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• in Finance
  PMI, Avoiding Delays in Underwriting
  Avoiding Delays & Issues of Mortgage Insurance Underwriting
  by FSREI / on Dec 6, 2011
• in Finance
  HARP to the Rescue
  President Obama's plan to help homeowners might accomplish two goals: lift the struggling housing market, and get consumers spending again.
  by nerdwallet / on Oct 26, 2011
• in Finance
  Political Effects on Interest Rates
  Terrorist's Death has effect on Patriotism, Markets remain unchanged
  by FSREI / on May 2, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “credit scores”

 

• Slowing Mortgage Market Could Lead to Looser Lending

  
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  The forecast for the 2013 residential mortgage market wasn’t all that optimistic. Back in December, the Mortgage Bankers Association said it expected refinance volume to slip to $785 billion from $1.2 trillion in 2012, while purchase money mortgage activity was slated to increase only slightly from $503 billion to ...
  4 days ago

• Study: Many Americans Don’t Understand Credit Scores

  
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  Women in general know more about credit scores than men, but many members of both sexes get the basics wrong.
  4 days ago

• Interest rates on credit cards hit highest point in 13 years

  
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  Interest rates on credit cards have hit a 13-year high. Image: MoneyBlogNewz/Flickr.com/CC-BY The interest rates charged on credit cards have recently reached a 13-year high. Since legislation has changed the rules about how interest can be charged, card companies are raising the base rates to make up lost ground. ...
  1 week ago

• Employers Pull Applicants’ Credit Reports

  
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  Many companies, especially some retailers, use an applicant’s credit report in making hiring decisions.        
  1 week ago

• Minimum Credit Scores for Mortgages Spring 2013 Update

  
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  Eleanor Thorne just updated NC First Time Homebuyer Programs on NC FHA Expert For the past couple of years, when we talked to a borrower with a credit score of 580 to 600 – we told them they had a 3 to 4 month waiting period before they could buy a house.  In MOST cases, that was all the time we needed to help ...
  2 weeks ago

• Experian to offer FICOs to consumers again

  
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  Experian stopped offering FICO scores to consumers a few years ago, even though it continued to sell the scores to lenders. This refusal made it tough for consumers to know what rates they should expect from mortgage lenders, which typically take the middle of your three FICO scores (one from each bureau). You could ...
  2 weeks ago

• FHA Home Loans: You Can Buy a Home Even If Your Finances Arent Perfect

  
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  If you have marginal credit, a moderate income, and little money for a down payment, you can still buy a house with the help of an FHA home loan. Yes, even after the housing boom and crash. Home buyers can obtain FHA mortgages, which are insured by the Federal Housing Administration but made by private ...
  2 weeks ago

• How credit scores are like cats

  
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  When people complain that credit scoring formulas aren’t fair or consumer friendly, I think of my Great Auntie M. Great Auntie M. was a lovely older woman, and she was besotted with her cat. Great Auntie M. once told me that if she died first, she wanted the cat euthanized since he “couldn’t possibly live” ...
  2 weeks ago

• Free Credit Counseling Available to Delaware

  
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  Advantage Credit Counseling Service is now licensed by the state of Delaware to be able to provide free credit counseling and debt management programs to individuals who reside in that state. Advantage CCS has Recently Been Licensed to Provide Credit Counseling and Debt Management Services to Consumers in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Checking Credit Scores

  
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  Has anyone checked their credit scores lately? Does anyone check their credit scores often? Any recommendation on reliable, trustworthy sources? Read More Join/Start the AMG Discussion read more
  2 weeks ago

• Best Sources To Find Information About Credit Scores – Credit Ranking Report

  
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  Your credit ranking report is just one of your main financial possessions. Should your credit score score will be high, the borrowing from the bank charges are going to be decreased and as a consequence save you a lot of bucks. The large hidden knowledge is how to maintain a Read More »
  2 weeks ago

• The 7 Habits of Financially Stable People

  
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  Have you ever read, “ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People “? I have and, well, it went far beyond just being a great book for me. It changed my outlook on many things and made me want to come up with strategies that make me more effective as a person. Now, the book has inspired my next series of financial ...
  2 weeks ago

• 7 “Smart” Credit Tips That Aren’t

  
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  There’s a lot of advice floating around out there about how to manage your credit cards and other debts to maximize your credit score. The trouble is, not all this wisdom is created equal, and some tips intended to help your credit can actually have the opposite effect. Here are seven supposedly “smart” tips ...
  2 weeks ago

• Forgotten credit card trashes scores

  
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  Dear Liz: My husband and I are in the process of refinancing our mortgage. I just received my credit report in the mail, and my score was 724. The report indicated that a delinquency resulted in my less-than-stellar score. When I went to the credit bureau site to see where the problem was, I saw that I had a $34 ...
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• Credit Scores and Healthcare Bills

  
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  Little Rock       If you have every tried to borrow money from a bank or buy a house, you have been introduced to the strange and terrible world of credit scores that are often key factors not only in whether or not you get the loan or are able to buy the house, but in the interest rates you are offered which ...
  2 weeks ago

• Bucks Blog: When Medical Billing Errors Weigh on Your Credit Score

  
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  Bucks readers discuss whether their credit scores have been hurt by medical bills.        
  3 weeks ago

• Your Money: VantageScore Ignores Paid Collections in Setting a Credit Score

  
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  One major credit score company, VantageScore, has decided not to downgrade a score for a collection action, as long as the bill was eventually paid.        
  3 weeks ago

• The Value of Credit Counseling in Everyday Life

  
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  Credit counseling is often an overlooked free financial tool in our busy everyday lives. We need good credit for everything these days as we transition to less and less cash in our lives. The truth is good credit is not only for financing, but it’s also essential in setting up utilities, getting a cellular phone, or ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ideas To Fix Bad Credit

  
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  TIP! Financing a home can be difficult if you have bad credit. If this is the case, try to get an FHA loan, which are loans backed by federal government. Many people end up with bad credit scores because of the job market or simply the cost of living. Fortunately, these tips and tricks will provide useful insight ...
  3 weeks ago

• Bucks Blog: Credit Reports More Accurately Reflect Debts Discharged in Bankruptcy

  
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  Credit reporting bureaus have gotten better at updating their records in part because of developments related to a class-action lawsuit.        
  3 weeks ago

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