
Whether you're looking for a bank at which to open a new savings account or you're simply unsatisfied with your previous bank and want to find a new place to do business, finding the bank that's right for you can sometimes be quite difficult.Of course, it doesn't have to be it simply a matter of ... more...

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