Borrowing

Fannie Mae’s HomeReady Program

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) has introduced HomeReady™ mortgage. This program is aimed to allow low and moderate income individuals access to an affordable, sustainable mortgage. While this program is not yet available, Fannie Mae will provide additional details to lenders in the coming…

Don’t do it

Fannie Mae and Freddi Mac have started backing low down payment mortgages. You can get a home by putting only 3% down. Don’t do it! Remember the housing crisis that hit just a few years back? It occurred, in part, because…

Types of bankruptcies

Two types of bankruptcies that are most commonly filed when you are drowning in debt are Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Chapter 7 is the most common type of bankruptcy. It is available to both individuals and businesses. Another name for…

Refinancing College Loans

For many college graduates, college loans are a terrible burden. Refinancing college loans into loans with affordable rates is next to impossible. However, SoFi founder and CEO Mike Cagney has created a wonderful solution to this problem. SoFi is a social lending…

Student loan debt

College is starting soon for many of you. With it some of you will undoubtedly incur student loan debt. There is a free ebook, Student Loan Debt, which you can get to help you with your student loan debt. You can obtain…