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**Click Here To See The Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com!** In a surprise move, this afternoon (Sunday afternoon)... The Fed announced two changes to the discount rate.  The first change, the most surprising one - was an expansion of it's lending to securities dealers for up to six months....

**Click Here to See the Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com!**Numbers are always extremely important to consider when buying, selling and financing a home.  Each week, I receive a weekly market watch update providing the breakdown of the activity from last week.  The report is provided by Hea...

**Click Here to See The Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com!**Once again, there is some re-pricing of risk going on.  If you have recently applied for a loan, you may notice that you're rate is higher than the 'going rate' you're seeing in less than honest ad's.  Fannie Mae has made the decis...

**Click Here To See the Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com!**Just as we don't get one national forecast for weather, we also shouldn't get a national forecast for real estate. Too often, Iowans get caught up in the national numbers and with the declines in property values on the coasts.  If ...

**Click Here To See The Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com!**If you haven't heard yet, there have been some BIG changes at the private mortgage insurance companies.  Since PMI companies are the real risk takers when financing over 80%, they've decided to really tighten up their guidelines in...

**Click Here to See the Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com!**If you've been following me on Twitter, you'd know that rates have increased as much as 1/2% since Monday.  If you haven't been following me on Twitter, today - you might consider starting. The bus of low mortgage rates has left th...

**Click Here to See the Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com!**Announced earlier last week, 'Iowa Mortgage Help Hotline' will assist Iowan homeowners that are currently struggling with their house payments.  Recently funded by an additional $1.5 million dollar grant, the capacity will be incre...

**Click Here to See the Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com!** First off, sorry for the short 'vacation'.  I've been out and sick with the flu for the past week, still recovering as we speak.Back to tax rebates - as you've probably heard, many American's will be getting a check in the coming ...

**Click Here To See The Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com**When you're financing over 80% of a purchase price or appraised value, you're at the mercy of two things:Lender Guidelines - Defined by GSE's (like Fannie and Freddie) or banks/investors (such as Countrywide or Citi Mortgage) Mortga...