May 9, 2012

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 CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU CONSIDERS RULES TO SIMPLIFY mortgage POINTS AND FEES

Rules Would Bring Greater Transparency to the mortgage Market

 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) outlined rules it is considering that would...

Fred Kreger and Fred Arnold, Branch Managers of American Family Funding discusses the new and improved changes in the mortgage industry. The importance of looking for a qualified, certified Mortgage professional. For question or further information go to the National Association of Mortgage Brokers at www.NAMB.org or www.TheCampsite.org.

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My mother has always told me to be patient when it comes to making financial decisions but, when the time is right, I should invest aggressively. Two decades in my real estate financing and investing career have proven her advice to be sound time and again. I have to say that as far as the eye can see, right now is the right time to invest in real...

By: Ryan Schuette 

Michael Phelps Swimming Workout Training Routine Eating 12000 …

25 year old Michael Phelps became one of the most decorated Olympic athletes of all time after winning 16 Olympic medals- six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold in Beijing in 2008. Phelps surpassed Mark Spitz’s record of most gold medals won at a single O...

HARP…HARP 2.0…HARP 6.0… will the industry have trouble keeping track of which borrower refinanced under which HARP? The Home Affordable Refinance Program certainly has its proponents, and its critics, along with a fair number of LOs/lenders who are on the fence about it, waril...

By: Ryan Schuette 

There has been a lot of trepidation this week awaiting the latest jobless report.  This morning the government announced that the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.1%.  However before you begin to believe that the employment sector is improving, you need to understand the real numbers. The reason the unemployment figure dropped is because m...

There has been a lot of trepidation this week awaiting the latest jobless report.  On Friday morning the government announced that the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.1%.  However before you begin to believe that the employment sector is improving, you need to understand the real numbers.

The reason the unemployment figure dropped is...

By: Ryan Schuette

Concerns about the economy, European debt, and Chinese growth led mortgage rates to fall for the fourth straight week and hit all-time lows.

Finance Web site Bankrate.com found the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging 4.05 percent, down from 4.09 percent last week.

Bankrate.com also said that the 15-year loan set a new record low...