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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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What is a Loan?
A loan is money that you borrow and agree to pay back over a set period of time with interest. The amount of money you borrow is called principal, and interest is the cost for borrowing the money. The length of time set to pay back the loan is known as the term.It is best to get a loan only for ... more...

Low Interest Rate Car Loan Put Your Good Credit to Work
If you are in the market for a new vehicle, you will want to find a low interest rate car loan. One of the first things to do before starting your search for a new car is to obtain a copy of your credit report. You will want to make sure you have a good credit standing before applying for a new car ... more...

Auto Loan Options for People with Bad Credit
Internet surfers with bad credit looking for an auto loan are bombarded with advertisements most days. Many of these ads are truthful in their bad credit auto loan options. However, there are many things to avoid, and this article will describe some of those.Directly financed auto loans for people ... more...

What is a Business Loan?
A business loan is designed for a wide range of small, medium and start-up business needs including the purchase, refinance and expansion of a business. If you run your own business, it is likely that you will need funds at different points of time for various needs. Whether it is starting or ... more...

Car Loans After Bankruptcy - How Poor Credit or a Recent Bankruptcy Can Affect Your Loan Approval
If you have poor credit or a recent bankruptcy, you can still get approved for an auto loan through sub prime lenders. Sub prime lenders specialize in financing auto loans to people with adverse credit. And a car loan can help you rebuild your credit history, enabling you to qualify for lower rates ... more...

Best Car Loan Rate How to Get the Most From Your Credit Score
Your credit score is the most important factor to getting the best car loan rate. Many shoppers make the mistake of going to the car dealership and applying for a loan before checking their credit report and score. By checking your credit score ahead of time, you will know where you stand before ... more...

Getting Your First Home Loan: What Should You Do?
For people who are buying a house for the first time, often the biggest obstacle is credit. They simply wont have made that big of a purchase before - buying a home is a big thing, and if you havent improved your credit beforehand, you can end up with a much higher interest rate that costs a lot ... more...

Tax Advantages In A Home Business
Every year, several thousand people develop an interest in "going into business." Many of these people have an idea, a product or a service they hope to promote into an in come producing business which they can operate from their own homes.If you are one of these people, here are some practical ... more...

What is Bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is the last place a person in serious debt can turn. This is where you end up when you have exhausted all of your other options when trying to pay off the debts that you owe. When you file for bankruptcy your debts will be dissolved by splitting up your assets among those owed. Which ... more...

Home Loans and Mortgages The Myth of Tax Deductible Interest
Home ownership has risen sharply in recent years, and the percentage of Americans who own their own homes is approaching a record seventy percent. Thats a good thing; wed all rather live in our own home than consider the alternatives. The most common method of purchasing a home is by taking out a ... more...

Home Mortgages: Does a No-Closing-Cost Loan Make Sense for You?
I have heard a number of radio ads and have seen many newspaper ads offering no closing cost home mortgages. These ads will tell you that you can get a new mortgage or refinance your existing mortgage at absolutely with absolutely no closing costs.. There are no points, no charges for an appraisal, ... more...

Home Mortgages: Up, Up and Away!
Refinance NOWbefore its too lateIf you havent found the time to refinance your existing home mortgage, its time to take actionlike yesterday! Every time Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve Board Chairman, opens his mouth, you can bet that the federal funds rates will rise by at least a quarter of a ... more...

Top 10 Things to Consider on Home Loans
Here are our Top 10 most important things to consider when shopping for a Home Loan, Equity Line of Credit, or Refinance, courtesy of Loans-Directory.Org:Down-PaymentFixed Versus Adjustable RateAPRLoan TypesLoan Amount Qualification, IncomeLoan Amount Qualification, ExpensesEmployment and Credit ... more...


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