Mortgage and loans
The practical question to ask your lender is: “Can you compare my qualification using Classic FICO and VantageScore 4.0 and tell me whether one gives me better loan pricing?” As of September 9, 2026, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac allow approved lenders to use VantageScore 4.0 for eligible mortgages, instead of relying only on the
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Less than one hour after leaving the inaugural stage, Trump signed an executive order canceling a mortgage insurance reduction which had begun under Obama. The program had provided a roughly $500 reduction for mortgage insurance costs on a $200,000 mortgage. Because of high Silicon Valley home prices, little effect is expected on the Silicon Valley
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The U.S. Government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has recently created a web page you can use to find out current home loan mortgage rates based on location, credit score, and loan amount. This can help you see if the interest rates you are quoted are within the typical range. It can also help you see
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I am hearing from some loan agents that mortgage rates fell slightly this last week. Freddie Mac monthly averages showed a jump in rates in June 2013 to 4.07% followed by a slow rise for the following months including a very slight rise in September to an average rate of 4.49% with 7 pts on
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The Federal Housing Administration announced that it will raise premiums by 10 basis points, or 0.1%, on most of the new mortgages it insures. A 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage with 5% or more down will now require an annual insurance premium of 1.3% of the outstanding balance. A mortgage with less than 5% down will require a premium of
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