Beware of "Extreme" Mortgages
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Some aggressive ways to buy a house can burn you later.
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Danger lurks down the road for people with interest-only mortgages.
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Borrowers should be wary of programs that play off their fears of losing their homes when mortgage rates reset to significantly higher levels.
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Two scary things can destroy the value of your portfolio.
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Conventional wisdom about wealth through real estate might be wrong.
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The brokerage you're using may not best serve your needs.
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Let the patient beware. Going outside your insurerâs network of preferred doctors or hospitals could be more hazardous to your financial health than you suspected.
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Starting Monday, it's going to get much riskier to fib about your income when you apply for a home mortgage.
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Would-be borrowers in the U.S. and Canada are being bilked out of thousands of dollars by unscrupulous online lenders.
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The discount broker posts a loss as mortgage-related losses mount.
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WITH economists holding mixed views on the future course of interest rates, homebuyers face difficult choices when trying to decide which type of mortgage to go for.
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Mortgage refinancing is available ... for those who need it least.
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The homeowners who signed these mortgages must be held accountable somehow ("State to refinance troubled mortgages," July 11). Yes, the mortgage companies may have taken advantage, but if the homeowners had hired an attorney or did their homework, there wouldn't be a problem. This is like rewarding stupidity.
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Watch your step, or you may be socked with outlandish interest rates.
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OK. Listen up. It's hot. It's July. You'd rather be at the beach. But you're probably worried about your investments because some hyperactive managers with seven-figure salaries at Bear Stearns have made a mess -- perhaps for all of us -- by buying massive quantities of weird securities with borrowed money.
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Don't believe talk that the worst of the real estate downturn is over. Too many funky loans are out there.
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As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction -- and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks