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FHA Loan Requirements: Essential Guide for Homebuyers 2026
As of July 16, 2026, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averages 6.55 percent, up from the previous week, directly impacting FHA loan requirements and affordability for homebuyers nationwide. HUD's recent FHA program updates aim to improve access, but...
Top Refinance Options for Homeowners in 2026: Your Guide to Savings
Refinancing Updated 2026 Top Refinance Options for Homeowners in 2026: Your Guide to Savings By Sarah Peterson | April 15, 2026 The landscape of mortgage refinancing has evolved significantly since the days of the Home Affordable Refinance Program...
Notary Fraud Leads to Foreclosures
Fugitive Chronicles Mortgage Crimes in 'Fiction' Book Matthew B. Cox had made the transition from a dead-end insurance sales job to a promising career in the mortgage brokerage business some years ago when he penned a crime novel titled The...
David Fiedler Wins Third Five Star Mortgage Award
RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation Completes $94 Million Equity Private Placement of Convertible Preferred Stock CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- (Aug. 24, 2018) RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation ("RoundPoint"), one of the nation's top...
State Mortgage Licensing Agencies
State Regulatory Agency Mailing Address Physical Address Phone* Web Site Address E-Mail Address for Licensing Inquiries* Alabama Banking Department, Bureau of Loans P.O. Box 4600 Montgomery, AL 36103-4600 401 Adams Avenue, Suite 680 Montgomery, AL...
2012 Loan Originator Survey – Employers
2012 Loan Originator Survey Survey and Analysis of the Nation's Mortgage Loan Originators Sponsored By Employers Loan originators tend to be a loyal bunch, with the average originator having been at the same employer for several...
SunStar’s Brian Weide Wins Two CAMP Awards
E Mortgage Management (EMM) Demonstrates its Year-round Commitment to Community through Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program CHERRY HILL, New Jersey -- (Dec. 27, 2017) Employees of E Mortgage Management (EMM), EMM Wholesale and EMM Financial...
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Mortgage Rates Today: Daily 30-Year Rate 6.69% Aug 9 2026
30-Year Fixed 6.69% 15-Year Fixed 6.01% 5/1 ARM APR 6.25% Source: Bankrate (780 FICO, single-family, primary residence) Mortgage rates today held the 30-year fixed at 6.69%, unchanged from yesterday's 6.69%. The 15-year fixed sits at 6.01% and the...
The $250 Way to Lower Your Payment Without Refinancing
50 Way to Lower Your Payment Without Refinancing"> You have a 4.1% mortgage from a few years ago and a lump sum you want to put against it. Refinancing means surrendering that rate. Paying extra toward principal shortens the loan but leaves your...
Mortgage Rates Today: Daily 30-Year Rate 6.69% Aug 8 2026
30-Year Fixed 6.69% 15-Year Fixed 6.01% 5/1 ARM APR 6.25% Source: Bankrate (780 FICO, single-family, primary residence) Mortgage rates today climbed to 6.69% on the 30-year fixed, up from 6.65% yesterday. The 15-year fixed sits at 6.01% and the 5/1...
The Write-Offs That Saved You Tax Just Cost You a Mortgage
You ran a good year. Revenue was strong, the business is healthy, and your accountant did exactly what you paid them to do — minimised your taxable income. Now the underwriter is looking at the same return and seeing a borrower who earns $61,000....
Mortgage Rates Today: Daily 30-Year Rate 6.65% Aug 7 2026
30-Year Fixed 6.65% 15-Year Fixed 5.91% 5/1 ARM APR 6.24% Source: Bankrate (780 FICO, single-family, primary residence) Mortgage rates today eased slightly, with the 30-year fixed slipping to 6.65% from 6.67% yesterday, even as the broader trend...
You Paid $4,000 to Lower Your Rate. Was It Worth It?
Your lender offers to drop your rate from 6.55% to 6.30% for $4,000 at closing. The payment falls by $66 a month, which sounds like an easy yes — until you divide one number by the other and find you need to keep the loan for five years before you...
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