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I want to buy a house and i am confident that i can pay it the full amount in less than 5 years. Ex, the house costs $ 100k and i make monthly payments. My question is that if i paid those 100k before 5 yrs what happens with the 5/1 ARM? Will the bank still be changing me though there wont be principal balance in the loan.

Currently we have a 10 yr ARM with 3 years left on it. It's a jumbo loan of $469,000 with a monthly payment of $2500. When time is up we won't be able to afford to refi into a fixed rate mortgage. I feel that there are 2 choices: 1.) Refi into another affordable ARM, repeat as needed to stay in the home. 2.)Sell the house - Our home is in a nice area and is larger than most plus it has been completely remodeled so I estimate it would sell for $540,000 (before the bubble burst it was appraised at $700,00). We could move into my Dad's rental property which is in the same neighborhood. That would allow us to save a little money, the rent is a few hundred cheaper than our current mortgage and then not have to worry about mortgage issues. We have no debt, but we also have no savings. I really want to make the right decision this time! Thanks.

I currently have a 5/1 ARM interest only loan on my home, I have been in the home for 3 years, and I have a hard time paying the mortgage and other bills to stay in good standing. Although refinance is available, I do not have hardships that would qualify me. Are there any opportunities that can help in lowering the mortgage to keep house out of possible foreclosure, or change the loan agreement.

We currently own two homes. The value on the 2nd home is half of the current market value and due to this we are unable to refi to get a fixed rate. So then every year after the 5th year (5/1 arm interest only), our rate changes. We are thinking of walking away from it but we are worried that our other home loan will get affected since they are both with the same lender. Should we worry?

We have a primary mortgage of 201,000 USD at 6.125% 5 year arm with 1.5 year left on the terms. We have a secondary mortgage of 39,000 USD at 4.125% variable interest rate. The house value is estimated at 211,000 USD. We have about 40,000 USD in our checking account and no savings. I will be going to school for a Physical Therapy program. My tuition fee for 3 years will be 40,000 USD. I am getting a fedral direct unsubsized loan at 6.8% with upto 10,000 USD disbursed each time starting this fall. My husband has a steady job and makes around 100,000 USD. How should we best manage our finances??? 1) Should we save the 40000 USD for my tuition and not take any of the 6.8% education loan? We will try to refinance to whatever best rate we can get under the Home Affordable Refinance program 2) Should we pay off the secondary mortgage with our checking account balance and refinance the primary mortgage 201,000 USD loan to a 30 year fixed 4.3%. This means we’ll have to take the 6.8% education loan atleast for the first 2 years (around 25000) and hopefully we’ll saved 15000 USD by the time its 3 year to pay off the remaing education tuition ? What do you think? Sincerely, JP

My fiance took ownership of a rental duplex property from her father in 2007 using a $175K, 6.875% ARM (adjustable in 2017), conventional uninsured loan. The original monthly mortgage is $1002.60. She had put about $20K into the property for renovation. I took over the management of the property in mid-2008, and since then have put about $10K into it as well to update/grade it. Unfortunately, due to some oversight (or maybe neglect) there were property taxes that were not fully paid (before I took over the management). The county notified the lender and B of A paid the back taxes (plus penalties). B of A since then has created an escrow for my fiance to pay into. Long story short: The new mortgage is now over $1900, payable for about 1 year before the escrow is paid down and the mortgage returns to $1002. The rental gross at $1600. After expenses, net income is about $230 per month. I'm trying to see if the escrow can be paid down with a single lump sum of about $6800 so that the mortgage can return to the original amount immediately. The property was recently assessed at $75K. Question: Ethics aside, does this sound like a rental property that's worth keeping? She can't refinance due to lost of job over a year ago (no income) and due to the fact it's not a primary residence. Please help. The situation is too complicated for me to determine what is the best course of action to minimize financial damages. Thanks. -Howard

In the run up in the housing boom I bought my first home, a townhome to be exact. This home is now underwater by about $75K. I have since married and now have a son. I'd like to take advantage of ridiculously low interest rates to buy a second, larger home for my family. I intend to hold and rent out the townhome, although a market rent wouldn't cover my mortgage. I'd only be likely to pull this off with a 5/1 ARM Interest Only mortgage or perhaps a 10% down Jumbo. First, what are the chances I could qualify for another home loan given the status of the first home? Second, is this just a really dumb idea given the economy and housing market?

