Today’s Mortgage Definition is: FHA Streamline Refinance
FHA Streamline Refinance – A Simple Definition:
The FHA streamline refinance is a refinance program designed for people who currently have an FHA loan to be able to take advantage of lowering their interest rate when rates drop with less documentation than a “normal” refinance requires. The term streamline refers to the reduced documentation requirements that are designed to streamline the process.
FHA Streamline Refinance – An Expanded Definition:
As interest rates have fallen to the lowest point in decades, many people who can are thinking about refinancing. With the FHA
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By Elizabeth Martinez
Miami, FL-Despite the attempts made in the last two years with new state laws and the implementation of loan modification federal programs, unnecessary foreclosures are still very common today.
According to RealtyTrac, U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for July, 1 in 397 U.S. homes received a foreclosure filing during that month. In California, the situation was also regrettable with 1 in 200 foreclosed homes. And Sacramento was even worse: 1 in 156.
Lending industry lobbyists are out in force at the state Capitol. They’re attempting to kill a bill that could help right California’s struggling housing market.
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Still, Unnecessary Foreclosures
Everyone’s talking about record low mortgage rates. But how long can we expect the trend to continue?
Conventional wisdom says: when the economy is struggling, rates drop. Traditionally, a strong indicator of mortgage rates is the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds. When investors are skeptical about the economy, they flock to treasury bonds. As a result, 10-year Treasury yields fall, and so do mortgage rates. This is exactly the scenario we’ve been seeing in recent weeks.
But of course there are many factors to consider, and rates are more complicated than this simple rule would suggest. And while it’s difficult to make predictions, naturally people will try! In fact,
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Long, Mortgage Rates
Last week, the number of Americans applying for mortgages posted an impressive 13 percent gain when compared to the week prior, according to a report released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Read full post…
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