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About Author: Jessica Bennet with her vast experience in the mortgage industry has been associated with the MortgageFit Community as a Mentor. Not only does she participate in the community forums to give her suggestions, but also makes her contributions through different articles on mortgage.

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Get to know about APR

May 12, 2012 | Posted in Mortage

All the advertisements and announcements that quote the payment amount on a home mortgage loan, should also include another cardinal number, which is known as the annual percentage rate (APR). If you apply for a home mortgage loan, your lender is obliged to send you a ‘good faith estimate’ and a ‘truth in lending statement’ …

Few important things that you must know about bankruptcy

May 12, 2012 | Posted in Mortage

The problem of personal debts sometimes reaches such unmanageable levels that many of you are left with no other option, but to file for bankruptcy. It is to be noted that bankruptcy is the last debt elimination option available before you and it is a very hard pill to swallow. Anyways, bankruptcy laws are designed …

6 Important things to consider before refinancing

April 16, 2012 | Posted in Finance

In the world of mortgages, refinancing play a crucial role. Through mortgage refinancing, you get the chance to revise a payment schedule. In other words, mortgage refinancing replaces the original mortgage loan with a new one with better terms and conditions. Usually, mortgage refinancing is done by reducing the mortgage rate or by extending the …

Choosing between FRM and ARM: A tough call

April 6, 2012 | Posted in Mortage

Choosing between a fixed rate mortgage (FRM) and an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) is a tough call that the borrowers have to make. Both of these mortgages have some inherent advantages and disadvantages. Here we try to make a comparative analysis among these two broad types of mortgages. Fixed rate mortgages These are the most …

Take out such mortgage loans which you can afford to repay

March 31, 2012 | Posted in Mortage

Mortgages play key role in the economic well being of a country. The deep-rooted impact of mortgage loans was evident during the sub prime mortgage crisis. Prior to the onset of the sub prime mortgage crisis, lenders in the country used to offer home mortgage loans to the borrowers without much judging their repayment capacity. …

Why is it too difficult to get a home equity loan?

February 10, 2012 | Posted in Mortage

Scenario: I have defaulted on my mortgage. My total mortgage debt amount is $90,000. I want to take out a home equity loan to resolve the issue. My friends are telling me that I can use the loan to pay my other bills also, which will be great for me. This way I will be …