Stories Tagged as
Mortgage
As banks prepare for end of draw, consumers should too
Jul 1, 2014
HELOCs are coming due in the next two years - and the economy should take heed.
This won't make you feel better about the housing recovery
Feb 19, 2014
Why new housing starts are down in January – though up year-to-year.
How your mortgage is related to the debt ceiling
Feb 12, 2014
...not to mention the Federal Reserve and treasury yields.
New rules make it harder to get a mortgage, but protect consumers more
Jan 8, 2014
The rules are more strict in an effort by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to make the housing market safer for consumers.
Mortgage applications drop after the Fed takes a little juice out of the bond market
Dec 24, 2013
Applications for home mortgages in the U.S. have dropped to a record low since the Federal Reserve announced its plans to slow its bond-buying program.
Rent takes a bigger bite out of family budgets
Dec 9, 2013
As more people are excluded from homeownership, the demand for rental housing has grown beyond capacity, driving rental costs up.
Are too-easy car loans the next subprime disaster?
by
Jeff Tyler
Dec 4, 2013
The credit rating agency Experian says Americans are taking out bigger car loans and are taking longer to pay them back.
For public good, not for profit.
Are popular 30-year fixed-mortgages going away?
by
Adriene Hill
Dec 2, 2013
The 30-year fixed-rate is a popular mortgage, but is it here to stay?
Tenants fight to stay in foreclosed homes
Nov 28, 2013
Nearly half of people living in foreclosed homes are actually renters
Historic $13 billion deal between U.S., J.P. Morgan
Nov 19, 2013
The Justice Department is expected to announce a record-setting settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase over mortgages and mortgage-backed bonds.