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Your Auto Financing Options
You've found the car that makes your heart race by 120 beats per minute. Now only one thing stands between you and the car of your dreams: financing the buy. In a perfect world, you'd pay the total price in cash without blinking. But if you're comparable ...

Refinancing Your Home Equity Line Of Credit - What Are Your Options?
Several options are available when deciding to refinance your home equity line of credit. You can opt to refinance all your mortgages into one. Or you can rollover your line of credit into a second mortgage. Available terms and rate structures also give ...

Equity and Your Home, A Hidden Asset?
The equity you have established in your home may be one of your best assets, you just aren't aware of the value, and many individuals don't realize what they can do with that hidden asset. In fact, there so many uses for the hidden equity in your home ...




2nd Mortgage Loan After Bankruptcy - Get Approved Online With A Sub Prime Lender
 
A 2nd mortgage loan after a bankruptcy is the easiest way to access cash. With online sub prime lenders, you can qualify for a mortgage as soon as your bankruptcy closes. But for near conventional rates, it is better to wait two years and build a solid credit history.

Bankruptcy And Sub Prime Lenders

Millions of people file for bankruptcy every year for many understandable reasons, such as job loss or illness. Sub prime lenders understand this and are willing to lend to such people

Specializing in high risk loans with unconventional terms, sub prime lenders can work out financing for virtually anyone. Legitimate lenders will offer rates that are competitive with reasonable closing costs.

Bankruptcy Affect On Your 2nd Mortgage Rates

The first two years after a bankruptcy are the most difficult for your credit score. Right after your bankruptcy, you will qualify for "E" class loans, the highest rate mortgages.

After a year and a good credit history, you can qualify for better rates with a "C" class loan. Rates are typically about 3% to 5% higher than conventional rates. And in two years, you can possibly have an excellent credit score and get prime mortgage rates.

Other factors also affect your mortgage rates. Keeping a large percent of your equity in tact along with cash assets could possibly bump up your credit score.

Comparison Shopping For Better Rates

No matter when you decide to secure a 2nd mortgage, you need to shop loan rates before settling on a lender. Each financing company has its own formula for determining rates and closing costs. A careful search of loan estimates will ensure you get the cheapest rates and fees.

If you don't have a specific lender in mind, start with a mortgage broker site. They partner with several different companies to come up with special offers. From there you can expand your search to individual lender sites.

When you are looking at rates, be sure they include closing costs as well. With some lenders, low rates are available only if you pay thousands up front. You may also want to consider a home equity line of credit if you want to keep loan processing fees to a minimum.

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Home equity lines targeted by identity thieves (ABC 15 Phoenix)
Home equity lines of credit are increasingly becoming targets of identity thieves, according to the FBI's annual mortgage fraud report. "Stolen customer identification is being used to compromise home equity line of credit (HELOC) accounts," the FBI reports.

SCORE: Enjoy the upside of a down market by thinking outside the box (Naples Daily News)
Ask SCORE has been inundated with questions relating to coping in a down market and where to find affordable financing. There seems to be no end to the bad news one hears on a daily basis from the talking heads on CNBC and other business news media.

Family refinances into fixed-rate loan (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
This couple made some moves to free up cash, which enabled them to shed their dreadful option ARM.

Will HELOC offset interest expense? (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Disallowed investment interest expense can be carried forward on future tax returns, says CPA George Saenz.

Economic uncertainty means banks may shut down credit lines (The News-Press)
Q: Do you think banks will cut off all equity lines of credit? We have an established equity line set with a major bank.