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Twice-Monthly Half Mortgage Payments Might Save You Money [Personal Finance] (Lifehacker)

# personalfinance Some financial planners advise making two half payments on your mortgage each month instead of one full sum. The idea is that homeowners will save thousands of dollars over the years in interest payments. Does this idea hold water

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Twice-Monthly Half Mortgage Payments Might Save You Money [Personal Finance] (Lifehacker)

Warning for mortgage holders who just refinanced (WTHR Indianapolis)

If you’ve recently refinanced a mortgage loan, the Indiana Department of Insurance wants you to make a follow-up call.

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Homeowners Should Act Fast on Mortgage Debts (Marketwire)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - Responding to new statistics showing a slight increase in mortgage arrears in the final quarter of 2009 (compared with the same time in 2008), financial solutions company Think Money ( http://www.thinkmoney.com/ ) advised homeowners that they should continue to keep a careful eye on their finances and seek …

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Homeowners Should Act Fast on Mortgage Debts (Marketwire)

Homeowners Should Act Fast on Mortgage Debts (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - Responding to new statistics showing a slight increase in mortgage arrears in the final quarter of 2009 (compared with the same time in 2008), financial solutions company Think Money ( http://www.thinkmoney.com/ ) advised homeowners that they should continue to keep a careful eye on their finances and seek financial …

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Homeowners Should Act Fast on Mortgage Debts (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) Predict 53,000 Repossessions for 2010, Ask Financially Launches New Remortgage Guide … (PRWeb)

With all the recent economic activity, globally and here in the UK, many experts in the finance industry are showing uncertainty about the year ahead. According to a report published by The CML (Council of Mortgage Lenders), over the last 12 months 46,000 properties were repossessed, this is an increase of 15% from 2008 where 40,000 repossessions took place. With the ongoing threat of more job …

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Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) Predict 53,000 Repossessions for 2010, Ask Financially Launches New Remortgage Guide … (PRWeb)

Mortgage rates slide back below 5% (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Mortgage rates have dipped below 5 percent again, four weeks before a government program that is helping keep rates low is scheduled to expire. The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 4.97 percent last week, down from 5.05 percent a week earlier, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Thursday.

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Mortgage rates slide back below 5% (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

AIG Settles U.S. Claims of Black Mortgage Fee Bias (Update2) (Bloomberg)

March 4 (Bloomberg) — AIG Federal Savings Bank and Wilmington Finance Inc. settled U.S. Justice Department claims that they broke the law by allowing wholesale mortgage brokers to charge higher direct broker fees to black borrowers.

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AIG Settles U.S. Claims of Black Mortgage Fee Bias (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Is Mortgage Refinancing a Loser’s Game? (Time Magazine)

With the average homeowner mortgage lasting well less than 10 years before it is refinanced or paid off, it’s no wonder Americans are so lacking in home equity.

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Is Mortgage Refinancing a Loser’s Game? (Time Magazine)

AIG Settles U.S. Claims of Black Mortgage Fee Bias (Update1) (Bloomberg)

March 4 (Bloomberg) — AIG Federal Savings Bank and Wilmington Finance Inc. settled claims by the U.S. Department of Justice that they broke the law by allowing wholesale mortgage brokers to charge higher direct broker fees to black borrowers.

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Mortgage Rates on 30-Year U.S. Loans Fall to 4.97% (Update2) (Bloomberg)

March 4 (Bloomberg) — U.S.

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