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If you are buying a home, considering a second mortgage or refinancing your mortgage, the loan process can be confusing and complicated.

The information and resources listed below will assist you as you embark on one of the most importation financial decisions you will make. 


Buying a Home

Refinancing

Reverse Mortgages

Calculators

Alerts/Tips

 
 

FACT - Financial Action Team

Home Buying and Mortgages

 

 

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Buying A Home

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Consumers Guide to Mortgage Settlement Cost

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Consumer Handbook on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages

bullet (FACT) Financial Action Team -- Florida Housing Help
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Home Mortgages: Understanding the Process and Your Right to Fair Lending

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Interest-Only Mortgage Payments And Payment-Option ARMs

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Looking for the Best Mortgage

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Mortgage Glossary

bullet MakingHomeAffordable.gov - President’s Obama’s Making Home Affordable Program
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The New Climate for Mortgage Borrowers

 
 

Home Equity Loans and Refinancing

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Putting Your Home on the Loan Line is a Risky Business

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Refinancing Your Mortgage

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What Your Should Know About Home Equity Lines of Credit

bullet Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Refinancing
 
 

Reverse Mortgages

bullet Reverse Mortgages: Avoiding a Reversal of Fortune
bullet Reverse Mortgages: Get the Facts Before Cashing in on Your Home's Equity
bullet Reverse Mortgages For Seniors
 
 

Calculators

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American Bankers Association Financial Calculators

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Federal Reserve Board Mortgage Comparison Calculator

 
 

Alerts and Tips

bullet 5 Tips For Improving Your Credit Score
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Advance-Fee Loan Scams: ‘Easy’ Cash Offers Teach Hard Lessons

bullet Credit Reports & Scoring
bullet Don’t Be A Victim of Loan Fraud
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Shopping For a Mortgage?
- Your Application May Trigger Competing Offers

 
 

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