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Mortgage Prepayment by Doubling Principal
20 September 2004 "I have been advised that I can cut the life of my mortgage in half by making an extra payment to principal each month equal to that month?s principal payment. Is this true?" I have been asked this question many times and have always answered it in ... more...

Simple Interest on a Biweekly Mortgage
October 21, 2002, Revised January 13, 2003 "How much more valuable is a simple-interest biweekly mortgage than a standard biweekly?" Not much. On a standard biweekly (SBW), borrowers pay half the monthly payment every two weeks. Over the course of a year, they make 26 half ... more...

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Bi-Weekly Mortgage
Bi-Weekly Mortgage A mortgage which requires 1/2 the normal monthly payment every two weeks. Over the course of the year, 26 half payments are made which is equivalent to 13 full mortgage payments. As a result of this extra ... more...

Mortgage Baked Securities, MBS
Mortgage Baked Securities, MBS Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are bond or other financial obligation secured by a pool of mortgage loans. Mortgage loans are purchased from banks, mortgage companies, and other originators and then assembled into pools by purchasing entity. ... more...

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Debt Relief with this Simple Formula
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Cash-out Refinance: Turning Lemons into Lemonade
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Repairing Credit Essentials
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Government Student Loan Consolidation
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