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Conversion Option on an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
January 24, 2000 "I have been offered a 5/1 ARM with the rate fixed for the first five years at 6.875 percent. It then adjusts with the Treasury 1-year Constant Maturity index, plus 2.75 percent. After five years, I can convert the loan to a fixed rate mortgage (FRM) at ... more...

Detail on Single-Lender Mortgage Web Sites
Summary Rankings of Web Sites, January 12, 2005  Rank URL Score Rank URL Score 1 Amerisave.com 47   2 Eloan.com 46 11 Countrywide.com 25 3 Mortgage.com (ABN ... more...

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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...

Mortgage Broker
Mortgage Broker An individual in the business of assisting in arranging funding or negotiating contracts for a client buy who does not loan the money himself. Brokers usually charge a fee or receive a commission for their ... more...

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Class Action Lawsuits and Unethical Settlements
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Home Mortgages: How About Those 1.75% Loans?
Youve undoubtedly heard or seen ads for mortgages with very low interest rates such as 1.75%. For example, one mortgage company in the city where I live is advertising a 40-year mortgage with a 1.75% interest rate. That sounds like a pretty good deal, doesnt it? After all, if you were to buy a ... more...

Refinance Home: Distilling Cash by Renewing Home Loan
Refinance home is in vogue especially with reduction in interest rates. Refinance is still going strong with 40% of the home loan applications being filled in for refinancing home loans. Homeowners realize that there is enough equity in the home to refinance and convert into cash and credit. Few ... more...

Mortgages 101
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Seven Steps for a New Home Loan Purchase
Buying your first home and becoming a home owner is one of the most exciting steps in any person's life. With home loan purchase rates at the lowest they have been in decades, this is an opportune time to purchase a home. At Bad Credit Lender, we work with affiliate mortgage brokers who work hard ... more...

"How Much Interest is Your Home Equity Earning?"
How much interest are you earning on your home equity? If you answered nothing, zero, zilch, zip you are correct. What would you do if you could get triple compounding on your equity? Would you take action and build a fortune that would allow you to pay off the mortgage and create a retirement ... more...

Some of the Available Loan Types
There are many mortgage products available on the market today. We can help you find out which one is right for you. Here are the most common options.Fixed Rate Mortgages (FRMs)* Interest rates stay constant for the life of the loan.* Offered in 10, 15, 20, or 30 year terms.* Payments are made up ... more...

Adjustable vs Fixed Rate Mortgages
Mortgage rates can either be fixed for the duration of your loan or can be adjustable. An adjustable rate mortgage is a loan that is set up with an interest rate that changes based on pre-determined criteria, primarily tied to the federal interest rate. If the interest rates are up, then your ... more...

Real Estate Margin Calls
Have you ever heard of a real estate margin call? You know about stock market margin calls. Thats when you have bought more stock than you have money and borrowed from your broker to buy extra shares. You bought $10,000 of stock, but only have $5,000 in your account.It is great as long as the ... more...


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