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Feb
21
2020

Fake employers help borderline borrowers qualify for mortgages
Fannie Mae issued its fourth fraud alert in less than three years about California employment schemes. The Fannie Mae fictitious California employer list started in 2018. With its January fraud alert, the list has grown to 65 companies that appear to be scheming up and down the state...

Feb
20
2020

Can I Defer a Mortgage Payment?
Deferring a mortgage payment means that you are postponing or skipping a mortgage payment until a later date. Those that are going through a temporary financial hardship look for ways to pause payments briefly while they get their finances in order. The financial hardship could...

Feb
14
2020

Mortgage qualifying rules get creative
Mind-boggling lender guidelines based on borrower’s claimed ability to repay the loan, not income. What if you don’t have quite enough income to support your mortgage application loan request? But you own other properties with equity. No problem! One investor now...

Feb
14
2020

The Surprising Tax Savings Of Being a Homeowner
Tax season isn’t always met with positivity. But when you’re a homeowner, you tend to view tax season differently. That’s because of the tax benefits of being a homeowner. With tax season soon upon us, we wanted to share some of the lesser-known tax benefits of owning a...

Feb
07
2020

Coronavirus may drive mortgage rates to new lows
Fifteen-year fixed drops below 3% as 30-year mortgage rates fall to a 42-month low. There is no known vaccine. Will the coronavirus epidemic that has sickened 28,000 people and taken the lives of 560 souls turn into a pandemic? Isolation measures go only so far. And,...

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