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How Does Refinancing a Mortgage Work
A home purchase is considered an investment, and a robust one at that. Savvy owners are constantly looking for new ways to reduce debt, save money, pay less in interest, and ultimately build equity. Refinancing is one way to leverage your...
What Does It Mean to Refinance Your Home
You can think of refinancing your mortgage as a debt redo. Essentially, you’ll swap out the existing loan for a new one - ideally with better terms and conditions. Only this time it could help you save money on high mortgage payments, rather than...
Setting up the Utilities in My New House
All the tedious, time-consuming home closing documents have been signed, sealed, and delivered. Your belongings are packed into what seems like a million boxes and you have a solid plan to haul all your existing furniture to the new place. Just as...
When Is My First Mortgage Payment Due?
Navigating your way through a brand new mortgage loan can be a difficult task, especially for first time homeowners. After handing over a large sum of money for the down payment and closing costs, it’s important to pay attention to the timing of...
When Can I Move in and How Do I Get the Keys?
It’s no secret that the process of buying a home can be lengthy and fairly complex – between funding, making an offer, negotiating with the seller to win over the home, and ultimately setting a closing date. Although there were presumably points of...
The Down Payment Versus Closing Costs: What’s the Difference?
When you are buying a home, there are a lot of different costs to consider. One of the most important is the down payment. But what is that, and how does it compare to closing costs? In this blog post, we will discuss the differences between down...
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As the Federal Reserve embarked last year on what economists have predicted will be an ongoing program of interest rate hikes, Connecticut banks have since increased mortgages with adjustable rates -- a major contributor to the Great Recession of...
Mortgage Rates Little Changed, More of Same Ahead
Over the past week, there was little change in interest rates on home loans. During the next week, more of the same is likely. Recently rising rates have helped the Federal Home Loan Banks' earnings. Conventional mortgages with conforming loan...
St. Louis Mortgage Firm Goes Bust
American Equity Mortgage, the local St. Louis lender with the catchy marketing campaign, has ceased operations, and a court-ordered receiver is now in the process of trying to find new revenue streams to pay off creditors. The company, which grew...
Biggest Commercial Mortgage Servicers of 2018
In the latest ranking of the largest servicers of commercial real estate loans, one organization continued to dominate the field. Based on its primary and master commercial mortgage servicing portfolio, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., was the biggest...
CMBS Delinquency Lowest in 9 Years
A more than 20-basis-point drop in delinquency on securitized commercial real estate loans left the rate at its lowest level in nine years. Multifamily delinquency was lowest. Delinquency of at least 60 days on loans that are included in commercial...
ARM and Refi Share of Apps Down from Year Ago
As fewer prospective borrowers completed a new mortgage application this past week, the share of consumers applying for refinances and adjustable-rate mortgages receded. The volume of new mortgage applications decelerated last week, with the Market...
Short Supply Pushes Home Buyers To Tipping Point
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What Borrowers Expect from Your Digital Mortgage Experience
Most borrowers do online research before contacting lender Aug. 28, 2018 By Mortgage Daily staff With most prospective borrowers doing online research before beginning the mortgage process, home lenders can see big benefits from changes in...
Mortgage Exec Moves Incl Head of Biggest Servicer
The nation's biggest mortgage servicer has a new chief to oversee the business. Meanwhile, lesser-ranked rivals have been busy improving their own executive ranks. The new head of mortgage servicing at Wells Fargo & Co. is Jeff Smith, a July 27...
What Borrowers Want From Digital Mortgage Process
With most prospective borrowers doing online research before beginning the mortgage process, home lenders can see big benefits from changes in their digital lending processes. Between five and 10 years ago, borrowers who first conducted online...
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