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Questions About Homeowners Insurance
16 August 2004 What is homeowner?s insurance? It is insurance that protects a homeowner against loss from fire and other hazards that may impair the value of their home. "Is homeowners insurance a settlement cost?" Yes, it appears on the Good Faith Estimate as ... more...

How to Avoid Homeowner's Insurance Cancellation
(Lessons from Hurricane Katrina) October 14, 2005 By Robert J. Bruss Inman News As the homeowner victims of Hurricane Katrina are discovering, most homeowner insurance companies are not swift to fully pay even valid claims. Although ... more...

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Flood Insurance
Flood Insurance An insurance policy that covers property damage due to natural flooding. Flood insurance may be required on properties in a flood zone - the land bordering a stream which is subject to floods of about equal frequency; for example, a strip of the flood plain ... 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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The Truth Behind Processing FHA Insurance Refunds
Unlike the flood of Work from Home opportunities such as envelope stuffing, filing medical forms, processing emails or MLM schemes that promise get rich over night, processing FHA mortgage insurance refunds is a real job as a work from home business. The power of the Internet in locating the ... more...

Refinancing Your Home Mortgage Loan - Is Refinancing For You?
Refinancing is the act of paying off one loan by obtaining another, using your home's equity. Refinancing is generally done to secure better loan terms, such as a lower interest rate and lower monthly payments. If you are thinking of refinancing, you should analyze your current situation to find ... more...

Mortgage Refinance - Tips to Help You Cut Fees and Costs
Saving money through a mortgage refi is more than just finding the lowest interest rates. You can further cut fees and costs through the structure of your loan, avoiding PMI, and buying lower interest rates.Close Credit Card AccountsClose inactive credit card accounts to improve your credit score, ... more...

Double Your Income Automatically
It is a common known fact that it is far cheaper to keep an existing customer then it is to acquire a new customer. With this fact in mind you need to do everything possible to keep your existing customers happy and find complimentary products to offer your existing customers.If you are a Mortgage ... more...

Title Insurance Protects Your Financial Investment
You purchase homeowners insurance to protect yourself financially in case something happens to your property or its contents. However homeowners insurance won't protect your financial interests if a matter arises regarding past ownership of your property. That is where title insurance comes in.Only ... more...

Home Selection Checklist - A Good Aid When Choosing a Home
This home selection checklist is a tool to help you select a home that is right for you and your family. Before you select a home and get a mortgage, you need to know if you will be happy with the home you select for the coming years. Home selection is a major step in your life and using a ... more...

Filling Out The Loan Application
1. Property information. The application begins with a section on the property. Questions as to the type of loan sought, the terms of the loan, location and legal description of the property, the property's value, and the manner of taking title must be completed. This information is used to ... more...

Home Loans For First Time Buyers With Bad Credit
First time home buyers with bad credit have a lot of options when it comes to financing their purchase. You dont need to worry about getting approved, since almost all applications are accepted today. Instead, you should focus on getting the best rates and fees on your home loan.Get Your Credit In ... more...

What is a Predatory Lender?
Several months ago, the 3,000-member California Association of Mortgage Brokers (CAMB) created the first real definition to describe the abusive lending practices of predatory lenders. According to the CAMB, predatory lending was described as "placing consumers in loan products with significantly ... more...

Reasons to Refinance When Rates Are Moving Up
Interest rates have enjoyed record lows during the last few years allowing many people to refinance and enjoy lower mortgage payments. Now, interest rates are moving in the other direction. The average 30 year fixed rate, according to mortgage giant, Freddie Mac, was 6.31% last week. Still, during ... more...

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