What would you do if your bank called to tell you that your home equity line of credit had been frozen or even cancelled? For most homeowners, shock would be the first emotion followed quickly by confusion. Why would banks be pulling the line of credit from homeowners who have had no trouble paying off [...]
If you are considering buying a new home, then you may already know that there are many requirements that potential home buyers must meet. One such requirement is private mortgage insurance. Private mortgage insurance, or PMI as it is commonly called, is a form of insurance that is designed to provide protection for the lender [...]
Many homeowners, when they cannot pay their mortgages, stop reading letters from their lender and ignore phone calls regarding their mortgage. In essence, these homeowners simply give up and decide that the bank is going to take their home, and there is nothing they can do about it. The fact is, the bank doesn’t want [...]
A second mortgage typically refers to a secured loan (or mortgage) that is subordinate to another loan against the same property. In real estate, a property can have multiple loans or liens against it. The loan which is registered with county or city registry first is called the first mortgage or first position trust deed. [...]
An adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) is a mortgage loan where the interest rate on the note is periodically adjusted based on a variety of indices. Among the most common indices are the rates on 1-year constant-maturity Treasury (CMT) securities, the Cost of Funds Index (COFI), and the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The loan may [...]