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Lenders venturing back into subprime market
Michele and Russell Poland's credit was shot, but they managed to buy their suburban dream home anyway. After a business bankruptcy and a home foreclosure, they turned to a rare option in this era of tightfisted banking — a subprime loan. The...
Tags: Loans, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Financial and Business Services
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Average credit score goes down despite S. Floridians paying down debt
Despite debt dropping in South Florida, credit scores have actually worsened from a year ago, making it harder for some to snag the lowest interest rates or even get a loan of any kind. The average credit score in Broward and Miami-Dade fell to 646 in...Tags: Real Estate, Loans, Equifax Incorporated, Financial and Business Services, Credit and Debt
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Federal refi program for underwater homeowners hits its stride
The Obama administration's Home Affordable Refinance Program is at last helping legions of American homeowners with upside-down mortgages. Nearly 1.1 million homeowners with little or no equity were able to refinance last year under HARP, which...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Financial and Business Services
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Lifestyle is keeping budget goal out of reach
Dear Liz: My husband and I are recovering from a job loss four years ago. We used up all our savings and home equity. My husband is now employed, but we are struggling to keep ahead even with a salary of about $100,000. I was a stay-at-home mom for the...Tags: Personal Finance, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Budgets and Budgeting, Federal Housing Administration
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Mortgaging hopes
More people believe "it is now a good time to buy a home," says Jim Bryant, a Wells Fargo mortgage consultant. But that doesn't mean they are able to do so. "They come in because they know interest rates are low and they want to buy," Bryant says....Tags: Credit and Debt, Real Estate, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Financial and Business Services
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Deeds for April 28, 2013
BOYLE Deeds filed recently in the office of Boyle County Clerk Trille Bottom include: Karen A. and Walter Stauffer Jr. to Mary M. Whitehead, property on Grafton Street, $37,000. Thomas Hardison to Regina D. and Ralph Bays Jr., property on...Tags: Sears, Loans, Travel, High Bridge, Banking
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Entering homeownership with eyes wide open
Sitting down in front of a pile of mortgage loan documents to sign at the closing, with a lending officer and maybe a real estate agent at your side, what do you look at first? The eye typically latches on to the simplest things to read, namely the...Tags: Real Estate, Loans, Science and Technology, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Research
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15-year mortgages hit new all-time low of 2.61%
Sun SentinelAverage interest rates on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages tumbled to a new record low of 2.61 percent while 30-year loans also dropped for the fourth week in a row, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Average 30-year, fixed-rate loans fell to 3.4 percent this...Tags: Freddie Mac
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Lawmakers shifting some mortgage-settlement dollars into foreclosure assistance
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Legislative budget-writers are shifting more of Florida's national mortgage settlement dollars into programs targeting the homeless, low-income college students, and foreclosure-clogged courts. The Senate on Thursday offered a new...Tags: Government, Justice System, Andy Gardiner, Legal Service, Budgets and Budgeting
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Mortgage rates fall for 4th straight week; 15-year at record low
U.S. mortgage rates fell for a fourth consecutive week and the average rate for a 15-year loan hit a new record low, the latest survey of lenders shows. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.40%, down from 3.41% last week, according to...
Tags: Homes, Real Estate, Freddie Mac, Financial and Business Services, Federal Housing Administration
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Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage at 3.43%, lowest since January
Mortgage rates are at their lowest level since January, the widely watched Freddie Mac survey shows, with the average for a 30-year fixed-rate loan dropping to 3.43% this week from 3.54% a week ago. The survey of rates lenders are offering to solid...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Freddie Mac, Financial and Business Services, Labor Markets, Federal Housing Administration
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Hispanic homebuyers a driving force in housing
First-time buyers make the housing wheel go 'round: As they segue from renting to owning, they set off the sequence of move-up purchases that, in theory, will help the overall market get well. These days, Hispanic consumers seem to be pushing that wheel...
Tags: Inventories, Housing Industry, Real Estate, Social Issues, Fannie Mae
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