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I received this email this morning:
From: Catherine, Dated: 1/14/2009 Hello! After listening to your show this past Sunday, you referred a caller to his existing mortgage company for a "streamline loan modification," stating that it would only cost a few hundred dollars and almost immediately lower…
Topics: mortgage
On this Sunday's show, I talked about how streamline refinancings might be possible. Different lenders are considering this option, which basically allows you to lower the interest rate on your loan without doing a full refinance (or paying the costs associated with a full refinance).
The last time I…
Topics: mortgage
I've just returned from the Consumer Electronics Show. There are some interesting innovations being introduced in the realm of GPS technology, televisions (thinnest TV ever) and video equipment.
I'll fill you in on today's Ilyce Glink Show. Listen live at www.wsbradio.com
January 11, 2009
Employed Americans say they can survive a median of 120 days (4 months) if they were to lose their job tomorrow, according to a survey released by SnagAJob.com.
Personally I wonder if that amount of time hasn't decreased since the survey was conducted (the last two weeks of Nov. 2008).
Jan. 9, 2009.
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