LendingLeaves: May 2008 Archives

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May30	Friday Fun Video: Silly Commercial from FreeCreditReport.com Miranda Marquit May 30, 2008 Know More: Credit, Personal Finance, Video credit monitoring, credit monitoring service, credit report, free credit report, Friday Fun Video, Happy Friday The "free" credit report is actually attached to signing up for a paid credit monitoring service. I prefer annualcreditreport.com. But that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the commercial. Posted at 9:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May29	HELOC Debt Dischargable Under Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Miranda Marquit May 29, 2008 One of the problems with stated income mortgage loans -- whether they are first mortgages or HELOCs -- is that the lender relies on the borrower to correctly represent income. Continue Reading Posted at 8:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May28	Oil Prices Can Affect Mortgage Interest Rates? Miranda Marquit May 28, 2008 It may seem like a stretch, but it is true that mortgage interest rates can be affected by what oil prices are doing. Continue Reading Posted at 7:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May27	Existing Home Sales and Prices Miranda Marquit May 27, 2008 As the housing market crisis continues, existing home sales fall and prices drop along with them -- especially for homes that have been on the market for a while. Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May26	Writing a Hardship Letter for a Home Mortgage Loan Miranda Marquit May 26, 2008 In order to get a home mortgage loan -- or to get modified terms on an existing home mortgage loan -- you may need to write a hardship letter. Continue Reading Posted at 7:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May23	Friday Fun Video: Will Oil Prices Come Down? Miranda Marquit May 23, 2008 Happy Friday! Continue Reading Posted at 9:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May22	Loan Deliquency Rates Up For First Quarter of the Year Miranda Marquit May 22, 2008 Home mortgage loans aren't the only type of debt seeing deliquencies right now. Continue Reading Posted at 8:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May21	Republicans Get On Board with Senate Housing Relief Bill Miranda Marquit May 21, 2008 President Bush is expressing cautious optimism toward this bill, rather than threatening an outright veto. Continue Reading Posted at 8:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May20	Could You Qualify for a $1 Billion Home Mortgage? Miranda Marquit May 20, 2008 Of course, when you are the fifth-richest man in the world, qualifying for a $1 billion home mortgage isn't a problem. Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mortgage Lenders Not Acknowledging All of Their Subprime Writedowns Miranda Marquit May 20, 2008 Mortgage lenders are still hiding losses from shareholders and others due to subprime writedowns. Continue Reading Posted at 8:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May19	Will HELOCs Be The Next Crash? Miranda Marquit May 19, 2008 Calculated Risk points out that Bill Fleckenstein is predicting that HELOCs are the next crash. And it makes sense. Continue Reading Posted at 11:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May16	Friday Fun Video: Bank of America Ads with Mo Rocca Miranda Marquit May 16, 2008 Happy Friday! Continue Reading Posted at 11:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May15	Should You Use Your Economic Stimulus Check to Make a Mortgage Payment? Miranda Marquit May 15, 2008 As more and more people receive their economic stimulus tax rebate checks, they begin to wonder what they should do with them. Few people I know think that spending the money on something frivolous -- like a vacation or a... Continue Reading Posted at 7:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May14	Is Sallie Mae Destroying Your FICO Score? Miranda Marquit May 14, 2008 This is why it is so disturbing that Sallie Mae could be destroying your FICO score. Continue Reading Posted at 6:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May13	Ben Bernanke and Increasing Liquidity Miranda Marquit May 13, 2008 Fed chair Ben Bernanke insists that financial markets still need help. Continue Reading Posted at 8:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May12	HSBC Doesn't Have That Much Trouble with Bad US Loans Miranda Marquit May 12, 2008 This morning's news about HSBC is providing the stock market with a level of optimism. Continue Reading Posted at 11:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Financial Advisor: Anytime Could Be a Good Time to Use Home Equity Miranda Marquit May 12, 2008 William Jordan points out that even now, with home values falling, it might be a good time to use your home equity. Continue Reading Posted at 8:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 9	Friday Fun Video: Merle Hazard Sings H-E-D-G-E Miranda Marquit May 9, 2008 Happy Friday Continue Reading Posted at 9:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 8	President Bush Plans to Veto Housing Relief Bill Miranda Marquit May 8, 2008 President Bush is promising that if the current housing relief bill makes it to his desk, he will veto it. Continue Reading Posted at 12:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 7	Can You Afford That Mortgage Payment? Miranda Marquit May 7, 2008 One of the issues when it comes to buying a home is the mortgage payment. Can you afford it? Continue Reading Posted at 7:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 6	Fed Reports on Tighter Lending Standards for Home Loans Miranda Marquit May 6, 2008 The Federal Reserve is reporting that mortgage lenders are requiring tighter lending standards for home loans. Continue Reading Posted at 7:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 5	Is Now the Right Time to Use Your Home Equity for Debt Consolidation? Miranda Marquit May 5, 2008 When you use a home equity loan to get out of debt, you are exchanging your unsecured debt for secured debt. This means that your home is now collateral for your credit cards. Continue Reading Posted at 9:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 2	Friday Fun Video: We Didn't Start the Fire Parody Miranda Marquit May 2, 2008 I love this parody of "We Didn't Start the Fire." Continue Reading Posted at 8:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 1	Will You Get That Second Mortgage? Miranda Marquit May 1, 2008 You thought it was hard to for someone to buy a home? It's even hard to get the financing for a second mortgage. Continue Reading Posted at 9:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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May30	