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Questions About the Failure of Mortgage Locks
December 15, 2003  ?Why have lock failures increased recently? A lock failure occurs when a lender does not honor a mortgage price that a borrower had believed was guaranteed. Lock failures occur when interest rates are rising and honoring locks is costly to lenders. ... more...

Is a 3.95% Adjustable Rate Mortgage a Good Deal?
February 21, 2000 "Despite rising interest rates in recent months, I continue to see advertisements for adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) with a 3.95% rate. Why hasn?t the rate on this ARM risen with other rates? Is this a bait and switch, or what?" It is not a ... more...

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Negative Amortization
Negative Amortization Negative amortization, also known as Neg Amortization, NegAm, NegAmMort, occurs when borrower pays back less than the full amount of interest owed to the lender each month. The difference betweeen full interest and paid amount is added to the total amount ... more...

Variable Rate Mortgage
Variable Rate Mortgage The variable rate mortgage, affectionately know as Adjusatuble rate mortgage or ARM is a mortgage with a rate that will adjust over time. You may be familiar with the term three year ARM, or five-year ARM. ... more...

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The Elephant
Four blind men were asked to give a description of an elephant. They had not seen one or ever encountered such a beast.One grabbed hold of its tail. Another put his arms around a leg. The third gripped its trunk and the fourth walked into the side. The description given by each one was correct and ... more...

What is a Fixed Rate Mortgage?
As the term implies, with a fixed rate mortgage the mortgage rate is fixed for a set period of time, so no matter what movements occur in the lender's standard variable mortgage rate, the borrower's arrangement is fixed and, therefore, so are the monthly fixed rate mortgage payments.A fixed rate ... more...

Surge Protector: A Simple Mechanism Description
A surge protector [AKA surge suppressor] is an electrical plug-in device designed to distribute safe electrical voltages to other electrical or electronic devices. Surge protectors resemble power strips in appearance; however, they are more sophisticated and deliver a constant, continuous power ... more...

Decision Time: Home Equity Loan or Home Equity Line of Credit?
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit continue to grow in popularity. According to the Consumer Bankers Association, during 2003 combined home equity line and loan portfolios grew 29%, following a torrid 31% growth rate in 2002. With so many people deciding to cash in on their home's ... more...

The Benefits of a Debt Consolidation Home Loan!
As the amount of people who are in debt in the UK continues to rise, people are finding themselves simply overwhelmed by their mounting debt problems. Many people have a variety of debts and their monthly budget cannot cover the amount of money they have to pay back. This can cause huge amounts of ... more...

Construction Loans - Good as an Interim Measure of Financing Construction Activity
Construction of your house is going on at a normal pace when the depleting finances threaten to disrupt the process. The derailment in the construction activity will significantly increase the cost of construction. If arranging finance within such a short notice is turning out to be a difficult ... more...

Where Did All The Farmers Go?
Several times a year, I hear someone complain about the development of farm land in our area. These complainers consider it a crime that so much of our farm land has been converted to housing, business, shopping, etc. They seem to consider the farmers and developers to be criminals.If you want to ... more...

Wedding Loans: for the Day that Marks the Beginning of Your Life Together
The moment you decided to say I do, you found yourself in some alien world where terms like bridal shower, invitations, candles, flowers, music and cake start to gain more significance then you two! Yes, you two who are getting married. Welcome to the frantically crazy world of wedding planning. ... more...

Residential Mortgages a Step Ahead on the Property Ladder
Doesnt Residential mortgage give the impression that they are a different breed of mortgages? They are often thought at the first instance to be a complex term, which they arent. They are actually the regular mortgages that we hear of so often.Mortgages can be taken by all people whether for living ... more...

The Perils of the Property Ladder: Has Anyone Noticed the Silence?
There was a time when every conversation was focussed on property and every other TV programme was about property makeovers. Everybody wanted to get into property and those already on the ladder seemed fixated on becoming wealthy overnight. Remember those media-nominated millionaires who bought ... more...

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