Mortgages

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• Find out if Obama’s mortgage fix helps you

  Take our quiz to find out if you qualify for the government’s Making Home Affordable program.

  1 min read Apr 23, 2009

  

• Eligible: Home Affordable Modification

  Eligible for the Home Affordable Modification program? Here’s what to do next.

  1 min read Apr 23, 2009

  

• Ineligible: Home Affordable Refinance

  Ineligible for the Home Affordable Refinance program? Here’s what to do next.

  0 min read Apr 23, 2009

  

• Taxes shouldn’t sway refinance decision

  Taxes shouldn’t be the tail wagging the dog when weighing mortgage refinance options.

  1 min read Apr 14, 2009

  

• Prepayment fees put refinance on hold

  It’s tough to justify a refinance that will cost the homeowner $11,300 in prepayment fees.

  2 min read Apr 13, 2009

  

• Foreclosure counseling for homeowners

  Community organizations offer an alternative to banks for homeowners trying to overcome foreclosure.

  4 min read Apr 10, 2009

  

• Home-rehab dream ruined? Try an FHA loan

  An FHA 203(k) loan can provide money to buy a home and rehabilitate it in one transaction.

  5 min read Apr 06, 2009

  

• Homeowner shouldn’t wait to refinance

  A homeowner who is underwater doesn’t have the luxury of waiting a year to refinance.

  2 min read Apr 03, 2009

  

• Banks cut off mortgage brokers

  Fallout from the war between brokers and bankers could result in fewer choices and higher loan fees.

  4 min read Apr 02, 2009

  

• Shrewd moves net couple $500 a month

  Wise financial moves have left a couple with $500 a month to invest. What should they do with it?

  2 min read Apr 01, 2009