The true age of my house

This post has been a long time in the making, and it's not one that I'm at all happy about. The house was sold to me as being built in 1870. I didn't know as much then as I do now about houses so I didn't question it. Once I bought the house and started restoring it a lot of little things didn't add up [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 16:06:01
Blog: 1870 House...

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Cheap secured loans for your financial needs

Every now and then we are faced with a financial difficulty and need to borrow money ... with a cheap secured loan. Your asset that is placed as collateral against the loan acts as security to the lender and assures him that the loan will be repaid. In return for this assurance [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 03:29:58
Blog: Advertisingfasttipsblog...

More Dirty Tricks from Private Lenders

According to Andrew Cuomo, private student lenders are engaging in aggressive, deceptive marketing to push their expensive loans on students ... Federal Loan Division” on stationery with an eagle logo that looks very much like something the federal ... the personal info to push private loans to students. (Thanks to New America Foundation [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 15:30:52
Blog: Generation Debt...

Need Money Quickly?

Have you ever been in need of some quick cash or know someone that is? ... to apply for the loan, you must be employed, most lenders want you to be making about $1000.00 a month, be able to show a permanent address. The loan term usually will be about 4 days to 30 days [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 15:04:14
Blog: April Decheine 2006 at ...

October Linkfest: Week in Review!

Another wild week on Wall Street. Markets climbed back into record territory, as signs that the credit crunch may be over -- or at least is easing -- abounded. The big winner for the week were REITs, exploding upwards 6.2%. Right behind them were the Russell 2000 small caps, up 4.9% [more...]

Date: 2007-10-06 22:30:00
Blog: The Big Picture...

Commercial Property Analysis: Make or Break the Deal

Commercial Property Analysis: Make or Break the Deal Savvy investors know that they need to know all they can about a property before securing a loan. A commercial property analysis comes in handy and is necessary for a lender to consider an investment loan. ¶ Posted 13 October 2007 † Andrew Stratton § Investing ‡ Comments (0) [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 22:36:04
Blog: Bloggeron - quality ove...

Downey Savings to report $23 million quarterly loss

Downey Savings to report $23 million quarterly loss Published at October 10, 2007 in Mortgage News/Insight. 1 Comment Local lender ( ... of their loan collateral,” the firm added. This is an important development in many respects.  Downey Savings ... .  The loss is due to none-other than loan loss-related charges and the overall slow down in [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 23:35:57
Blog: Blown Mortgage - Honest...

Choosing a Pre-Payment Penalty?

Choosing a Pre-Payment Penalty? Published at October 12, 2007 in Consumer Mortgage Tips. 3 Comments Over the years lenders have developed numerous products and loan modifications ... at the mostly cons of choosing some of these loan modifications when deciding on new financing; as well [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 08:02:34
Blog: Blown Mortgage - Honest...

Best Value in Home Buying

On the Clark Howard radio show, a caller asked about buying a foreclosure house.  Clark said that the best buys right now are in brand new homes ... of the cost of construction.  When the house sells, the homebuilder repays the bank construction loan ... to the bank.  The bank starts to get antsy when the loan is not repaid on schedule [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 18:21:16
Blog: Businomics Blog...

A Plan to Limit Foreclosures

In our discussions about foreclosures, nomadism and homelessness (see the comments to my "fertile crescent" post) ... ://casaubonsbook.blogspot.com/2007/05/how-to-keep-your-house.html But political change in existing bankruptcy laws would make ... ://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/real_estate/subprime_bankruptcy_change/index.htm?postversion=2007100115 "Under [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 14:22:37
Blog: Casaubon's Book...

Indiana Receivers Can Sue For Damages Suffered By The Receivership Entity

What happens if, as a secured lender, you file a foreclosure suit and have a receiver appointed, ... up in multiple fraudulent conveyances associated with a highly complicated loan and real estate transaction [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 20:54:23
Blog: Indiana Commercial Fore...

Leader of Dearborn Mortgage Scam Gets 10 Years

Safi Sobh, 34, of Dearborn, convicted by a federal jury of leading a mortgage fraud conspiracy, has been sentenced to ten years in prison in by U ... to repay the loan. Ohio Savings Bank, Commercial Federal Bank and several other federally insured ... pleaded guilty to acting as corrupt loan originators, processors, appraisers, and straw buyers [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 15:57:22
Blog: Dearborn Underground...

San Diego Mortgage Rates Report: October 3, 2007

San Diego Mortgage Rates Report: October 3, 2007 b&d ... and our business profitability is a testament to the latter. I clearly remember the day she changed my life ... you, Debra. I'm still maintaining my lock-in at loan application recommendation. I just don't see [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 15:25:27
Blog: America's Mortgage Brok...

