Tag: VA Home Loans

The Montana Board of Housing is launching a new home loan program aimed at helping Montana veterans purchase their first homes.

NEW YORK—Investing in the $5 trillion agency mortgage-backed securities market has long been a technician's game, with statistics and mathematical formulas frequently guiding investor decisions.

President Barack Obama offered mortgage relief on Monday to hundreds of thousands of Americans, his latest attempt to ease the economic and political fallout of a housing crisis that has bedeviled him as he seeks a second term.

UPDATE ON LOANS CLOSED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2011:  VA FFPS has been updated to calculate correct fees for loans closed on or...

By Alan M. Petrillo   Mortgage interest rates continue to remain at near-historic lows throughout the country, and many homeowners in Northwest Tucson are taking advantage...

By JIM DAVENPORT   COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will cover extra costs for veterans who struck deals on home loans...

Veterans Benefits Administration Circular 26-11-14 Department of Veterans Affairs September 26, 2011 Washington, DC 20420 UNIFORM APPRAISAL DATASET (UAD) 1. Purpose. The purpose of this circular is to...

iFreedom Direct is pleased to report that funding fees on certain types of VA home loans have been reduced due to changes in federal legislation. First time VA loan users will now pay 1.4% for purchase and refinance loans.

Why a VA Loan is perfect for first time buyers Buying your first home can be a very rewarding experience. As a first time buyer,...

Basel Rules Called "Anti-American"; MetLife Servicer-Quality Rating Reduced   BY: ROB CHRISMAN   Even dumpsters can be turned into homes - but what about the comps? Is There Room...

By: Jack McCabe   I watched President Obama's speech Thursday night announcing his new job stimulus program with great interest, and again was greatly disappointed with what...

There are many private loan and government grant programs available to help the veterans run their own business. If proper qualifications are met, then you can draw out loan money from all these sources.

Clearly one of the best programs available to those who were honorably discharged from the US military is the VA's mortgage loan program. Get the details now!

CitiMortgage today announced the Citi® Disabled Veterans Mortgage Relief Program, a new initiative that will allow veterans wounded, injured or otherwise disabled in the line of duty to make reduced monthly payments on CitiMortgage-owned mortgages. The new program will offer an interest rate reduction of 2.5% on existing mortgages for a period of two years. Surviving spouses of military personnel who died while on active duty may also be eligible for the program.

Foreclosed? The tax man may want his cut Did you lose your house to foreclosure this year? Did your lender forgive some of your mortgage...

Overview of some of the options that seniors have when it comes to real estate and mortgages.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the time is right to buy a house, with a majority believing prices will be the same or higher over the next year, according to a Fannie Mae survey released Tuesday.

The VA Home Loan program aims to alleviate financial pressure on military homebuyers. With no down payments, low interest rates and no private mortgage insurance, a VA loan represents one of the most flexible and low-cost lending options available.

The VA Home Loan Program has helped over 18 million veterans and active duty service members achieve homeownership since 1944. After over 65 years...

The VA Home Loan program has helped more than 19 million veterans become homeowners since 1944. Even during difficult economic times, VA loans made home buying a streamlined and relatively hassle-free process for military homebuyers.

For almost 70 years, these loans have helped level the playing field for American service members. Today, the VA loan program is more important than ever before, as borrowers turn to safety, security and buying power of these government-backed loans.

VA home loans Veterans, active duty personnel, and surviving spouses receive many benefits for putting their lives on the line for their country.  If you...

New effort would also help jobless keep paying their mortgages WASHINGTON - After months of criticism that it hasn't done enough to prevent foreclosures, the...

Are you currently struggling or behind on your monthly house payments? Are you looking at a possible foreclosure? This article might show you some possible solutions to avoid foreclosure. The most important thing is to know what are ALL your options and how can the VA help you save your home.

Are you shopping around for a mortgage loan? You don’t need to be a spr­­­­­­eadsheet whiz to work out the numbers. You can use a home mortgage calculator to do different types of calculations related to your home loan search.

One of the nation's biggest banks — JP Morgan Chase — admits it has overcharged several thousand military families for their mortgages, including families of troops fighting in Afghanistan. The bank also tells NBC News that it improperly foreclosed on more than a dozen military families.

One of the nation's biggest banks — JP Morgan Chase — admits it has overcharged several thousand military families for their mortgages, including families of troops fighting in Afghanistan. The bank also tells NBC News that it improperly foreclosed on more than a dozen military families.

“I am a builder and have forms to get certified by the VA.Where can I send them and how long does it take to...

The VA Home Loan Program has helped over 18 million veterans and active duty service members achieve homeownership since 1944. After over 65 years of service, the VA Home Loan Program remains one of the most progressive lending programs on the market continually striving to offer military members exclusive benefits they wouldn’t be able to find with other conventional lending programs.

Although the housing market has plummeted in recent years, the record low interest rates have prompted many homeowners to refinance their mortgages with hopes...

The VA Home Loan program has helped more than 19 million veterans become homeowners since 1944. Even during difficult economic times, VA loans made home buying a streamlined and relatively hassle-free process for military homebuyers.

For almost 70 years, these loans have helped level the playing field for American service members. Today, the VA loan program is more important than ever before, as borrowers turn to safety, security and buying power of these government-backed loans.

The VA Home Loan program aims to alleviate financial pressure on military homebuyers. With no down payments, low interest rates and no private mortgage insurance, a VA loan represents one of the most flexible and low-cost lending options available.

A forbearance is an agreement between you and your mortgage company to temporarily suspend or reduce your monthly mortgage payments for a specific period (usually between 90-180 days) of time. This option lets you deal with your short-term financial problems by giving you time to get back on your feet and bring your mortgage current.

During these difficult economic times, VA-guaranteed home loans continue to have the lowest rate for serious delinquency and foreclosures in the industry. There are currently about 1.3 million active home loans that have been obtained using VA's Home Loan Guaranty Program.

American officials used to lecture other countries about their economic failings and tell them that they needed to emulate the U.S. model. The Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, in particular, led to a lot of self-satisfied moralizing. Thus, in 2000, Lawrence Summers, then the Treasury secretary, declared that the keys to avoiding financial crisis were “well-capitalized and supervised banks, effective corporate governance and bankruptcy codes, and credible means of contract enforcement.” By implication, these were things the Asians lacked but we had.

Lenders have tightened their credit requirements creating a situation where what was once considered a good credit score will no longer cut it. Have you checked your credit score lately? If the answer is no you're not alone. I'm not advocating expensive credit monitoring services, but what I am suggesting is an understanding of the variables that effect your credit score. Once you have a handle on the basics it's actually quite simple to build and maintain a good credit score

The deadline for the Home Buyer's Tax Credit has been extended one year for veterans, members of the military and federal employees as well...

The deadline for the Home Buyer's Tax Credit has been extended one year for veterans, members of the military and federal employees as well as their spouses who served outside the continental United States for at least 90 days during the period January 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010. The tax credit can be utilized on mortgage loans for an FHA, VA or conventional loan.

National average for a 30-year fixed VA loan dips to 4.69 percent Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest level on record, giving consumers...

Did you lose your house to foreclosure this year? Did your lender forgive some of your mortgage debt because you sold it for less...

More than 121,000 Air Force Association members now can take advantage of a comprehensive suite of financial services from one of the nation’s highest rated* financial services providers, thanks to an agreement just signed with USAA.