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Mortgage application declined? Don’t despair

What to do when your bank says ‘no deal’ to your mortgage application. Get to grips with the main reasons your mortgage application was declined and what you can do to boost your chances of your loan being approved next time you apply.

Ocwen to sell $9.8 bln in mortgage service rights to Nationstar

Mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial Corp said it would sell a portfolio of residential mortgage servicing rights worth $9.8 billion to Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. Ocwen's shares were up 7.3 percent at $10.30 in premarket trading on Monday. The portfolio comprises about 81,000 performing loans owned by government-controlled mortgage finance firm Freddie Mac . The U.S. Federal Housing Finance …

Personal finance Q&A: Eliminating private mortgage insurance

Dear Liz: I bought my first home about a year ago. Because I had very little money for the down payment, I have to pay private mortgage insurance, which is a whopping $385 each month. My burning question about this is: How can I get rid of it? There must be a way to pay the loan quicker or…

You May Want to Refinance If…

With interest rates still below 4%, you may be wondering if it's a good idea to refinance your mortgage. Here are some scenarios where it might make sense.