I have bad credit, my mom financed a home for me. at the time, 3mos ago, her credit score was like 620 but she had bad debt that was paid off right before getting this loan leaving her with no outstanding debt, save for the new mortgage. She pays all her bills on time, I [...]

with the fed cutting the rates so low, now would be a good time to think about refinancing right? my mortgage interest rate is currently 6.25 fixed, i think we owe about $95,000 on it. my husband and i have excellent credit, and we’ve been in our home for 5 years. would refinancing lower our [...]

I just spoke to a Wachovia rep and he said they’re not offering the Hope for Homeowners program nor the Homeowner’s Affordability Program. What’s going on? I thought the government put these programs in place to help stabilize the mortgage crisis. Has anyone out there had success with a refinance/modify on their mortgage? If so, [...]

Hi I want to know how to get the information of Refinancing agents for Home Mortgage. For example, our term insurance was handled by agent who took in our info, ran the numbers, spoke to companies and brought us few options/choices we can select. Do we have someone like that for home mortgage refinancing? Thank [...]

I dont have any other major loans or home renovations to do but I am in the market for a new car and would rather avoid financing a new car. I do have an equity loc(variable rate) thats open if i ever need in an emergency but I think it might be better just to [...]

if so how and when can we refinance using this gov. bill Nothing benefits the consumer in this bill. Sure you will be able to stay in your home at a reduced monthly payment and have your mortgage at 40 or even 50 years. Banks win on this one. If you sell after 10 years [...]

My statement came in stating that I am under $15.00 in escrow for taxes to be paid in December. My mortgage payment went up by $3.00. Now while this is small, I was wondering if I had a surplus in escrow would the mortgage payment be adjusted to show that I pay less the following [...]

I am in a arm loan and am looking to refinance after 2 years. I heard that refinancing can drop your credit score up to 30 points? Am i better off trying to sell or refinancing if i’m planning on selling after 5 years? Refinancing your loan should have minimal impact on your credit score. [...]

When you pay it off, is that called unfinancing, or what? And if you get a new mortgage later, is that called refinancing even though it’s a new mortgage? Are the terms and rates usually the same as normal refinancing? Just remember a mortgage is an agreement which a bank lends you to buy a [...]

I owe about 20% of the value on an investment property. Should I refinance the house to get equity out and pay off everything I owe and be debt free other than my primary residence mortgage and this investment property mortgage? Its pretty tempting to only have two house payments and attack them aggressively. FYI [...]