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Is Title Insurance Overpriced?
March 21, 2005 Title Insurance Fees Paid by Borrowers Include Referral Costs "I recently read that some of the large title insurance companies have been kicking back to home builders 50% of the premiums collected from the people who buy houses from the builders. Doesn ... more...

Fannie Mae Under the Gun
17 January 2005 The Accounting Scandal at Fannie Mae "The media has been full of stories recently about accounting scandals at Fannie Mae?Is this another Enron? What does it mean to John Q. Public?" It is an accounting scandal, and heads have rolled as a result, but it is not ... more...

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Regulation Z
Regulation Z, Reg Z A federal regulation requiring creditors to provide full disclosure of the terms of a loan including the terms of the loan and the annual percentage rate (APR). APR is a interest rate reflecting the cost of a mortgage as a yearly rate. This rate ... more...

Truth-In-Lending, TILA
Truth-In-Lending A federal law requiring disclosure of the Annual Percentage Rate to home buyers shortly after they apply for the loan. Also known as Regulation Z and Truth-In-Lending-Act (TILA). Requires disclosures about its terms and cost and gives consumers the right ... more...

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Home Equity Loan Improvements
There's more Regulation Z compliance on the way, courtesy of the Home Equity Loan Consumer Protection Act. This fall banks will have to implement the new home equity loan disclosure rules the Federal Reserve Board was required to issue under the act.The Federal Reserve released the final version of ... more...

Industry Regulation and Recent Legislation
A number of states from coast to coast are attempting to impose further regulations on the payday loan industry, but without much success in many cases. Consumers of payday loans have generally argued against more stringent measures and limitations, that would limit their access to payday loans. ... more...

The Payday Cash Loan Interest Rates Versus Flat Fees
More and more cash advance lenders are charging flat fees instead of interest rates. This has been in response to increased state regulation. By charging a flat fee, lenders can avoid some of the caps put in place by some states.Comparing Interest RatesInterest rates for payday loans are typically ... more...

Corporate Espionage in Franchising
Franchising Trade Journals do not do well, because today with all the industry regulations only about 1800 active franchise actually exist in the US. Down sharply over the past five years. Why? Over-regulation. Now you have a Bank Cooperative, which owns a company that collect data, FranData of ... more...

The US Dollar Is Not Weak
In 2004, The USD Was Falling, But the Dollar Was Never Weak!Germany's long term economic policy has been to cultivate a permanent trade surplus by saving more, and consuming less. But there is another side to their trade surplus/high savings rate story. Growth in Germany is 1/3rd that in the US, ... more...

FHA Mortgage: When Your Downpayment is a Gift
There has been so much fraud discovered in the FHA program allowing gift funds for downpayment that Lenders and borrowers are required to absolutely document every step of the gift transaction to prove it was legitimate.Heres how it works: FHA allows the required downpayment to be a gift from ... more...

NHL Rule Changes Affect Hockey Betting
While most gamblers would bet on a cockroach race if they thought they could collect with any regularity the same cannot be said for wagering on the National Hockey League which attracts a very small percentage of the betting dollar. Significant rule changes, however, have resulted in significant ... more...

Educating the Consumer from Unintentional MLM Fraud
Multi-Level Marketing has proved a very successful method of selling and distribution for more than one type of product or service. In fact it is so successful for the companies, which use these techniques that we now see off shoots to these marketing methods, such as the Friend and Family Program ... more...

Microsoft Great Plains in Agriculture implementation highlights
In this small article well concentrate on farmers associations and non-profit state-sponsored organizations, dealing with subsidized state and federal programs distribution and management loans to farmers and rural communities. As we realized this is relatively narrow market niche and it is ... more...

Why You're Probably Not Getting the Best Mortgage Rate Quote?
A loan is basically a product and like all products, its sales pitches can be exaggerated. The end result is that you end up with a loan that may not suit your needs at all. When shopping around for the best mortgage rate that is most suitable for you, one needs to be highly discerning with exactly ... more...

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