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What is a subprime mortgage?
Bankrate via AOL· 2 months agoKey takeaways A subprime mortgage might be an option for a low-credit score borrower who can’t qualify for a conventional mortgage. There are laws in...
Pros and Cons of Adjustable-Rate Mortgages
Mortgage Research via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoWhen mortgage rates go up, homebuyers start hearing about adjustable-rate mortgages, also known as ARMs. ARMs can save new homeowners serious money in...
3 reasons why we aren’t in a housing emergency, according to an official at the center of the 2008...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoWe all know the story of the Global Financial Crisis by now. It put an end to the Great Moderation,...
Buy now, pay later models are gaining popularity. What are the risks?
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe rapid growth among players in the buy now, pay later space has caught the attention of a federal...
AXS Relaunches HYLD Fund to Focus on Mortgage REITs
etf.com via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoAXS Investments relaunched a high-yield ETF as a mortgage REIT exchange-traded fund, aiming to entice investors back to an investment whose reputation...
One of the biggest U.S. lenders is offering 0%-down-payment mortgages for first-time home buyers....
MarketWatch via Yahoo Finance· 2 weeks agoHome buyers will be able to buy a home without putting any money down under a new program launched...
Did Fitch ditch its credibility by playing politics? Here’s why rating agencies have a knack for...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoThe old joke is that actuaries make accountants look interesting. Now that Fitch wants to play...
Banks report tightened lending standards for nearly all residential mortgages: Fed survey
HousingWire via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoBanks reported having tightened lending standards across almost all categories of residential real...
3 Types of Mortgages to Steer Clear Of
Motley Fool· 2 years agoThis can include conventional loans with no government guarantee, as well as loans backed by a government agency such as the Federal Housing...
What are mortgage-backed securities?
Bankrate via AOL· 3 months agoKey takeaways A mortgage-backed security is an investment product that consists of thousands of individual mortgages. Investors can purchase MBSs on the...