For banks, approving a sale for less than is owed on the home can cut a year or more off the time it takes to unload a property. From listing to sale, the transactions took about 123 days on average at the end of last year, according to the Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance HousingPul...
Federal regulators expect that most private lenders and servicers will adopt the same policies soon. As of this writing, JP Morgan Chase, US Bank, Wells Fargo, and Citibank have agreed to defer mortgage payments for 90 days. If you are unsure of your lender’s policy, call them to clarif...
Not sure what the interest rate is on your mortgage, but if it is low enough, you'd be much better off investing that money than by paying the mortgage down. Chapter 13: Burned: AMEX, Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo, and South County Bank (now Bank of Southern California) Filed: 26-Feb-...
It can be pricey, but if you can rent at an off-peak time (typically in the middle of the day during the week), you can find better rates. The cars were always easy to find and unlock. I never had a major issue. It gave me a lot of freedom to take day trips when my ...
Wells Fargo The nation's biggest mortgage lender agreed in July to pay at least $175 million in penalties to settle charges that it discriminated against minorities between 2004 and 2009, by charging them higher interest rates on home loans than it charged other customers, despite comparable cred...
In case anyone forgets, I believe @Jan van Eck warned of a continuing crisis unfolding in parts of Canada: Revenues For Canada’s Oil Towns Dwindle As Firms Stop Paying Taxes And, this article from Oil Price contributor Tsvetana Paraskova gives further e