http://www.bankrate.com/default.aspx en-us Copyright 2010, Bankrate Inc. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:11:40 GMT webmaster@bankrate.com (webmaster) http://www.bankrate.com/Images/logos/bankratelogo.gif http://www.bankrate.com/default.aspx 118 22 60 Bankrate blogs have moved to a new, improved platform. Thanks for reading Bankrate.com! Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/mortgage-matters.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/mortgage-matters.aspx Buyers have awoken from their winter sleep and are prowling areas studded with "For Sale" signs. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/spring-sales-may-bloom.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/spring-sales-may-bloom.aspx A push to get servicers to reduce the principal of underwater borrowers sounds like a good idea. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/good-folks-finally-win.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/good-folks-finally-win.aspx BofA will forgive principal in a few mortgage modifications; will the practice spread? Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/borrowers-sinners-some-is-forgiven.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/borrowers-sinners-some-is-forgiven.aspx If Fed's withdrawal makes mortgage rates rise, what will happen to loan modifications? Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/the-fed-rates-and-loan-mods.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/the-fed-rates-and-loan-mods.aspx Rates fall again, even as the Fed withdraws, and the mortgage world tries to figure out why. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/why-do-rates-continue-to-fall.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/why-do-rates-continue-to-fall.aspx Fed meets today, and for mortgage borrowers, there's more potential for bad news than good. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/lock-ahead-of-the-fed.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/lock-ahead-of-the-fed.aspx Treasury lays down a rule governing short sales, but will make borrowers enforce it. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/twist-in-short-sale-rule.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/twist-in-short-sale-rule.aspx FHA commissioner says he's a parent guiding the kids; beware foreclosure-prevention scams. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/those-wacky-mortgage-kids.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/those-wacky-mortgage-kids.aspx Mortgage rates look flat this week, but are set to rise for the balance of 2010. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/the-week-s-rate-outlook.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/the-week-s-rate-outlook.aspx Rates stay almost the same; more details about HARP refis, mortgage insurance, and divorce. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/refis-insurance-and-divorce.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/refis-insurance-and-divorce.aspx Rate prediction; more venting about mortgage regulations; confusion about HARP refis and divorce. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/brokers-complain-some-more.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/brokers-complain-some-more.aspx Why the smaller guys in the mortgage biz are frustrated; big item this week on economic calendar. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/frustration-bubbles-over.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/frustration-bubbles-over.aspx Feds might prohibit foreclosures until borrowers have been found ineligible for mods. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/feds-may-force-mods.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/feds-may-force-mods.aspx Rates were higher before the Fed stepped in, and they'll rise when the Fed bows out. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:30:00 GMT http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/the-end-is-nigh-for-low-rates.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/blogs/mortgages/the-end-is-nigh-for-low-rates.aspx