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Stimulus package provisions are unlikely to help a homeowner with an interest-only loan.
Before you shell out hundreds to find out if you qualify to refinance, it pays to do your homework.
The housing situation continued to deteriorate in 2008, according to a bankers’ survey.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage remained at 5.41 percent, according to Bankrate’s weekly survey.
Second mortgage holders can lose money by triggering a foreclosure when a homeowner is delinquent.
2008 housing prices plunged nationwide, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Home values fell in most of the country. How did they fare in your state?
Home equity lenders have to OK a refinancing, and many are saying no. They want the loan paid off.
Here are the average home equity rates from Bankrate’s weekly survey.
Mortgage rates rose to 5.41 percent, according to Bankrate’s weekly survey.