leopardlady asked:


I’ve heard Dems claim it is the Republican’s who loosened rules so banks could make more money.
But I have also heard it was the Dems that lossened the rules so the poor could ‘afford’ homes (which, of course, they couldn’t really afford.)

Which is true.
Both - neither - what?
“American Greed and basic stupidity ” is not a new thing - but these subprime loans apparently are.

So what happened to allow these loans to be offered to people who couldn’t afford them?

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honeybear asked:


I got a letter in the mail from the bank that says paying our mortgage payment bi-weekly instead of monthly could save us $40,000 to $100,000 in interest and reduce our mortgage term by 7 to 9 years without refinancing. How does this work?

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Suzi S asked:


I have a home equity loan for $100,000 locked at 7.25%. I decided to unlock it for $200 and relock it a a lower rate, only to discover the new rate was 7.35%. If I leave it unlocked the current rate is 5.49% (prime minus 0.51%). I had short term money in the 1980’s at 18-21% and cannot afford that now. Could this happen again? Is it safe to unlock this money and leave it unlocked? Or should I stay with the current locked rate?

Some Guy asked:


I was reading an article in the business section of the L.A. Times today discussing the result of sub primes mortgages after the housing boom. It mentioned that resulting home foreclosures would “slow the rise in rents”. I’m wondering, in an economic sense, how this is possible.

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davidmichigan24 asked:


Who is the most to blame for the sub-prime mortgage crisis in America? Do you blame the predatary lenders, irresponsible borrowers, bad economy in certain places, or people who borrowed with anticipation that there home would double in 3 -5 years (Phoenix, Las Vegas are two examples)

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Prerna Joneja asked:


Home equity loan can be a difficult concept for the people who have never dealt with home ownership earlier. So, we define equity as the financial value of a property or business beyond any amounts payable on mortgages, liens, claims, etc. In short, home equity is how many houses the person has earned.

Equity is basically the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it. It is the difference between the price for which a property could be sold and the total debts registered against it. For example, if your house is worth $150,000 and you owe $110,000 then your equity is $ 40,000. Then, you get home equity loan depending on the credit and many other factors for $40,000 that you have built up in equity.

There are two types of Home Equity Loan:

Standard Home Equity Loan

Home Equity Line of Credit

Standard Home Equity Loan is the loan that is assured by your home or is secured by the equity in a home. This type is a better option if you need a large amount of loan and for long term.

Standard home equity loan is also known as Second Mortgage or equity loan. Home equity loan can help people pay off their big interest rates, non tax-deductible customer’s debt or meet some other short term needs.

A standard home equity loan is a closed-end loan that can have a fixed term, a fixed rate, and fixed monthly payments. It can carry a variable finance charge rate that switches with a federal interest rate. The amount of the loan is usually made available in a lump sum.

Home Equity Line of Credit is a loan option if you need a smaller amount of loan and for short term. This loan type provides you an option of withdrawing money from an equity account when you need it. The home equity line of credit is an “on demand” source of funds that a borrower can access and pay back as needed.

This type of loan has fluctuating rate of interest. The borrower has to only pay the interest if he carries a balance because this line of credit are essentially a revolving line of credit, like a credit card but with a much lower rate because the line of credit is secured by your home. The borrower can tap the credit line simply by writing a check, and pay back the loan as quickly or as slowly as the borrower like, as long as he meets the minimum payment each month.

Benefits of Home Equity Loan are:

Home Equity loan can be the best option if you need to repair or reconstruct your home for debt consolidation or for medical or educational expenses.

It can be used to get rid of credit card debts.

It can be used to meet your educational loans.

It can be used for investment in other real estate.

It can be used to pay off your medical debt.

It can be used to refinance your other debt.

It can be used for home improvement.

It can be used for some major purchases and expenses.

It can be used for debt consolidation.

Home Equity Loan can be used for home improvement projects because home improvement can be costly and paying that cost might be difficult. Home equity loan provides good interest rates.

Studying in a college has become very expensive these days. Home equity loan can also be used for paying college expenses. This type of loan helps people who have financial problems so that they can afford the college expenses.

It does not matter what is your decision but whenever you take a home equity loan it should be taken from a trusted and well reputed lender. As a whole, home equity loan is a better option while taking loan because it is beneficial in all aspects.

v V asked:


What are the requirements to print money?

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jermainejepri asked:


I feel like the issue of the sub-prime crisis is a complex one, and to even think about its effects abroad would be very difficult without knowing its underlying, core issues. I’d appreciate it if anyone can explain to me the crux of the issue at hand and its impact on Australian shores.

Thanks.

