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A 15-Year Mortgage Can Save You $190K — If You Can Get It

One of the best ways to eliminate your mortgage debt is moving into a 15-year fixed-rate loan. With the average spread a full 1% compared to its 30-year mortgage counterpart, a 15-year mortgage can provide an increased rate of acceleration in paying off the biggest obligation of your life.

Mortgage debt tops $200 billion

Kiwis' mortgage debt has officially climbed past $200 billion, a mountain of borrowing which has doubled in the space of 10 years.

Mortgage approvals down by a fifth

The number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers slid by a fifth in November compared with the same month last year as a “sharp chill” set into the housing market, banks have reported.

How Mortgage Pioneer Bill Erbey of Ocwen Lost His Empire

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Bill Erbey made more than $2 billion building what looked like a better mousetrap for collecting mortgage debt, but much of that fortune vanished in 2014 and on Monday Erbey was forced to resign as chairman of five companies he oversaw. Even Ocwen Financial , the best known of Erbey's companies, isn't exactly a household name, but in just a few years it became the largest …