An end to mortgage deductions?
As part of an overhaul of the tax system, a popular deduction could be at risk.
Making abusive loans better
What do you do when you can't eliminate abusive lending practices?
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CFPB: Simpler mortgages
The government wants to make the terms and costs of getting a mortgage easier for consumers to understand.
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Will Libor go away?
In the wake of Liborgate, could mortgages be pegged to a different benchmark?
The power of the almighty penny
One Milford, Mass., resident decided to make his final mortgage payment with 62,000 pennies.
The Libor scandal and you
Did the Libor rate-fixing scandal affect the rate on your mortgage?
Blah jobs report good for rates
The economy is recovering at a snail's pace --maybe a little slower. But that's good for mortgage rates.
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Borrowers see some justice
Finally, the victims of foreclosure abuse will receive compensation from mortgage lenders.
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#MyRefi: HARP 3.0 goes viral
The Obama administration is proposing HARP 3.0, a mortgage refinancing plan intended to simply the refinancing process.
City growth outpaces suburbs
For the first time since the 1920s, more people are moving to cities than suburbs.