Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte has referred East Bay Congressman Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department over mortgage fraud allegations, CNN reports.
In some cases, people with better credit scores may pay more in fees, while those with lower credit scores will pay less.
According to this year's Worldwide Cost of Living Index, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the average cost of living is up 8.1% in 2022, owing to the Russian war in Ukraine and the lingering effects of the pandemic.
A mortgage relief company in California operating under at least 10 different names is temporarily shut down and its assets frozen under court order, accused of bilking homeowners out of millions of dollars.
More loans now do not have a "prepayment penalty," making it easier to refinance when rates drop.
Spending just one more dollar could save you tens of thousands of dollars over the life of the loan.