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Mortgage delinquencies surge more than 8% to a 9-year high as the coronavirus pandemic hits a corner of the housing market
"The COVID-19 pandemic's effects on some homeowners' ability to make their mortgage payments could …
Carmen Reinicke
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What's the difference between mortgage forbearance and deferment? It comes down to interest and repayment methods
If you enroll in forbearance, interest accrues and you pay it all back at once. If you defer, inter…
Laura Grace Tarpley
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The US's $600 unemployment boost expires today. Here's a list of 4 other programs set to end soon.
There are a number of further program expirations looming, including the end of support to airlines…
Carmen Reinicke
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11 questions to ask your lender when deferring mortgage payments during the coronavirus
Considering deferring mortgage payments during the coronavirus pandemic? Ask your lender the nitty-…
Laura Grace Tarpley
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Homeowners with mortgages from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now have another option to defer payments during COVID-19
Have a mortgage backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac? If you've requested deferral during the corona…
Laura Grace Tarpley
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Fannie and Freddie will start buying riskier mortgage loans to ease rising housing-market stress
The enterprises previously avoided such loans, but eased forbearance criteria set out in the CARES …
Ben Winck
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Home mortgage delinquencies spiked a record amount in April
The record jump in delinquencies is nearly three times the previous single-month record set in 2008…
Carmen Reinicke
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6 million renters face eviction in 8 days when a Trump-era ban expires. Biden is poised to let it happen.
A ban on foreclosures is ending at the same time as that on evictions, but the White House rolled o…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Many stimulus programs are due to expire at the end of 2020, threatening the US economy during the COVID-19 pandemic's most challenging phase
As Americans enter some of the most challenging weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of economi…
John L. Dorman
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Biden's CFPB just ordered mortgage lenders to do more to help you avoid foreclosure
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released new rules to safeguard people from foreclosures a…
Ayelet Sheffey
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US home-mortgage delinquencies surge to the highest level in 9 years
While the jump in delinquencies was less than the record spike in April, uncertainty looms for many…
Carmen Reinicke
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3 reasons why the housing shortage will last for years, Goldman Sachs says
Goldman Sachs foresees a "persistent supply-demand imbalance" in homes for years due to millennial …
Ayelet Sheffey
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28 banks that may help with your mortgage payments during the COVID-19 outbreak
Are you a homeowner who has been financially affected by COVID-19? These banks offer mortgage payme…
Laura Grace Tarpley
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5 things to know about federal student loan forbearance during the coronavirus crisis
For Americans paying federal student loans, the CARES Act, the legislative economic relief plan cre…
Liz Knueven
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How to check and fix your credit if you've seen it drop since federal student loans went into forbearance
Some borrowers with student loans serviced by Great Lakes saw their credit scores drop after paymen…
Liz Knueven
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3 options for people struggling to pay their mortgage during the global health crisis
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Laura Grace Tarpley
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Requests to suspend or reduce mortgages surged more than 3,000% in March as homeowners sought relief from the coronavirus slowdown
Tuesday's report also showed an increase in loans in forbearance to 2.66% April 1 from 0.25% March …
Carmen Reinicke
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If you have a mortgage with Chase, you may qualify for a 90-day deferment during the COVID-19 pandemic
If possible, consider making smaller payments each month during deferment rather than skipping paym…
Laura Grace Tarpley
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One of Canada's biggest banks has emerged as enemy No. 1 in a new battle between mortgage funds and the banks that give them financing
Investment funds like these, called mortgage real estate investment trusts, borrow money from banks…
Dakin Campbell
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Refinancing your student loans with SoFi could save you money - and even help you get a better mortgage rate
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