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Pros and cons of an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 7 hours agoKey takeaways An adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is a mortgage with an initial fixed interest rate that resets at periodic intervals. ARMs tend to have...
Bankrate’s Interest Rate Forecast for 2024: Mortgages, credit cards and more will stay pricey, even...
Bankrate via AOL· 5 months agoThere’s a common saying about interest rates: They take the elevator down and the staircase back up....
Mortgage rate forecast April 2024: Fed’s uncertain timeline to keep rates at 7%
Bankrate via AOL· 2 months agoIt'll be difficult for mortgage rates to post a meaningful and sustained pullback from 7 percent...
Mortgages for seniors: Getting a home loan in retirement
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoWe often think of homebuyers as younger, but retirees and senior citizens have plenty of reasons to...
Mortgage points: What are they and how do they work?
Bankrate via AOL· 1 month agoKey takeaways Mortgage points are upfront fees you can pay your mortgage lender in exchange for a lower interest rate. Typically, one point costs 1...
Physician mortgage loans: A mortgage option for doctors
Bankrate via AOL· 1 month agoKey takeaways Physician mortgage loans are a type of financing designed to help medical...
The Gen Z and millennial’s guide to saving up to move out
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoIf you’ve graduated from high school or college and are still living at home, you’re not alone. A...
What is mortgage loan origination?
Bankrate via AOL· 2 months agoKey takeaways Mortgage origination is the process through which the lender creates your loan. Steps in the mortgage origination process include getting...
No-closing-cost mortgage: How it works and how to decide if it’s right for you
Bankrate via AOL· 4 months agoKey takeaways Many lenders offer no-closing-cost mortgages, meaning you don’t need to pay the...
What is a loan-to-value ratio?
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoKey takeaways Your loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is the principal of your mortgage loan divided by the value of the property you're buying, usually expressed...