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When Is the Right Time For a Mortgage Lock?
April 23, 2001, Revised September 13, 2005 Should Borrowers Forecast Interest Rates? "I have been pre-approved for a loan on my new home but have yet to lock in the interest rate. When would be a good time ... more...

Why Isn't the APR Locked With the Rate?
December 6, 2004 The APR Never Gets Locked ?Recently I locked my $100,000 mortgage at an interest rate of 5.75% and 1 point, with an APR of 5.94%. Now the rate is the same, but I?m told that the APR is 5.99%. I don?t understand this, how can the rate be locked but not the APR? ... more...

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Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) also called "Freddie Mac" - a quasi-governmental, federally sponsored organization that acts as a secondary market investor to buy and sell mortgage loans. FHLMC sets many of the guidelines for conventional ... more...

Adjustable Rate Mortgage, ARM
Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) Also known as a variable rate mortgage. The interest rate on these mortgages changes periodically. Variable or adjustable loans are loans whose interest rate fluctuates over the period of the ... more...

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Bank Employee Incentives vs. Mr. Public Consumer
Banks rank their divisions, branches and employees as with every industry. Which branch is profiting. Which are losing? Which sell the most products/services? Which ones have the biggest increases/declines in each week, month, quarter, annually, etc. Its broken down by state, city, branch and ... more...

How to Secure the Best Mortgage Deal and Save Yourself Thousands in Interest
When you consider that the average home owner will pay out far more in interest over the lifetime of their mortgage than their home actually cost in the first place, you can see why working to secure yourself the best possible mortgage deal now could save you tens of thousands of dollars in ... more...

How to Terror-Proof Your Money
"To drift is to be in hell, to be in heaven is to steer." George Bernard ShawFormer Homeland Security Director, Tom Ridge, has said it's not a matter of "if" well have another terrorist attack, but when. Like the attack of 9/11, the financial effects of another terror attack will be felt by ... more...

Help to Get Out of Debt
Debt Help is the stepping stone to debt elimination and financial recovery. Debt help analysis guides you to save thousands of dollars in interest charges. Consolidation of your credit card debts and other unsecured bills will allow you to get out of debt as quickly as possible, save money on ... more...

Real Estate Market: The Quintessential Business Cycle
The United States, Canada and all other modern industrial economies experience significant swings in economic activity. In some years most industries are booming and unemployment is low; in other years most industries are operating well below capacity and unemployment is high. Periods of economic ... more...

Mortgage Elimination- A Horrible and Sure Way to Lose Your Home to Foreclosure
Own your home free and clear in 3 to 4 months. Note paid in full!How does this statement sound to you? Does it bring out a sentiment of grand larceny or does it peek your interest as a means to quickly and legally increase your personal net worth? Would it be moral to cancel a debt you made in ... more...

Prepaid Debit Gift Cards - Trends and Bends
Gift giving has not lost its popularity in these modern times where distant single living, busy family lifestyles and the cost of living seems to be gaining momentum. That said one often wonders how to go about finding the right gift while saving time and reducing costs.At one time gift card ... more...

Ben Bernanke: The New Era of the Fed
It is the economic news of the week that President Bush has appointed Ben Bernanke, B.Econ, Ph.D. as the new Chairman-designate of the Federal Reserve System. Mr. Bernanke - if approved by the Senate Banking Committee - will take over the powerful post from Alan Greenspan early next year. It is ... more...

Vision India - 2025 (Expectations of an Ordinary Person)
IntroductionThe way one lyrist has written, Hum logo ko samajh sako to samjho dilbar jaani; jitna bhi tum samjhoge utni hogi hayeraniin a nut-shell we Indians are most unpredictable. When the expectations are lowwe have performed really well and contrary to that when expectations were very highmost ... more...

Foreclosure Dangers!
Foreclosure Dangers!Anyone can lose their home to foreclosure, even you!The loss of a job; divorce, illness or some other trigger event could start the ball rolling. According to the American Bankers Association, most people have less than 3 months worth of cash in reserve.You may not realize that ... more...

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