I am not asking what your DTI is or the value of your real estate but rather what type of mortgages(s) do you have on your home(s); 5/1 ARM, 30 year fixed, option ARM etc. how long have you had your current mortgage(s) and what type of loans have you had in the past? why did you decide on the type of loan you have?ss_brake, you do know that it takes ~17 years on a 30 year fixed to pay of the cost of the loan and 22 years before 50% of your payment goes to the balance, right? well at least you helped the banks make a lot of money, thanks

Hi, I currently have a fixed rate 1st mortgage @ 4.875% for 30 years. I also have a 2nd mortgage, a HELOC, that is an adjustable rate. It currently is at 6% and has been at that rate for over a year. if not longer. I am concerned about both inflation & defaltion and would liek to refi the 2nd mortgage, to get it into a fixed rate. However, all folks I talk to want to refi the 1st and the 2nd, which I am against doing. The 1st is a low rate and due to mistakes/issues by the mortgage broker last June, we did not pay any thing besides the pre-pays to get the 1st refi'd. However, he could not refi the 2nd because of the CLTV due to the lower appraisal we received. Now, comps are back up, the appraisal wil be higher, and our CLTV is low enough to refi again. But, I want to do just the 2nd, not the 1st. Our credit union will do the 2nd only but they only offer adjustable rate 2nds. I have always heard bad things about ARMs but the credit union's response is their ARMs are safe because they are tied to very stable 10-yr Treasury notes. Anybody have any thoughts on their claim? And, if I refi the 1st with them I can get a higher CLTV to deal, and always the ability to have a higher CLTV is good to counteract a low appraisal that is unexpected. But, their 1st's are also only adjustable tied to the 10-yr Treasury notes. Any thoughts on how good an ARM is tied to 10 yr notes? The costs are very low: $1k plus pre-pays, per loan. I would go to a 4.875% (currently) 2nd, and the 1st is at 4.625%. I know in the 1970's folks with a fixed rate mortgage made out great in the inflationary late 70's and early 80's/ so I like my 4.87% fixed. I believe we are headed for an inflationary period, but I am also concerned about deflation.HI, I either asked the wrong question or the details clouded my question. I know about comparing loans, etc., etc. What I want to know is what makes an adjustable rate mortgage that is tied to 10 year treasury notes any better than a an ARM that is normally offered by a bank or broker. My credit union's claim is that their ARM is safe because it is tied to 10 yr Treasury notes, whereas other ARMS are not, so stay away from those other ARMs. However, I have read and heard nothing but bad things about ARMs. So, I am trying to find information that will substantiate my credit unions claims or discount them, meaning their ARM is just as bad as any other ARM. Thanks.

Prior to 1999 and the repeal of Glass-Stegall, the government treated commercial banks differently than investment banks. It was assumed that commercial banks were a benefit to society making loans to homeowners and businesses so the government regulated those banks but protected depositors with FDIC insurance. This allowed banks to get funding (deposits, fed discount window, FDIC loan guarantees, etc.) that were typically 2%-4% less than the cost of funding for investment banks. That is an indirect subsidy of between $200-$400 billion on deposits of $10 trillion. Today all those banks (citi, b of a, jp morgan, goldman sachs, and morgan stanley) all have investment arms and most of the money received by banks are used to speculate on derivatives (Synthetic CDOs, Credit Default Swaps, etc.) and trading which overall does not help society as a whole but primarily benefits executives and traders with high bonuses. During the last financial crisis, wall street banks lost about $1 trillion and most of the loss was from derivatives or trading. Home mortgages accounted only for a small amount of the banks loses since most were sold to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae or securtized and sold to hedge funds or retirement funds. Now it seems that the US government is indirectly subsidizing bankers so that they can make a lot of money and conservatives oppose reimplementing Glass-Stegall.

I work for a loan servicing company. I am trying to learn more about mortgages and the different kinds. Well, while looking into Libor ARM's i ran into points. example: a lender is offering a 6-month Libor ARM at 3%, zero POINTS, and a margin of 1.625%. What are the points?I SERVICE the loan. I do not deal with customer interaction at all. I just pull certain documents out.

