mortgage lenders
Bank of America Settles Over Countrywide Loans
As the year comes to a close, the problems are getting worse for Bank of America, Countrywide Financial and its subsidiaries. On December 21, 2011, federal officials announced a $335 million national settlement, stemming from discriminatory lending practices uncovered in …
Annual Credit Report Review and Score
If view your free annual credit report and review it, it’s good but it may be differ somewhat with the report pulled by a mortgage broker or lender. Q: I am an avid reader of your column and have been …
Time To Refinance Mortgage Again
Is it time to refinance your mortgage again, even if you have recently refinanced? Maybe. Q: I was listening to your radio show on Sunday and after what you said about your mortgage, I’m thinking I should refinance again. My …
Help For Homeowners from HUD-Certified Housing Counselors
Q: I was reading several of your articles in a New Jersey paper about loan modifications and what a nightmare they are. It made me tear up reading the second article which was almost exactly what we experienced with our …
Options for Underwater Mortgage Holders
Q: I need guidance on what to do with my underwater mortgage. My wife, my preschooler, my infant and I are living in a house that we owe $90,000 on that we bought eight years ago for about $100,000. Comps …
Loan Modification Hell Starts With Trial Loan Modification
Loan Modification Hell starts with the signing of the trial loan modification papers with a lender. Q: I just began a loan modification trial period in September for a period of 4 months with a major bank. I am a …
Finding a Good Mortgage Lender
Finding a good mortgage lender can be time consuming, but it shouldn’t be too difficult. Q: I heard your radio show this past weekend on refinancing. It sounds like you got a really good interest rate. My problem is that …
Ilyce Glink Show – Mortgages and Interest Rates – October 9, 2011
Mortgages and Interest Rates are still dropping. Ilyce discussed this topic along with other questions from callers, providing personal finance advice and real estate advice on the Ilyce Glink Show October 9, 2011 on WSB Radio. More personal finance advice …
Mortgage Interest Rates Hit Another Low and Other Ilyce Glink Show Notes
Mortgage interest rates hit another low. Today’s Economic News: Another crazy week for economic news. We saw our first report from the widely-respected Economic Cycle Research Institute that the economy may have technically gone into a recession last quarter (officially …
Loan Modification Denied and Facing Foreclosure
Q: For a brief moment in August 2009, my business just all but stopped. I’m an accountant and my clients had trouble paying their bills. I asked my lender for a loan modification. They said everything was great except I …