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The House Team Of Mortgage Intellingence asked:


There are many stresses associated with home buying - both financial and emotional. And frankly speaking, it doesn’t help that the process comes with its very own foreign language. While your mortgage broker can help de-mystify these terms, it helps to have a bit of a primer on what some of these terms mean. After all, it’s your money and your home we’re talking about; as a Mortgagor, you have a right to understand what you’re reading. (You didn’t know you were a mortgagor? Read on…)

We’ll start with Amortization” and “Term”. Both refer to periods of time in the life of your mortgage, and you’ll want to be sure that you understand the difference.

The amortization” of your mortgage is the length of time that would be required to reduce your mortgage debt to zero, based on regular payments at a specified interest rate. The amortization period is typically 15, 20 or even 25 years, although it can be any number of years or part-years. You could establish that you are able to make a certain payment each month of say $950 for your $130,000 mortgage at 5.5%. In this case, your amortization period will be just under 18 years. Or you could tell your broker that you’d like to be mortgage-free in just 10 years. With an amortization period of 10 years at the same interest rate, your $130,000 mortgage will cost you about $1,407 per month. That’s a tougher monthly payment, but you would save thousands of dollars in interest. (More than $35,000, in fact.) As you arrange your mortgage, then, keep in mind that your amortization period may be fairly long — although the shorter you can make it, the less you’ll wind up paying for your home in the long term.

The “term” of your mortgage will typically be shorter. The “term” is the duration of your mortgage agreement, at your agreed interest rate. This will be a very specific length of time, although you will have several choices. A 6-month mortgage is a very short-term mortgage. A 10-year mortgage will be one of the longest terms, generally with a higher rate of interest to represent the higher degree of uncertainty in the economic outlook. After your mortgage term expires, you will need to either pay off the balance of the mortgage principal, or negotiate a new ontario mortgage at whatever rates are available at that time.

Now, back to the term “Mortgagor”. This is one of three very similar terms: “Mortgagee”, “Mortgagor”, and “Mortgage”. A Mortgagee is the lender of the money: a bank, company, or individual. A Mortgagor is the borrower: the person or persons (or company) that is borrowing the money, and who will pay it back to the mortgagee. The Mortgage, of course, is the legal document that pledges the property as a security for the debt.

Still confused? Speak with a mortgage professional. Get the best mortgage suited to your needs and all your questions answered in plain talk.

Roberta

The House Team Of Mortgage Intellingence asked:


Next to critiquing the decorating taste of your home’s previous owner, playing the “adjustable mortgage game” may rank as one of the most popular (and least pleasant) pastimes of Canadian homebuyers.

Here’s how it works.

As you’re exploring your mortgage options, you review the long and steady slide of mortgage rates in Canada over the last decade and make the decision to go with an adjustable mortgage when you buy, at renewal or when refinancing. You’re now a player. Then you watch for clues about mortgage rate movement, trying to guess the perfect moment to lock in your mortgage. The objective of the game is to try to guess the bottom… and you won’t know it’s the bottom until it’s too late. In today’s low rate environment, we should acknowledge that most of the players are already winners; but it can still be a stress-inducing game.

One way to remove all of the guesswork is to consider a capped-rate adjustable mortgage, although there are only a few options available in the marketplace.

There is a unique adjustable mortgage that is not based on the Canadian Prime Rate (the usual benchmark) - but on what is known as the Banker’s Acceptance rate: a benchmark that is used for professional money managers. In effect, the BA rate, as its known, is the rate lenders charge one another.

Not surprisingly, it’s typically much lower than prime. In fact, the effective rate of this adjustable mortgage has been consistently lower than competitive variable or adjustable rate products based on Prime. A capped version is now available.

An adjustable rate mortgage with a cap offers unlimited downside rate movement, but also provides a guarantee that the rate will never rise more than a certain percentage higher than the starting base rate - no matter what happens to the lending rates.

The rate cap takes the guesswork out of the adjustable mortgage game. If rates continue to drop, your Mortgage rate also drops accordingly. But if rates begin to rise, you know that your own mortgage rate has a fixed ceiling. Imagine, no more worrying about when to lock in your mortgage, and no more second-guessing your decisions when rates go back down again. Of course, this kind of flexibility comes at a small premium over a regular adjustable-rate mortgage.

In the past several years, more and more Canadians have passed on the security of traditional fixed-rate mortgages for the savings potential of an adjustable rate. And in an environment of dropping rates, the adjustable rate choice has proven its value to homebuyers. With today’s rates among the lowest in memory, many homeowners continue to worry about whether or not they should lock in or not. After all, we don’t want to lose the flexibility of having our rate adjustable downward… but we’d also like to have it fixed upward.

If we had a crystal ball, we could make perfect decisions about our mortgage options, and we’d know how to secure the best rate. But a mortgage that passes on declining rates and has a rate cap on the upside can be the next best thing to seeing into the future. And the result is an adjustable mortgage game that the homebuyer is heavily favoured to win.

Jacob