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Questions About Mortgage Points
16 February 2004, Revised February 22, 2005 What are points? Points are an upfront charge by the lender that is part of the price of a mortgage. Points are expressed as a percent of the loan amount, with 3 points being 3%. On a $100,000 loan, 3 points means a cash payment ... more...

Why Pay Points on a Mortgage?
June 22, 1998, Revised January 10, 2003, Revised Nov. 11, 2004 "A friend from the UK told me that over there mortgage borrowers don?t pay points, just an interest rate. Why do we have to pay points here?" ... more...

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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...

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...

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Mortgage Terminology for the First Time Home Buyer
Buying a Home for the first time can be a little nerve racking. Mortgage terminology that brokers use everyday can leave you scratching your head or shaking your head pretending that you know what theyre talking about. Here are some mortgage terms and definitions that youll be hearing when shopping ... more...

I Want to Buy a Home - Now What?
If you were to ask 100 women "What would you like to achieve financially?" Buying a home or apartment is usually one of the answers. Some women think that they can never own a home - which is not true! In fact, there are so many success stories of home buyers who never thought they would get there. ... more...

Do Your Homework - Find the Mortgage That Fits Your Lifestyle and Your Budget
You've been looking at houses for months, and finally youve found it--the house that's just right. So now, all you have to do is to purchase your new home, move in, and get settled, right? Not quite. Theres one more big step to go-getting a mortgage loan. Youre going to want to decide on the type ... more...

Basic Home Loan Terms Explained
The wonderful world of home buying can sometimes overwhelm the first time homebuyer. They are inundated with information riddled with terms of art. ARMS, points, interest rates, good faith estimates, pay-downs, lock-in dates, so on and so forth. Though some or all of these terms may seem ... more...

Selecting the Right Mortgage for You
A mortgage is a loan you take out to buy a home. This loan covers the "principal" (purchase price of the house minus your down payment) plus the "interest," which is the fee a lender charges you to borrow the money.There are various types of mortgages, including Fixed-rate, Adjustable-rate, Balloon ... more...

Best Home Mortgage Refinance Loan - Comparing Refinance Costs
Everyone knows that comparing lenders can help you find the best refinancing deal, but those numbers can be confusing. When you are comparing lenders, investigate rates, fees, and points. Remember too that just because a mortgage company has the lowest rates, doesnt mean they have the best deal for ... more...

Home Mortgage Loan Refinancing Online - 3 Tips on Refinancing Your Home
When refinancing your home, it's helpful to know a few things about refinancing. When you refinance, you usually pay off the old loan and sign for a new loan, whether you are refinancing your 1st mortgage, second mortgage or home equity loan. The expense that comes in to play when refinancing are ... more...

Adjustable Rate Basics
An adjustable rate loan, most simply stated, means that your interest rate can be adjusted up or down over the months and years. By adjusting the interest rate your monthly payments might also change.In order to make an intelligent choice between a fixed rate and an adjustable rate loan, you have ... more...

Some File Naming Tricks for Your Online Home Based Business Web Pages
Conventional Wisdom states you should use Sub-Directories to organize your web Pages. Unfortunately the Page Indexing Tools Penalize your Page Rankings when you Do this, Many of the Page Ranking Algorithms in use today deem that pages closed to your Root are of a Higher Value then pages that are ... more...

Rate Locks And How They Work
Remember, rates change all the time, and it can be one or two months between the time you apply for a loan and when your sale closes... and rates can have jumped in that time.A lock commits the lender to lend at a specified interest rate and points, provided the loan is closed within the specified ... more...

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