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fromFortune
1 week ago

Your medical bills will remain on your credit report after all

"People who get sick shouldn't have their financial future upended," CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said when announcing the new rules. The CFPB's final rule will close a special carveout that has allowed debt collectors to abuse the credit reporting system to coerce people into paying medical bills they may not even owe.
US politics
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UK news
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

What the Bank of England's interest rate cut means for your mortgage - and your savings

The Bank of England cut interest rates, benefiting borrowers but posing challenges for savers.
UK news
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

What the Bank of England's interest rate cut means for your mortgage - and your savings

The Bank of England cut interest rates, benefiting borrowers but posing challenges for savers.
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Venture
fromIndependent
4 months ago

How to escape the clutches of a vulture fund - four steps to more financial freedom

Elder homeowners with vulture fund mortgages are also suffering during the housing crisis.
Overlooked older generations face unique challenges in their mortgage negotiations.
Real estate
fromIndependent
4 months ago

Mortgage warning from banks to homeowners over new back-garden cabins

Homeowners may not secure mortgages for back-garden cabins due to legal and ownership concerns.
Venture
fromIndependent
4 months ago

How to escape the clutches of a vulture fund - four steps to more financial freedom

Elder homeowners with vulture fund mortgages are also suffering during the housing crisis.
Overlooked older generations face unique challenges in their mortgage negotiations.
Real estate
fromIndependent
4 months ago

Mortgage warning from banks to homeowners over new back-garden cabins

Homeowners may not secure mortgages for back-garden cabins due to legal and ownership concerns.
more#homeownership
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago

Homebuyers Could Soon List Bitcoin and Other Crypto as Assets for Mortgage Applications

Today is a historic day in the cryptocurrency industry and the mortgage industry, whereby Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now positioned to involve Cryptocurrencies in Mortgages.
Cryptocurrency
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 weeks ago

Powell: Fed is reviewing Basel III, supplemental leverage ratio rules

The proposal would reduce capital requirements for the largest U.S. banks to a range of 3.5% to 4.5%, allowing more flexibility in economic stress.
Major League Baseball
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

RetroRate funding round will fuel assumable mortgage tool set

What we're trying to do is basically build an assumable loan tool set and process automation around this old, archaic process that no one seems to know how to do anymore.
Marketing tech
#housing-market
Parenting
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

How cheaper mortgages gave us the baby boomers - and what it means for today's baby bust

Easier access to mortgages positively correlated with increased birth rates in the US during the baby boom.
Europe news
fromIrish Independent
4 months ago

ECB reduces rates for sixth time putting pressure on lenders to cut new fixed rates

ECB cuts key rates by 0.25 percentage points, benefiting tracker mortgage holders and potentially aiding first-time buyers by improving affordability.
SF real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

First-time homebuyers account for record share of agency lending

First-time buyers, especially Gen Z, dominate the housing market despite affordability challenges, achieving record mortgage shares.
Parenting
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

How cheaper mortgages gave us the baby boomers - and what it means for today's baby bust

Easier access to mortgages positively correlated with increased birth rates in the US during the baby boom.
Europe news
fromIrish Independent
4 months ago

ECB reduces rates for sixth time putting pressure on lenders to cut new fixed rates

ECB cuts key rates by 0.25 percentage points, benefiting tracker mortgage holders and potentially aiding first-time buyers by improving affordability.
SF real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

First-time homebuyers account for record share of agency lending

First-time buyers, especially Gen Z, dominate the housing market despite affordability challenges, achieving record mortgage shares.
more#housing-market
Real estate
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

HELOC Balances Have Risen 27%-So Why Do Financial Advisers Agree It's Still the Best Option for Certain Homeowners?

U.S. consumer debt reached an all-time high of $18.2 trillion, with rising popularity of HELOCs amid inflation.
Retirement
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

How Retirees Should Tweak the 4% Rule To Protect Their Nest Egg and Afford Their Mortgage Into Old Age

Retirees today face different financial challenges than previous generations; the traditional 4% rule may not be suitable for those with mortgages.
#financial-advice
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
5 months ago

I Used to Think Paying Off My Mortgage Early Was Always Best, but These 10 Factors Changed My Strategy

Paying off a mortgage early may not justify the financial trade-offs involved.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago
SF real estate

I'm a Dave Ramsey follower but didn't do a 15-year mortgage - was choosing flexibility over speed a bad call?

Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
5 months ago

I Used to Think Paying Off My Mortgage Early Was Always Best, but These 10 Factors Changed My Strategy

Paying off a mortgage early may not justify the financial trade-offs involved.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago
SF real estate

I'm a Dave Ramsey follower but didn't do a 15-year mortgage - was choosing flexibility over speed a bad call?

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fromwww.housingwire.com
3 months ago

FHA grants QC waiver for post-wildfire delinquencies in LA County

“For mortgages that closed prior to the incident period and became EPDs in the months after, defaults are likely to be the result of loss of employment/income, property damage...”
LA real estate
fromIrish Independent
4 months ago

'Tracker' mortgages return 17 years after the Celtic Tiger

Avant Money's Flex Mortgage offers borrowers flexibility with no penalties for overpayment or full repayment, coupled with a transparent interest rate linked to Euribor.
European startups
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
4 months ago

Theater Review: Third Rail Repertory Makes A Case for the Existence of God

The play explores complex themes of financial desperation and emotional connection through two contrasting characters.
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