mortgage: An employee at Countrywide sold my information! - 09/10/08 12:02 PM
Yesterday afternoon in the mail was a letter addressed to my husband from Countrywide.  The envelope stamped important information about your account.  I typically just shred this because its advertisement to refinance or take a home equity loan.  But I opened it this time and the letter reads:
"We are writing … (20 comments)

mortgage: Where does the time go? - 08/15/08 11:36 PM
The last time I blogged was November 2007.  I can't believe I have been out of the rain that long.  I've missed it! 
Many changes have happened in the mortgage industry since November.  Stated loans were still around and so were about 40 other big lenders.  I feel like I'm talking … (19 comments)

mortgage: Lombard Mortgage Lender helps you pay less interest on your loan - 07/09/07 12:06 AM
Paying less interest on your mortgage is easier than you think!
If you were to make every payment on your mortgage without adding any extra to the principal your loan would look like this:
Loan amount                                  $250,000.00
Interest 6.5% (30 yrs)
Monthly payment  P/I                         $1,580.17
Total interest paid over 30 years       $318,861.22
If you were to make just … (10 comments)

mortgage: Renting vs Buying ~ what's best for you asks a Lombard Mortgage Lender - 07/08/07 01:18 AM
You will save more money when you buy a home.  Purchasing a home is one of the best and biggest investments you will ever make.  Real estate has always been a great investment.  In the example below you will see how you can actually save money by purchasing a home.
Compares renting … (4 comments)

mortgage: Buying a home in Illinois? ~ 10 things you NEED to know! - 07/07/07 11:31 PM
 
Buying a new home is the biggest investment you will make.  There are many misconceptions when it comes to purchasing a home.  I have listed 10 things you NEED to know when buying a home.  When working with a mortgage professional you should have more than one loan option to choose … (4 comments)

mortgage: Mortgage Lenders ~ where are you for closing? - 07/02/07 11:03 PM
Does your mortgage lender attend your closing?
As I walk into the title company and ask for directions to the room the closing is happening in, I am usually asked if I am the agent or the attorney.  No, I am from the mortgage company.
As everyone arrives, I introduce myself, Kim Murphy, 1st … (38 comments)

mortgage: Dont judge a book by its cover!- From a Tattoo sportin', Harley ridin' Mortgage lender in Illinois - 06/28/07 01:15 PM

Do you judge a book by its cover?  
What does your cover have on it? 
Should it matter? 
While browsing the new blogs today, I came across Bill Cherry's blog Whats going on here. 
Curiosity got the best of me...I had to check out  Tattoos for Ladies- The answer.  After reading the mixed reviews on … (50 comments)

mortgage: Mortgage Lenders and Realtors ~ Are you in love? - 06/21/07 02:00 PM
Today driving into the office I was thinking about my job as a mortgage specialist, loan officer, loan originator, mortgage lender....whatever title I have been introduced as.  I began to realize, as I have many other times during my 10 years of doing my job, how much I LOVE MY JOB!
Where … (28 comments)

mortgage: You did what? - 06/05/07 12:29 AM
 
Late last week I received a call from my favorite Realtors Rick and Lynn Orze about a client they were working with.  Their client, Norine was not working with anyone for her mortgage yet, but was going to be calling a few different mortgage specialist for information. 
Norine called me on … (22 comments)

mortgage: What would you do with an extra $5000 - 05/25/07 02:22 AM
One option is to pre pay your home.  But how will you do that?  Will you just apply the extra $5000 toward your mortgage? If you have a mortgage of $300,000 at 6% and you paid one lump sum of $5000 to the principal you would pay your mortgage off 12 months early.  … (13 comments)

 
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Carol Stream, IL

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Address: Dupage, Kane, Lake,Will, Cook Counties, IL

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