Don’t have a lot of money for down payment?
(All stories shared on Lending A Hand contain fictitious names with changes to insignificant details. The privacy and trust of our customers is our top priority.) I received a call…
The Bank of Mom and Dad
We received a couple of calls in the past few days for potential home buyers looking to get qualified for a mortgage and both of them had questions about how Mom and Dad could help them qualify. Here are their situations:
Home Valuation Code of Conduct – Conventional Mortgages
Modifications to the way in which lenders and appraisers work together go into effect today, May 1, 2009. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) the changes to the…
Successful Qualifying – The Three C’s
The question of what it takes to qualify for the best terms and interest rate on a mortgage comes up quite often in my discussions with potential home buyers. There…