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Bonds Treasurys drift lower Mar: 25 8:33a Prices for U.S. debt ease ahead of Federal Reserve's first purchasing operation and another big auction. MoreTreasurys mixed after auction, Fed plan The basics: Know your bond funds Kick inflation with TIPS Treasurys sink on stocks' rally Mar 25 2:22pm E...

When someone says the know everything run...   I have been researching this market as best I can now for several months. No body knows exactly what is going to happen with rates. However we all know that a purchase market is looming. SO have faith. I closed 8 loans last month all with rates in th...

  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is mulling over a plan to stimulate the housing market by lowering mortgage rates substantially. But more significantly, the Obama administration wants to hear more about it. Paulson's target mortgage rates are in the neighborhood of 4.5 percent, about 70 basis ...

Mortgage Interest Rates are in the high 4% and low 5% range on 30 and 15 year fixed rate mortgages. People all over the United States have been ringing my phone off the hook trying to refinance their current variable or fixed rate loans. The rates have not been this low in over 40 years. Somethin...

Learn About Streamline Refinancing An FHA or VA streamline refinance can reduce the payments on your mortgage, fast. It's not often that you can use the words "efficient" and "federal" in the same sentence. But the streamline refinancing program of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) may be...

The Guaranteed Rural Housing (GRH) loan program is a government insured single-family home loan program for low-to-moderate income borrowers looking to purchase a home in a rural development area. This program is an excellent option to offer borrowers who aren't able to make a significant down pa...

Three Reasons to Refinance or Buy with an FHA Home Loan FHA mortgages offer many advantages that conventional loans don't. Here are three reasons to first consider an FHA mortgage when buying a new home or refinancing a current mortgage. 1. FHA Mortgage Underwriting Is Flexible While conventional...

"What Really Makes You Tick?" 10 questions you should ask to yourself: a preparation to self-improvementBe all you can be, but it's not always in the Army. I often see myself as somewhat contented with my life the way things are, but of course it's hard to think of anything else when where are re...

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That's right. Not selling anything. Th problem is not with the Banks today. it is easy to blame outside influences as to it being more difficult to clolse loans. The fact is if we were to have more loans to close your numbers would be the same. What do I mean. Well take for instance your mindset....