Cash Advance

Today, most people are considering cash advance as an alternative source of financial fall back, ... available on the net. To make sure that you'll find the right lender, you can visit ... your needs. The cashadvance1500.com website is an online loan portal that offers cash advance loan [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 21:15:08
Blog: ::Unknown::...

Irwin Home Equity Selects LogicEase’s DecisionEase POS System

Integrated system provides eligibility, underwriting, and compliance SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — LogicEase Solutions Inc ... The rule engine gives our non-technical business users the ability to run loan scenarios easily while ... s Correspondent Division loan product eligibility, conditional loan approval, and compliance workflows [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 20:08:18
Blog: eNewsChannels » Busines...

Getting Help

Getting Help Oct 10 10 October 2007, ernie @ 1:02 pm Someone has made an offer on our RV ... to find a lender in town that would lend us the money we need today but they are crazy ... of money for a small loan? They must be smoking crack or seriously trying to make all their money [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 20:02:42
Blog: Erns World ~ Erns World...

HEDGE FUND NEWS @ 12 October 2007

FINTAG COMMENT Are you bothered? Gold high, Oil high, Dying USD, Clinton leading the opinion polls, US house foreclosures worse than thought, Northern Crock is still borrowing, UK House prices falling fast, Tech Rally has stopped, JP Morgan latest bank to fire, Commercial Real Estate is the new subprime. It appears not [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 07:21:40
Blog: FiNTAG: Hedge Funds: Se...

Experts: Miami violated law

www.sptimes.com, “University of Miami officials have confirmed they sent students’ private data to lender Sallie Mae last summer, even though students said they never applied for a federal loan from the company.” link: Experts: Miami violated law [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 21:00:24
Blog: Flying Hamster ...

Cheap secured loans for your financial needs

Cheap secured loans for your financial needs Thursday 11 October 2007 @ 10: ... with a cheap secured loan. Your asset that is placed as collateral against the loan acts as security to the lender and assures him that the loan will be repaid. In return for this assurance the lender [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 03:29:30
Blog: Fresh Water Fishing Blo...

Real World Practice: Would You Make This Deal?

This proposition landed on my lap a couple of days ago ... s in US dollars, so it’s depreciating by the minute. :-) There’s a first mortgage of a little less ... ; I actually got the call from the lien holder on the second, who is trying to find a buyer who can put [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 17:35:57
Blog: Really Smart Guy » Gee...

Debt Slave Act of 2005 Revisited

It's time to review the inappropriately named Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005. It really should be called the Debt Slave Act of 2005 ... . "This will force mortgage lenders to charge much higher interest rates for all types of mortgage loans ... be a significant change for homeowners and the market for mortgage-backed securities. CRL's proposal [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 07:18:32
Blog: Mish's Global Economic ...

Getting the Best Mortgage Rate

Shopping around is the only way you can be sure you are getting the best mortgage rate ... of those rates the best mortgage rate is. Mortgages are available from several different sources. Mortgage companies, mortgage brokers, savings and loans associations, and credit unions are all sources [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 15:00:53
Blog: Real Estate news and i...

Mortgage Do’s and Don’ts

Many people make mistakes when it comes to mortgages ... report. Shop around among various loan providers. You should never accept the first quote ... , and mortgage brokers. Negotiate to reduce or eliminate some of the fees. Do not sign the loan papers until [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 22:00:45
Blog: Real Estate news and i...

Advance cash

In any urgent case needs of cash you will first think of withdrawing it from your saving account ... approval from cash advance lender within the next day. They will electronically deposit the payday loan ... to do? Apply personal loan? That's going to be tedious with all sort of documents and the waiting [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 05:03:47
Blog: Memoirs.:*CRoSs mY hEAR...

Discover How To Avoid Predatory Lending

Many people believe that the cheapest mortgage is the best mortgage, but the world is that the right mortgage is the best mortgage. Getting the cheapest thirty twelvemonth fixed charge per unit loan is going to be you a batch more money if a thirty twelvemonth fixed charge per unit loan is not the right loan for you. Shopping [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 17:47:26
Blog: Leesrambling...

Home equity loans re-mortgage goldmedalmortgage.com Posted on Friday 12 October 2007 Stocks finish lower as Wall Street gives up early gains ... network american mortgage company mobile home equity loans 2nd mortgage rates super jumbo loan lenders maryland mortgage lenders weekly loan payment calculator bank of valletta loan calculator [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 07:30:36
Blog: Mortgage Online...

