Mortgage Articles
1: Comparing Mortgage Offers with APR
Many home buyers don't understand the basic principles when reviewing numerous mortgage offers they receive, and for real estate agents and mortgage brokers, it can be easy to forget the complications one encounters in deciphering the right offer for them. It's a good idea to step back, take a moment, and help your clients walk through the process rather than leaving them to tackle all of that information on their own. You can help them cut through the confusion and see the best deal, and sometimes this takes extra time.
2: The Truth About Reverse Mortgages
We have all been exposed to information about reverse mortgages, their benefits as well as the negative aspects associated with them, yet it seems that not enough of us truly understand how to convey to our clients information about this option. Misinformation has a lot to do with the difficulties and the unstable bridge that we must cross in order to assure clients of its positive aspects.
3: A Question Between Loan Modification and Refinancing
Have you ever faced the question of whether to refinance or to seek a loan modification? If you've been in the business for at least the past few years.
4: What Effect Will the Stimulus Have on the Real Estate Market in 2010
The Stimulus package that went into effect more than a year ago, also known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,
5: The SAFE Act, NMLS and What it Means to the Mortgage Industry
The public and Congress, seeking to discover causes for the housing crisis and create solutions, has turned their attention to the mortgage lending industry.
6: 3 Ways For Loan Officers to Be a Real Estate Agent Magnet For Referral Business
If you're a mortgage loan officer scrambling for business, you may already know that your efforts are better spent on landing referral sources
7: Requirements For SAFE Act Compliance by MLOs
The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (called the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008)requires state-licensed mortgage loan originators (MLOs) to fulfill a set of state and federal licensing requirements with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS). The goal is to reduce fraud, protect consumers, and ensure the public welfare.
8: What Every Mortgage Broker Should Know About SAFE Act Testing
The SAFE Act requires that all residential mortgage loan originators must be either federally registered or state-licensed.
9: CSBS and NMLS Explained
In this article, we will describe and clarify the missions of, agencies including the Conference of State Bank Supervisors(CSBS)
10: Is Green Lending Your New Mortgage Niche?
The hot topic in real estate is green homes. People are building, buying, and remodeling existing homes to make them more energy efficient, healthy, and have less of an impact on the environment
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