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Home Inspection vs Appraisal
Difference Between Home Appraisal and Inspection People often confuse home appraisals with home inspections, and even some unseasoned real estate brokers can confuse the two roles these two very different individuals are responsible for. Even the...
Best Tips to Find a Mortgage Lender Online
To secure a mortgage loan, you will need to find a lender. In the past, this entailed walking into your local bank or credit union and simply asking for a loan. There is now a massive online mortgage marketplace, giving borrowers thousands of...
Can you buy a house with no down payment?
Zero down mortgages are such an enticing idea. Practically get a house for free with no money down and just make the house’s monthly payments. No need to shell out $60,000 cash for a $300,000 home. It sounds like a no-brainer, right? Well…not so...
Mortgage Broker vs Bank Pros and Cons
Both mortgage bankers and brokers can offer mortgages to potential homebuyers. So, how do these lenders differ? The type of lender you decide to go with should not heavily influence the overall outcome in terms of the loan amount and interest rate...
Comparing 3 High Common Mortgage Types
A mortgage is a special type of loan for homebuyers. In simple terms, the homebuyer will agree to hand over a certain percentage upfront in order to seal the deal with the lender. In return, the lender will pay the remaining balance, but it will...
Prequalification vs Preapproval: Key Differences
If you’re in the process of buying a new home, you’ve probably heard the mortgage terms “pre-qualification” and “pre-approval” tossed around. But what’s the difference? And which one should you get? In this...
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Third-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index
Lawsuits involving excessive fees, servicing fees and loan fees beyond state maximums. Defendant Plaintiff Court Amount Overview Case Title Case Number Date Filed Date of Activity Link to Story Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Orangeburg County,...
PNCÂ Reports Small Improvement in Production
The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. managed a small gain in quarter-over-quarter residential production, though mortgage earnings were hurt by repurchases. Mortgage delinquency was lower. Home-loan originations were $3.6 billion during the...
Second-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index
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Second-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index
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Freddie’s Forecast Blows Away Other Outlooks
First it was the Mortgage Bankers Association increasing this year's origination outlook to nearly $1.3 trillion. Fannie Mae followed, pushing projected production past $1.3 trillion. Not to be outdone, Freddie Mac has now topped both forecasts by...
Third-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index
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Mortgage Crimes Yield Indictments, Convictions & Prison Sentences
Prosecutors in several mortgage-related criminal cases involving hundreds of millions of dollars have produced indictments, plea agreements and convictions. Attention was drawn to some of the cases because the banks where the crooked executives...
BofA Buried Deep in MBS Litigation
Legacy liability on securitized loans from its Merrill Lynch and Countrywide Financial Corp. acquisitions has kept Bank of America Corp. busy in federal and state court defending its capital. Among the plaintiffs are life insurance companies and...
Mortgage Servicing Lawsuits
Mortgage Servicing Lawsuits Second-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index Litigation related to loan servicing, including escrow issues, transfer of servicing and servicing borrowers in bankruptcy and foreclosure. Defendant Plaintiff Court...
Impressive Performance at PNCÂ
Delinquency declined as earnings, originations and mortgage assets increased at The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Performance, however, on government mortgages has deteriorated over the past year. Loan originations totaled $3.4 billion in...
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