Mortgages

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• Mortgage software fails to impress

  Dr. Don Taylor agrees with a reader who can’t see the advantage of using the Money Merge Account system.

  1 min read Aug 18, 2008

  

• What the housing bill means for you

  The housing rescue bill offers relief to homeowners and new buyers. Naturally, strings are attached.

  7 min read Aug 08, 2008

  

• Mortgage penalty unlikely to vanish

  A borrower hoping to escape a prepayment penalty is unlikely to persuade the lender to be flexible.

  1 min read Aug 08, 2008

  

• Mortgage penalty unlikely to vanish

  A borrower hoping to escape a prepayment penalty is likely out of luck, says Dr. Don Taylor.

  1 min read Aug 08, 2008

  

• What the new housing law means for you

  The housing rescue bill offers relief to homeowners and new buyers. Naturally, strings are attached.

  7 min read Jul 25, 2008

  

• Mortgage rates rise to highest level in a year

  Each week Bankrate surveys mortgage rates around the country, and senior reporter Holden Lewis analyzes what the changes mean.

  3 min read Jul 24, 2008

  

• Prepay mortgage if you fear risk

  Your overall risk tolerance level determines whether prepaying the mortgage is a wise move.

  1 min read Jul 24, 2008

  

• Refinancing to ARM may be risky

  Know the risks before refinancing to an adjustable-rate mortgage, says Dr. Don Taylor.

  2 min read Jul 23, 2008

  

• Mortgage rates fall in survey

  The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 6 basis points, to 6.42 percent, according to the Bankrate.com national survey of large lenders.

  2 min read Jul 17, 2008

  

• New Fed mortgage rules tighten mortgage practices

  The government finally bans stated-income loans and adds other rules aimed to stem the red tide of subprime mortgages.

  4 min read Jul 16, 2008