A change has happened for mortgages on investment properties and second homes. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, companies chartered by Congress to purchase mortgages from financial institutions and repackage them for investors, just made it more difficult and expensive for lenders to offer mortgages on these types of properties. In a nutshell, Fannie and Freddie
In another blog, we talked about mortgage servicers and touched on what they do. Today, we will look at the law that governs servicers and that law is called RESPA. RESPA, short for Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, is a federal consumer protection law. It makes sure that servicers cannot change or modify the terms
It’s not often that mortgage companies ever talk about what happens after your mortgage loan closes or gives borrowers information on what to expect after they sign the home loan. Most mortgages today are not serviced by the company that funds the mortgage. Mortgages are sold on the secondary market to investors. The investors pay
The Veterans Administration announced in April 2021 an expanded home loan eligibility for National Guard service. This broadens the eligibility for certain members serving in the National Guard. Learn about the qualifications here. This means that certain Guard members will now have access to the Veterans home loan program that allows 100% financing, zero down
Consider this question: if a local mortgage broker can offer what an internet lender can do and more, why not stay local? Because that’s exactly what a local mortgage broker like Indigo Mortgage can offer. We can most often provide the lowest interest rates with the lowest closing costs. We are always accessible to answer
Recently, we wrote that taking out a new mortgage is not like buying a pair of shoes. Yet some internet lenders, like the one that rhymes with “pocket”, treat people like they are a commodity. Often, we get borrowers who call and say they got hooked up with this “pocket” lender and it was quite
Some lenders today are treating the biggest financial transaction of people’s lives like it’s as easy as buying a pair of shoes on the internet. You’ve seen the advertisements – “just click this button and get a mortgage”. Mortgages are a big deal and they are very personal, so why do internet lenders assume borrowers
As we approach the end of first quarter in 2021, New Mexico homeowners with a VA loan have seen the very low interest rates available for VA Streamline loans, also known as Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans (IRRRLs). Streamline loans are a great opportunity for Veterans to refinance their existing mortgage into today’s lower interest
Since mortgage rates are still at or near historically low rates, New Mexico’s homeowners always look for the lowest rate they can find on a new mortgage or a refinance. We caution to be careful that you don’t make the low rate your idol. Exactly, what does that mean? It means that you can make
While mortgage rates have come up a bit from recent record low rates, they are still hovering in what is a historically low interest rate range. A question we frequently hear is “When are mortgage rates going up again?”. In 2020, we shared that the experts predicted interest rates would go up around the month