Building Buying Power As the Spring months start peeking through, the home buying market is heating up! Have you been picturing the day when you can paint your own walls and mow your own grass? The dream of homeownership comes with great financial responsibility. Many first-time home buyers have questions about their down payment, and […]
Category Archives: Mortgage
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Aug
Aug
Here is a fantastic podcast on the implementation of VantageScore 4.0 to the Mortgage Industry. More importantly this podcast explains the “why” and the benefits of making this happen. If you are in the Mortgage Industry, it’s a great listen and is only around 13 minutes long. Listen to Tony Hutchinson, VP of Industry and […]
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Aug
Aug
Last week the Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) penned a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) stating that the pending addition of updated Credit Scores at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be more manageable if done one at a time. Specifically, they stated the need to add VantageScore first. This is […]
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May
May
I Want To Buy, Now! Are you preparing to purchase a home in the next few months? It seems that when we are not looking, a home just pops up and finds us, at a time when we were not even contemplating making a move. Then, boom! The rush is on to beat the clock […]
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Apr
Apr
The name is frightening. As it should be. The practice of trying to collect on Zombie Mortgages can be just as frightening. So, what is a Zombie Mortgage or a Zombie debt? Well, it’s debt that is past the statute of limitations and cannot be used as weapon to bring a consumer to court to […]
Building Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Repair Blogs, Credit Score, Mortgage
How to Raise Your Credit Score Quickly
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Apr
Apr
So you want to buy a house. But your credit score is 675 instead of 720; which will get you the better rate on a home loan. If you want to raise your credit score quickly, there are some steps you can take that can guarantee an exceptional home loan or any other credit line […]
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Apr
Apr
I Want To Buy, Now! Are you preparing to purchase a home in the next few months? It seems that when we are not looking, a home just pops up and finds us, at a time when we were not even contemplating making a move. Then, boom! The rush is on to beat the clock […]
Building Credit, Credit Score, Finance, Financial Info, Mortgage
Financial Assistance for the Homebuying Process
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Mar
Mar
Building Buying Power As the Spring months start peeking through, the home buying market is heating up! Have you been picturing the day when you can paint your own walls and mow your own grass? The dream of homeownership comes with great financial responsibility. Many first-time home buyers have questions about their down payment, and […]
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Sep
Sep
A Change to Credit Score Eligibility in DU Each and every point making up a credit score just got even more crucial! Fannie Mae’s new release (B3-.1-02) changes the way you calculate the qualifying credit score. For purchase apps with multiple borrowers, the qualifying score will be an average of the applicants’ middle score; see their example […]
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Jun
Jun
I Want To Buy, Now! Are you preparing to purchase a home in the next few months? It seems that when we are not looking, a home just pops up and finds us, at a time when we were not even contemplating making a move. Then, boom! The rush is on to beat the clock […]
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