Q&A: CAN A FIXED HOME EQUITY LOAN DROP MY CREDIT SCORE? (0)
9/01/10 •
Question by happydawg: Can a fixed home equity loan drop my credit score?I requested ,000 dollar home equity loan to roof my house.My FICO score was 780 until approx March when I applied for a home equity loan at a fixed rate. now my FICO score is 740. What happened? I am never late on [...]
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Credit card reform has companies treading lightly on campuses (0)
9/01/10 •
WASHINGTON — Credit card reform came too late for 20-year-oldTamaira Shaw.
The junior at the University of the District of Columbia got apreapproved credit card from Bank of America in the mail herfreshman year of college. It had her name on it and a $500 limit,and she took it as a license to spend. within three [...]
Mobile Home Loan Facts A Purchaser Should To Understand (0)
8/31/10 •
There are many details involved in selecting a mobile home, size, price and durability are only part of the picture. Most first time home buyers also require some Mobile home loan to know what they may be paying and for how long they will be paying it. Rates are changeable in the market today and [...]
Aging and Disability in America: TIME GOES BY (0)
8/30/10 •
by Ronni Bennett
When last we left off my tale of pursuing a HECM – an FHA-insured reverse mortgage – the appraiser had visited and I was awaiting his valuation of my home.
It is a nerve-wracking period. my broker and I had used the purchase price I paid in May to calculate an estimate of [...]
Reader Mailbag: I Want a House, Should I Buy One? (0)
8/30/10 •
Here is an email from “Living With Parents” who wants to buy a house and move out. Should she? LWP writes …Hello Mish
I am young, well liked at my job, and have solid qualifications (a bachelors and masters in accounting and a CPA license). I’ve paid off all debt and have been saving money.
There is [...]
Iowa foreclosure, delinquency rates edge up in 2nd quarter (0)
8/30/10 •
Posted on Aug 27, 2010 by George Ford.
The mortgage foreclosure and delinquency rates in Iowa edged up in the second quarter.
A Mortgage Bankers Association report issued Friday shows Iowa’s foreclosure rate rose to 2.82 percent in the second quarter. That’s up from 2.49 percent a year earlier and 2.77 percent in the first quarter.
The delinquency [...]
Who’s to Blame for Rising Healthcare Costs? (0)
8/29/10 •
In response to Another Atlas Shrugs – Small Business Owners Chime In I received still more emails from business owners regarding healthcare costs.
In contrast to the CEO of a healthcare consulting company who blames Obama, a CEO Therapist in new York, says healthcare insurers are the problem.
“Therapist CEO” writes ….Hello Mish,
I’m a long time reader [...]
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