Posts with tag ARM

Until recently, the only dilemma for home loan seekers was what kind of mortgage to take on: a 30-year fixed rate mortgage or adjustable rate (ARM). A gentle upward climb of current mortgage rates -- as well as home prices -- was looking inevitable. The smart money was predicting that home prices had dropped as low as they... Continue Reading »

Mark Shapiro, owner of a public relations company in San Diego, went shopping last month for a mortgage to buy a house near Poway, Calif. Shapiro, pictured left, had every intention of following his mortgage broker's advice and choosing a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. But then he looked at the difference between what he'd... Continue Reading »

Obtaining a mortgage loan means dealing with a lot of paperwork, from the documents you have to submit to documents you have to read and sign. More often than not, you're dealing with terms and conditions on various mortgage types that may be so difficult to understand that you just want to pull out your hair. But not... Continue Reading »

Minnesota homeowner Matt Kreger refinanced his $168,000 mortgage into a 4.75 percent 30-year fixed-rate three weeks ago, to get out of a 5-year, interest-only ARM with a 5.7 percent rate, which was set to change at the end of September. Borrowers such as Kreger were part of a push before Labor Day to close on the... Continue Reading »

An Adjustable-Rate Mortgage that only goes down? Sounds too good to be true. But that's what a Virginia startup is promising. But first, the background. If you've refinanced your mortgage without paying closing costs, there's a good chance that you're still paying for the privilege, in the form of a "yield spread... Continue Reading »