I bought my first home (only) based on the prequalification letter based on my income from the Bank. The Bank said I can afford close to 720K home. So exacly I signed a deal for my home in 2007 for 720K. Now I find it difficult to meet my mortgage payments as my other expenses especially health related have gone up. I have been super sincere in paying my mortgage on time. My credit score is more than 750. If I ask BoA for loan modification because of my condition, I am not sure whether they will agree for the same. Secondly, even if BoA does modify the loan, will it affect my credit score? Will it impact me negatively by anyway? The current property value is at 580K$. My outstanding mortgage is around 620K$. Please advice. Also is it a wise thing to go for a FHA loan right now thru refinancing, a broker says he will get me 30 year FHA for 5.5% given this situation. It just will help converting my 5/1 ARM first mortgage to 30 year FHA. I still have second mortgage for 70K$ and my first mortgage balance is 550K. Is it a wise thing to now go for refinancing my current mortgage given that i have only 2 year left in my 5/1 ARM, ? Another question I have is, is it possible to refinance my second mortgage for a lower rate? My first mortgage is at 5.75% and the second is at 7%. Is there a credit union or any other bank that could help me refinance the second mortgage atleast to save some money per month?

In 2006 I bought a home for $350,000. I got the mortgage as a "primary residence". I also have a second home that I bought in 1999 also as a "primary residence". I live in both houses and I could prove that either one is a primary residence. The house I bought in 2006 for $350,000 is now only worth about $150,000 according to recent appraisal values in my commmunity. I have a 5 year ARM which is set to adjust in 2011 and I still owe $340,000 to two different mortgages (80/20). My monthly mortgage payment is around $2200 plus a $300 a month HOA fee. Needless to say I really hate dumping $2500 a month into a property that I don't think will ever come back to value and even if it does it will take 10+ years. I am 40 years old. I make a great living. My annual salary is $145,000. I have about $100K in the bank and around $50K in investments and 401k and I have $40k in equity in my other home. So I can afford this mortgage in my sleep. My problem is I am losing $2500 a month to this property and I am sick of it. I am considering walking away. I have checked and both of my loans are non-recourse loans so I don't think either bank can touch any of my other assests. So here are my questions. If I walk away: 1. Can either bank on the mortgages that will be foreclosed come after and possibly get my other assets? 2. If the bank successfully reposseses and sells the house will the debit they forgive me qualify under the Debt Forgiveness Act of 2007? The act only covers debt up to 2012. What if the bank cannot sell the property until after 2012 but they foreclose in 2010. Which date is used? 3. Other than my credit are there any other negatives to me doing this? I feel like just calling the bank(s) today and saying "I don't want this house anymore. You can have it. I will stop making payments today. Good luck." I am not looking for moral commentary here. Just sound legal and financal advice. I am just trying to decide what to do. Oh and I've tried to rent it. I can't. I tried to rent it as low as $900 and I still could not get anyone. The state I am in is Nevada by the way. Any serious and mature responses/advice are welcome and appreciated.I forgot to metion that my other house, the one I bought in 1999 is in Virginia not Nevada.

Okay... Anyone that knows anything about home finances should be able to answer these questions. 10 points best answer! It's okay if you don't answer all of them, just whatever you can! Personal Financial Planning Meeting Housing Needs Please answer the questions. 1)What are four options for housing? Define each. 2)Explain the statement “the home as a tax shelter”? 3)Explain the statement “the home as an inflation hedge” 4)Define Each a.Prequalification b.Earnest Money Deposit c.Contingency Clause d.MLS e.RESPA – (what is it?) 5)What is PMI? When do you have to pay it? 6)What are points and closing costs? 7)What is the most a mortgage company/bank will loan you expressed as a percentage of your monthly take home income? (assuming you have no other installment loans) 8)What are three reasons why people would choose to rent? 9)Explain the statement “agents are typically employed by the seller”. 10)What is a title check? 11)What is the difference between a fixed rate and an adjustable rate mortgage? Balloon-Payment Mortgage? 12)What are the basics you need to understand before financing your home with an ARM? Define Each a.Adjustment Period b.Index Rate c.Margin d.Interest Rate Caps e.Payment Caps f.Negative Amortization 13)When would a customer choose an ARM instead of a fixed rate mortgage? 14)What is the interest rate on a 15 and 30 year fixed rate mortgage? Use the internet. 15)What is a sub-prime mortgage? Use the internet. What is the rate for these types of loans? 16)What is a non income verification mortgage? Use the internet. What is the rate for these types of loans? 17)What is a jumbo mortgage? Use the internet. 18)How can someone finance a home 100% with a mortgage? Use the internet. 19)What is an FHA mortgage?

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