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Comparing 15-Year & 30-Year Fixed Rate Home Loans To A 10/1 ARM

When you apply for a mortgage, you are confronting issues that rarely come up in your everyday life.

Now is the time to lock in your mortgage.

With winter's arrival and the end of year holidays, many of us have or will travel to our favorite vacation destinations. Among all the fun often comes dreams of buying a vacation home in our favorite destination. Owning a vacation home can bring extra comfort and excitement to a trip, but comes with additional responsibilities and expenses. It is very important to know what you are getting into before you buy. Here are five tips for buying a vacation home.

Thinking about refinancing your mortgage? Unsure how to determine if it is a good idea or not? Three steps can help you decide.

Like many seemingly simple questions, the answer to the question "should I use an escrow account for my taxes and insurance or manage it myself" is "it depends".

Divorce is often emotionally and financially challenging, but following a few key do's and don'ts will minimize the frustration and help both parties weather the process in better financial shape.

The government shutdown will not close the FHA, but it might slow approvals to a trickle.

In today's mortgage world, doctors, lawyers, and other professionals can find that getting a mortgage after graduation can be very difficult if they have high student debt and lack significant job history. We ask the experts for some tips on what these graduates can do to improve their chances of being approved for a mortgage.

Mortgage rates have spiked considerably over the past four weeks as a slew of positive economic data has hinted that the economy may be picking up steam. Will rates continue to rise?