Friday Fun Video: Silly Commercial from FreeCreditReport.com Miranda Marquit May 30, 2008 Know More: Credit, Personal Finance, Video credit monitoring, credit monitoring service, credit report, free credit report, Friday Fun Video, Happy Friday The "free" credit report is actually attached to signing up for a paid credit monitoring service. I prefer annualcreditreport.com. But that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the commercial. Posted at 9:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May29	HELOC Debt Dischargable Under Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Miranda Marquit May 29, 2008 One of the problems with stated income mortgage loans -- whether they are first mortgages or HELOCs -- is that the lender relies on the borrower to correctly represent income. Continue Reading Posted at 8:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May28	Oil Prices Can Affect Mortgage Interest Rates? Miranda Marquit May 28, 2008 It may seem like a stretch, but it is true that mortgage interest rates can be affected by what oil prices are doing. Continue Reading Posted at 7:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May27	Existing Home Sales and Prices Miranda Marquit May 27, 2008 As the housing market crisis continues, existing home sales fall and prices drop along with them -- especially for homes that have been on the market for a while. Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May26	Writing a Hardship Letter for a Home Mortgage Loan Miranda Marquit May 26, 2008 In order to get a home mortgage loan -- or to get modified terms on an existing home mortgage loan -- you may need to write a hardship letter. Continue Reading Posted at 7:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May23	Friday Fun Video: Will Oil Prices Come Down? Miranda Marquit May 23, 2008 Happy Friday! Continue Reading Posted at 9:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May22	Loan Deliquency Rates Up For First Quarter of the Year Miranda Marquit May 22, 2008 Home mortgage loans aren't the only type of debt seeing deliquencies right now. Continue Reading Posted at 8:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May21	Republicans Get On Board with Senate Housing Relief Bill Miranda Marquit May 21, 2008 President Bush is expressing cautious optimism toward this bill, rather than threatening an outright veto. Continue Reading Posted at 8:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May20	Could You Qualify for a $1 Billion Home Mortgage? Miranda Marquit May 20, 2008 Of course, when you are the fifth-richest man in the world, qualifying for a $1 billion home mortgage isn't a problem. Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mortgage Lenders Not Acknowledging All of Their Subprime Writedowns Miranda Marquit May 20, 2008 Mortgage lenders are still hiding losses from shareholders and others due to subprime writedowns. Continue Reading Posted at 8:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May19	Will HELOCs Be The Next Crash? Miranda Marquit May 19, 2008 Calculated Risk points out that Bill Fleckenstein is predicting that HELOCs are the next crash. And it makes sense. Continue Reading Posted at 11:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May16	Friday Fun Video: Bank of America Ads with Mo Rocca Miranda Marquit May 16, 2008 Happy Friday! Continue Reading Posted at 11:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May15	Should You Use Your Economic Stimulus Check to Make a Mortgage Payment? Miranda Marquit May 15, 2008 As more and more people receive their economic stimulus tax rebate checks, they begin to wonder what they should do with them. Few people I know think that spending the money on something frivolous -- like a vacation or a... Continue Reading Posted at 7:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May14	Is Sallie Mae Destroying Your FICO Score? Miranda Marquit May 14, 2008 This is why it is so disturbing that Sallie Mae could be destroying your FICO score. Continue Reading Posted at 6:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May13	Ben Bernanke and Increasing Liquidity Miranda Marquit May 13, 2008 Fed chair Ben Bernanke insists that financial markets still need help. Continue Reading Posted at 8:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May12	HSBC Doesn't Have That Much Trouble with Bad US Loans Miranda Marquit May 12, 2008 This morning's news about HSBC is providing the stock market with a level of optimism. Continue Reading Posted at 11:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Financial Advisor: Anytime Could Be a Good Time to Use Home Equity Miranda Marquit May 12, 2008 William Jordan points out that even now, with home values falling, it might be a good time to use your home equity. Continue Reading Posted at 8:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 9	Friday Fun Video: Merle Hazard Sings H-E-D-G-E Miranda Marquit May 9, 2008 Happy Friday Continue Reading Posted at 9:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 8	President Bush Plans to Veto Housing Relief Bill Miranda Marquit May 8, 2008 President Bush is promising that if the current housing relief bill makes it to his desk, he will veto it. Continue Reading Posted at 12:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 7	Can You Afford That Mortgage Payment? Miranda Marquit May 7, 2008 One of the issues when it comes to buying a home is the mortgage payment. Can you afford it? Continue Reading Posted at 7:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 6	Fed Reports on Tighter Lending Standards for Home Loans Miranda Marquit May 6, 2008 The Federal Reserve is reporting that mortgage lenders are requiring tighter lending standards for home loans. Continue Reading Posted at 7:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 5	Is Now the Right Time to Use Your Home Equity for Debt Consolidation? Miranda Marquit May 5, 2008 When you use a home equity loan to get out of debt, you are exchanging your unsecured debt for secured debt. This means that your home is now collateral for your credit cards. Continue Reading Posted at 9:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 2	Friday Fun Video: We Didn't Start the Fire Parody Miranda Marquit May 2, 2008 I love this parody of "We Didn't Start the Fire." Continue Reading Posted at 8:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 1	Will You Get That Second Mortgage? Miranda Marquit May 1, 2008 You thought it was hard to for someone to buy a home? It's even hard to get the financing for a second mortgage. Continue Reading Posted at 9:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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