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How to Use a Mortgage Calculator

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A mortgage calculator is a valuable tool that can help you make an important decision about your living arrangements. Will you buy? Will you continue to rent? Will you be able to afford to move or do you need to stay where you are at? Is it time to re-finance? A mortgage calculator can help you figure out the answers to all of these questions. The calculator allows you to figure out borrowing at different interest rates over different time periods in order to determine a payment and loan that fits your budget. What The Calculator Will Provide You can easily find excellent mortgage calculators for free online if you look around. The numbers you plug into the calculator will provide you with information about an expected monthly payment, interest totals over the length of your loan, insurance for taxes and mortgage, and a loan payoff date as well as the total amount of tax for the entire length of the loan.

Will it Ever Get Easier to Get a Mortgage?

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The mortgage game has been tighter since the Great Recession hit in 2008. Banks are skittish about lending, even though recent months have seen improvements in the overall financial picture. Typically, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have offered home mortgages to borrowers who may not meet qualifications at traditional banks. In the past, banks would repurchase those loans, but now, lenders are hesitant to take a chance on loans and borrowers that don't meet their standards.

Improving Your Credit Score Before Applying for a Mortgage: Part 2

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You've been working to improve your credit score before you apply for that home mortgage. That's a good thing, but there's still a few things you need to do. Two months before you plan to apply for a home loan, do (or don't do) these three things: Pay Down Your Credit Card Debts