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A property title search, which can reveal costly legal claims against a house, is prudent ...
Homeownership has many benefits, but is now the right time for you to buy a house? Give th...
In a cash-in refinance, you replace your existing mortgage with a new one and make a lump-...
Bankruptcy can provide a fresh start if you're drowning in debt, but the damage it does to...
An intrafamily housing loan lets a borrower finance a home with funds lent by a relative a...
Making financial decisions in response to a dementia diagnosis may feel icky but acting qu...
If rising home prices have increased your home equity and you're considering borrowing aga...
Paying for a property appraisal is usually a prerequisite for a mortgage loan, but here ar...
Defaulting on a debt does major harm to your credit scores, and it can trigger events that...
No one credit score is most important, but credit scores in general are very important, an...
U.S. mortgage lenders rarely take applications from more than four or five borrowers becau...
Crooks use the Google Voice scam to create a bogus phone number tied to your phone, which ...
Lack of credit and poor credit can make it hard to finance items you need, but no credit i...
Mail fraud is the use of postal services to dupe victims into giving up money or personal ...
Here's why seasoned funds (those deposited more than 60 days before you apply for a mortga...
Lenders have leeway to remove a cosigner or co-borrower from a mortgage, but they rarely a...
An FHA streamline refinance can help you replace a current FHA mortgage with a new one tha...
Dodging a debt collector can hurt your credit or worse, so it's wise to learn your rights,...
Interest rate hikes don't affect credit scores directly, but they can make it harder to ma...
Awareness and attentiveness are keys to avoiding ever more convincing fraudsters who prey ...
Awareness, vigilance and some extra security measures can help you avoid mail fraud, which...
If your credit scores are less than ideal and mortgage lenders only offer you expensive su...
Late payments are best avoided since they hurt your credit and cost you fees, but these st...
You can refinance some mortgages immediately, but typically you must wait six months for a...
Home equity, the portion of your house you own outright, increases gradually as you pay of...
A lack of credit score affects your ability to borrow money, but also can complicate your ...
Adopting relevant strategies for a buyer's market or seller's market can help you in a hom...
Automated valuation models estimate real estate prices using statistical data. They can’t ...
A low credit utilization rate promotes credit score improvement, but maintaining 0% utiliz...
Here's what you need to know about vishing—the use of phone calls and voicemail messages t...
Phone scammers cheat American seniors out of millions of dollars each year, so share these...
A home appraisal is a determination of a property's market value, required by a lender as ...
Hiring a thorough home inspector can prevent unpleasant surprises and save you money by re...
A DUI conviction will raise your insurance rates for at least three years, and the state w...
Here are tips for choosing wisely when you name beneficiaries of a life insurance policy.
Tired of losing bids to cash buyers, some home shoppers are turning to companies that (for...
Here's what you should know about the 2019 law that requires many IRAs received as inherit...
If you pay for property insurance through escrow, your mortgage servicer must keep your pa...
Spyware is malicious software that criminals can use to steal your personal information or...
Three foreclosure types (judicial, power of sale, and strict) are used in the U.S., and wh...
Appraisals and assessments both aim to determine a home's market value, but for very diffe...
Criminals routinely hijack caller ID to make fraudulent calls look like they come from leg...
It's important to understand the significant differences between gross and net incomes and...
If you are eligible for both a VA loan and an FHA loan, here are the main considerations t...
Companies, municipalities and the U.S. government borrow money by selling bonds to investo...
Closing costs—fee, taxes and other costs you pay when you sign your mortgage—are a costly ...
An impaired-driving conviction may not keep you from getting auto insurance, but coverage ...
Paying to settle a delinquency won't remove the account from your credit report, but it wi...
A paid mortgage can remain on credit reports for 10 years from the final payment date, and...
Mortgage preapproval can help seal the deal on a home purchase but seeking it before you'r...
A Fannie Mae 97 LTV loan can allow borrowers with credit scores of 620 or better to get ho...
Insurers don't report information to credit bureaus, but unpaid insurance bills still coul...
Bank-account information does not generally appear on credit reports or influence credit s...
Credit freezes can stop thieves from taking out debt in your name, but they also block leg...
