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What is PMI? PMI is an insurance policy you pay for that protects your mortgage lender from financial loss if you stop making your mortgage payments. And depending on your credit score, your down paym...
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COVID-19-Related Payment Forbearance
How do I qualify for payment forbearance? If you’re dealing with financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may qualify for forbearance. For example, you may qualify if you are: Losing ...
Alternative payment programs can help you avoid foreclosure
Are you having trouble making your mortgage payments? Do you think you could be facing foreclosure? There’s good news: We’re committed to helping you avoid foreclosure, and we promise to do everything...
Improve Your Credit Score in Just 30 Days
Everyone knows that a higher credit score helps improve your chance of being approved for lower-interest mortgages, car loans, and credit cards. But in today’s world, a low credit score presents other...
Additional Mortgage Help Resources
List of Homeowner Assistance Fund Programs by State Alabama Agency: Alabama Housing Finance AuthorityAlabama Program Website Alaska Agency: Alaska Housing Finance CorporationAlaska Program Website ...
How to avoid late payments and late fees
Sometimes life throws you a financial curveball, and suddenly it looks like your mortgage payment might be late. A common myth says that “one late payment won’t hurt your credit score.” But the truth ...
Use autodraft payments to save money and time.
Almost everyone makes a late payment from time to time. So it’s no big deal, right? In fact, a late payment can be a bigger deal than you might think. A recent survey found that almost 4 out of 10 A...
Unless you have a mortgage loan, “escrow” is a word you may not be familiar with. But in the mortgage world, you hear a lot about it. Thankfully, escrow is not hard to explain—or understand. So let’s ...
Understanding your mortgage payment
For most people, buying a home is the biggest and most complicated financial transaction of their lives. Mortgage payments can also be big and complex, with multiple parts that can change over time. Y...