Don't Call Them Vultures

According to the LA Times, the good times may be back for the vulture lenders. Oh, excuse me. I meant the investors in distressed debt ... crunch, has led to happier times for those in the "loan to own" industry. They expect to be quite ... lender or telling your story the right way? Read "Matchmaking for Business Loans" and give me a call [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 16:26:13
Blog: Show Me the Money...

Data Feed

MSCC Microsemi: Caris raising ests following analyst day (28.66 ) Caris reiterates their Buy rating on MSCC following a bullish analyst day which highlighted strong top-line growth prospects and incremental operating leverage. With the best visibility in their analog/mixed-signal universe, [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 13:08:00
Blog: Trading for the Masses...

The Con That Turned the World Against America

« Thanks to greed, the world’s financial doomsday clock is approaching midnight. (Dreamstime) October 1, 2007 | From theTrumpet.com How greed almost triggered a global financial collapse—and why we can expect the fallout to continue. By Robert Morley The world’s financial system came precariously close to seizing up these past [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 18:56:27
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

The United States of Subprime

PAGE ONE Data Show Bad Loans Permeate the Nation; Pain Could Last Years By RICK BROOKS and CONSTANCE MITCHELL FORD October 11, 2007; Page A1 As America's mortgage markets began unraveling this year, economists seeking ... to affluent suburbs. The analysis of loan data by The Wall Street Journal indicates that from 2004 [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 18:36:43
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

The Worst Recession in 25 years?

By Robert P. Murphy Posted on 10/1/2007 On September 18 the Fed cut its target for the fed funds rate by 50 basis points (0.5 percentage points) ... of 25 basis points. For those versed in the Austrian theory of the business cycle, as developed ... loan them to those with deficient reserves, and the (annualized) interest rate is the fed funds rate [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 14:48:53
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

Fault Lines in Lending

The following is a post I just made at 'the other place'. I'd be interested in opinions, especially from other Aussies ... -Doc or No-Doc lending products to them without concern for the Five C's of Credit. As Nicholas accurately describes, Lo-Doc/No-Doc loans are a self-certification of income product first floated by non [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 12:44:28
Blog: NDC...

Home Builders At Junk Status, Foreclosures Spike, Housing & Retail Forecast Revised Downward

Moody's cuts Centex, Lennar, Pulte to junk status by Reuters - 10/11/07 snip: ... Foreclosures Doubled in September on Loan Rates by Bloomberg - 10/11/07 snip: U.S. home foreclosures doubled ... by WSJ - 10/11/07 snips: As America's mortgage markets began unraveling this year, economists [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 23:36:19
Blog: New York City Housing B...

- What Are Mortgage Points – And Should You Pay Them?

Tampa_house_2.jpg It’s something you see every time you’re in the bank and they have their daily mortgage rate posted in hopes they can turn you ... the interest over the life of the loan. You are, as it’s referred to, “buying down” your mortgage interest ... the loan closes. This will then lower your mortgage interest rate over the entire term of the lo [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 13:10:12
Blog: Debt Free...

A Conversation With A Mortgage Lender About Your Credit Score (pfblogs.org)

I volunteer as a financial counselor through my church, and the other night we had a mortgage lender come in to talk to us about credit scores ... for her company to deny any kind of loan to you.Dang harsh! ... [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 17:31:16
Blog: The Ad-Free Personal Fi...

Local Market Observations! (pfblogs.org)

What do you see in your local housing market this weekend? Legal actions? “The Massachusetts attorney general’s office has sued Fremont Investment and Loan, once the state’ ... to some borrowers who eventually lost their homes or had to file bankruptcy.” “Fremont customers [more...]

Date: 2007-10-06 16:51:12
Blog: The Ad-Free Personal Fi...

Student Loans: Sallie Mae Sues Potential Buyers As Deal Evaporates (pfblogs.org)

Back in April, we told you that Sallie Mae was going to be sold to JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America for around $25 billion ... . In the latest development in a months-long dispute over what could be one of the world's largest private-equity ... Flowers & Co. and including Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase, has said student loan [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 16:05:08
Blog: The Ad-Free Personal Fi...

Hillary Clinton’s Plan to Make College Affordable for America’s Families

Hillary Clinton’s Plan to Make College Affordable for America’s Families Filed under: Uncategorized — schotline @ 6:21 am In the 21st Century, a college education is more important than ever. Hillary Clinton believes it’s time for a new bargain with the American people - a bargain that gives all Americans willing to work hard the tools they [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 11:21:46
Blog: SCHotline Press Releas...

