Intermediate Information: February 2009 Archives

The new consumer article for today is Why It May Be Costly to Reject Paying Points. The advice "never pay points" actually started out as misleading advertising intending to keep consumers away from what in fact were better loans, but it has taken on a life of its own since.

The new consumer article for today is Games with Mortgage Loan Rate Locks (Games Lenders Play Part 10), talking about how you can be told your rate is locked when it isn't, what the benefits of playing this game are to the lender, and the effects upon consumers.

The new consumer article for today is Investment Property and Loan Qualification. It has become exceedingly difficult to get credit for rental income when you apply for a new mortgage, with the upshot being that when the lender won't agree to allow you your rental income, you don't qualify for the new loan because you don't make enough.

The new consumer article for today is Military Housing Allowance and Loan Qualification. For all the nonsense the military puts up with, this is one instance where the government treats them better than just about any other employer.