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Rates

A lot of people don’t pay much attention to what happens with Iran getting a nuclear bomb. If Israel attacks Iran it will cause interest rates to drop. Why do I think so? When people are uncertain with war and the economy the safest place is too park your money with U.S government. I’ll be [...]

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When getting a mortgage, one of the steps in the process is to “lock your rate” which is a simple agreement between you and the mortgage lender that your rate is “locked in” and won’t change between the time you lock it and the expiration date of the lock. Common lock periods for lenders include [...]

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Yesterday the Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its current target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. The vote was 7-3 — the second straight meeting from which the FOMC adjourned with 3 dissenters. Prior to that last meeting, there hadn’t been 3 FOMC dissenters since 1992. In its press [...]

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Should you lock your loan or float it till the appraisal is completed?

September 21, 2011 Rates

In the last month or so rates have been pretty much the same every day. With the info about the bond market we don’t see the rates changing at least for a while. So what I have done is tell the customer that we’ll lock their loan after we get the appraisal back. Why would [...]

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Why more customers are choosing fixed rates over adjustable rates mortgages.

August 23, 2011 Rates

Rates haven’t been this low since the end of WWII. I talked to some people that would have looked at doing an adjustable rate mortgage in the past are now looking at a fixed rate mortgage. There isn’t that much of a difference and if you’re not looking to do cash out refinance in the [...]

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Yesterdays Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision

August 10, 2011 Rates

In a nut shell the feds think the economy will be in the toilet for the next two years and are planning to keep rates low till 2013. Tweet This Post

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the real reason why Maryland tools are going up?

July 20, 2011 Current News

With its regular commuters and weekend beach traffic, the Bay Bridge made more than enough money to pay for itself last year – $10 million more. Cars approach the toll booths leading up to the Bay Bridge. Starting in October, motorists could be paying quite a bit more to cross.   The tunnels under Baltimore [...]

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Yesterday’s federal reserve interest rate decision

June 23, 2011 Money

Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its current target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. The FOMC vote was 10-0 — the fourth straight unanimous vote for the nation’s Central Bank. In its press release, the FOMC said that the economy is recovering, although “somewhat more slowly” than [...]

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Quantitative Easing what it means to you.

April 28, 2011 Current News

Yesterday Ben Bernanke said he planned to ease quantitative easing. Hopefully this will help banks start lending money to customers and business.  This video is a way for the average person like you and me to understand what this means to you and me. Tweet This Post

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(QRMs) Qualified Residential Mortgages will raise interest rates 1-1.5%

February 23, 2011 Current News

Sheila Bair, head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) told members of the Senate Banking Committee that new risk-retention guidelines required under the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill are close to being finalized and announced.  These news rules could have sweeping implications for the mortgage industry, and could cause mortgage rates to rise for many [...]

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