Cash Advance Basics

There are many people out there who are curious about cash advances and are sometimes misled or confused about what cash advances really entail. A cash advance is a short term loan that can be used for any purpose, but it should be noted ... fees. These loans are simple to get and can be obtained online. Many online pay day loan sites [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 14:32:05
Blog: Sophistishe.Org | Just ...

Reforming the Student Loan System; What H.R. 1994 missed

Posted to RooseveltInstitution.org/Blog by Virginia C Bailey on Thu, 10 May 2007 07:49 PST This Wednesday, the House passed a bill to regulate the relationship between private loan lenders and student loan ... is largely seen as a progressive attempt to clean up the $85 billion student loan industry. The effort [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 02:48:00
Blog: Teacher Blog Community ...

The Mortgage Clinic: ‘Our payments are eating into our pensions’

The Mortgage Clinic: ‘Our payments are eating into our pensions’ October 12th, 2007 * Comments(0) ... out a lifetime mortgage, we got a lump sum and now pay interest monthly. The loan will be repaid when we no longer need the house, or when we have both died, but it’s a tracker mortgage, and recent [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 21:08:49
Blog: Alanat News...

Be Careful If You Get A Secured Debt Consolidation Loan

Be Careful If You Get A Secured Debt Consolidation Loan Filed under: Finance, Loans, Advice With a secured debt consolidation loan the lender will hold the title or the deed of the collateral till the loan is fully repaid. However, the possession still remains with the borrower [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 03:15:28
Blog: Announced Articles & P...

Your Take: Impact of Subprime Lending Meltdown

If you haven’t been reading about the “subprime lending meltdown” lately, ... and it turns out that American Home Mortgage held his mortgage loan (AHM recently laid off 90 ... If you were looking to get a jumbo mortgage loan, a loan greater than $417,000, then you’ve been affected [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 13:55:08
Blog: Blueprint for Financial...

When Lenders Mess Up, Everyone Suffers!

The days of the “Fogamir” mortgages are gone. Surely you remember the Fogamir? “Yes Sir! We can give you a mortgage ... that reflective square at the bottom?” If it fogged up, you got the mortgage. It was nuts. The lenders were granting mortgages to borrowers who had no business merely applying for a loan [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 14:58:09
Blog: Real Estate Investing F...

How Real Estate Attorneys Can Save Investors Money. Beware of Legalized Theft!

I closed on an investment house in February this year. I was scheduled to close at 4:30pm on a Friday ... when the seller was. The terms with the hard money lender was up to 18 months, 14% annual interest ... I didn’t have to pay 4% of the loan up front). So why was I at the closing table nearly 3 and a half [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 14:07:31
Blog: Real Estate Investing F...

Business Loan Broker Tip: Get A Business Loan Broker

commercial loan Todays Business Loan Broker Tip: If your Loan is Risky Get a Business Loan Broker - If you have been turned down for a loan or just ... business purchase financing may be obtained. Approximately 32 different factors (buyer/seller info ... think you're likely to be, consider working with a business loan broker. Business loan brokers [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 04:01:00
Blog: SBA Loan - Business Pur...

Couldn’t Help But Notice (100107)

This FrontPage column (HT PrairiePundit) by Alan Dershowitz is very important, and a hard-drive saver, ... this when it happened, because it’s important, and a major development in a matter yours truly ... and Lincoln Savings & Loan. This follows the indictment of other partners and the firm itself [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 10:01:21
Blog: BizzyBlog...

Types of Loans Available

There are many different types of loans available to those who want to purchase items they may need or want ... out a loan, you have many options. Compare loans before choosing a lender. By comparing rates and features, you can make an informed decision and get the loan that meets your needs. In addition [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 23:56:43
Blog: blogcarter ...

The Mortgage Liquidity Crisis Is Over

The liquidity crisis in the mortgage industry is over ... but the non-conforming loan guidelines are coming back to a sense of normalcy. Dan Green talked about the non-conforming home loan market being like the NFL Draft, six weeks ago: As soon as the first [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 06:16:23
Blog: BloodhoundBlog: Real e...

Renegotiating a Mortgage: One Man's Quest

A reader emailed us the letter he was planning to send to his lender in an effort to renegotiate the terms of his loan ... to retain my business, and at the same time take a loan of yours out of the adjustable-rate category ... : I am writing to be considered for a loan modification. I am currently in year three of a 5yr fixed [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 13:34:13
Blog: Brownstoner: Brooklyn R...

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