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Who actually gets those low, low mortgage rates?

by Amy Scott
Oct 20, 2020
Different lenders may offer the same individual wildly different rates and fees.
A construction worker walks through the site of a new house being built in San Marino, California. Housing starts in September were up 11% from last year.
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Mortgages in forbearance drop for the first time since March

by Amy Scott
Jun 8, 2020
But not everyone who needs relief may be getting it.
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There's been a dramatic spike in Americans' economic anxiety

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
May 5, 2020
A new Marketplace-Edison Research Poll puts numbers to what we've been seeing and experiencing.
Many Americans are scared they won't be able to afford basic necessities after losing income during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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With unemployment rising, millions could fall behind on their mortgages

by Amy Scott
Apr 3, 2020
Homeowners with federally backed mortgages can pause their monthly bill for up to a year. But they may get hit with a balloon payment at the end.
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More people are taking cash out of their homes

by Amy Scott
Feb 5, 2020
A recent study shows mortgage refinancing spikes before economic recession.
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Apple's credit card may discriminate, just like lots of banking algorithms

by Amy Scott
Nov 12, 2019
Even when you sit down with a banker in person, algorithms likely affect whether you get a loan and how much interest you’ll pay.
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It’s taking less time to get a mortgage

by Ben Bradford
Aug 29, 2019
The average closing time has fallen by almost half in the past two years, according to one survey.
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Proposed rule would mean fewer home appraisals

by Amy Scott
Aug 26, 2019
If approved, the regulation would raise the threshold for required appraisals to transactions above $400,000.
A real estate agent tours a home for sale during a broker open house in San Francisco in April.
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Getting cash out of your home is about to get harder if you have an FHA mortgage

by Erika Beras
Aug 1, 2019
A growing number of homeowners have been refinancing and pocketing the increase in their homes' values.
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Help, I'm stuck in my starter home!

by Amy Scott
Dec 3, 2018
And that makes it harder for everyone to move up the housing ladder.
Nguyen Do, 38, in front of the house he thought would be his "starter home," in Vienna, Virginia.
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