Archive for the ‘Mortgage’ Category


Obama’s Loan Modification Program for Homeowners: Is It Working?

As originally designed, President Obama’s loan modification program was to help homeowners who have become victims of home market value losses — commonly known as “underwater mortgages” — and foreclosures. The unprecedented number of homeowners in such a predicament continues to have wide-ranging impact both upon the lives of families as well as the U.S. [...]

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Mortgage Refinance News and Updates

Mortgage refinance and related topics are constantly in the news. Here are just a few headlines in the media today. Mortgage Refinance Applications Up, Purchase Applications Decline … “With another week of historically low mortgage rates, the trend from the prior three weeks continued, as refinance applications increased while purchase applications dropped. Purchase applications are [...]

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Mortgage Refinance Options

What comes to your mind when you hear mortgage refinance options? For most people mortgage refinance options are those that offer lower interest rates. While this is one of the options, the bigger picture includes more than interest rates. While getting a lower rate is definitely the primary goal, there are other mortgage refinance options [...]

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Behind on Mortgage Payments?

If you are behind on mortgage payments, you are not alone. Because there have been so many mass layoffs, job losses, and decrease in hours and pay in the past year and a half, many people, especially Americans, are finding themselves struggling to make ends meet month to month. Many homeowners especially are finding that [...]

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