http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Second mortgages are taken if you have any home improvement plans or debts to pay off or simply put when you need extra finances. It is an additional loan taken against the same property. Such loans are considered riskier and hence lenders charge highe... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1216994_33.html 04th November 2009 When you are looking for mortgage in order to be able to buy a new house, you can make use of a mortgage calculator. If you didn’t need a mortgage to buy a house, there would be nothing like it. But, when you need one you must have your calculations in ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1212563_19.html 02nd November 2009 Mortgage Reaffirmation after Chapter 7 – What is it all about? 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I filed bankruptcy 3 years ago but my spouse, the co-borrower has good credit, a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_645302_19.html 23rd September 2008 Scenario: I have a foreclosure soon to take place on my first mortgage. What happens to the second mortgage if it is paid up to date? I was so stupid that paid a company XYZ $1000 to negotiate a plan for paying the first loan. they promised me... http://www.articlealley.com/article_605967_19.html 21st August 2008 Do you wish to calculate payments and compare loans? Or do you want to find out whether you’re eligible for a loan? Use mortgage calculator, a financial tool which will help you work out the figures prior to taking a financial decision or at every s... http://www.articlealley.com/article_586366_19.html 23rd July 2008 Scenario: My mother has taken a mobile home loan for a property in Florida. She has another home in South Carolina. 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Should I refinance with an interest-only loan for low payments or get a reverse mortgage or do you t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_552510_19.html 06th June 2008 Scenario: I’ve come to know of a few people who’ve lost their homes because they took a mortgage that they couldn’t afford and when they wanted to sell off and move out, they came to know that their houses received over-inflated appraisal at... http://www.articlealley.com/article_539414_33.html 15th May 2008 Scenario: My father has been through financial problems throughout his life. 10 years ago, he and my mom have had negative credit scores due to past uses with the IRS and he even had his wages garnished. However he could scrape by and later on I he... http://www.articlealley.com/article_526014_19.html 29th April 2008 Scenario: I am planning to take out $40,000 out of my 401k Plan account to pay down my second mortgage debt. I thought it will be good enough if I pay myself the interest instead of paying it to the bank. I... http://www.articlealley.com/article_462291_33.html 25th January 2008 Scenario: I have around $25,000 in credit card debts. Will it be a wise move to use my 401K money and pay off the cc debt? The total amount of cash in the 401K account is 45,000. I am behind on many of the payments and wish to get out of debt asap.... http://www.articlealley.com/article_195134_19.html 31st July 2007 Subprime lending was one of the rapidly growing sections of mortgage market and lenders provided scope of home ownership to those who were not able to qualify for conventional loans. But collapse of numerous subprime lending institutions & increasing rate... http://www.articlealley.com/article_152441_19.html 26th April 2007