The Mortgage Wars: Inside Fannie Mae, Big-Money Politics, and the Collapse of the American Dream


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The former Fannie Mae CFO's inside look at the war between the financial giants and government regulators A provocative true-life thriller about the all-out fight for dominance of the mortgage industry—and how it nearly destroyed the global financial system Many books have been written about the 2008 financial crisis, but they miss the biggest story of the meltdown: the battle between giant financial companies to dominate the $11 trillion mortgage market that almost destroyed the global financial system. For more than twenty years, until 2004, Timothy Howard was a senior executive at the best known of those companies, Fannie Mae, and he was in the middle of that fight. In The Mortgage Wars, Howard explains how seemingly unrelated developments in banking regulation, housing policy, Wall Street financial innovation, and political lobbying all combined to wreak havoc on the American housing market and the world economy. Timothy Howard was Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Fannie Mae until 2004. Prior to this, he was senior financial economist at Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco.




An Insider's Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage


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For many homeowners, refinancing a mortgage can save them significant money, considerably reducing their monthly payments. It can also give them breathing space to pay off debts or allow them to make other investments, pay for college, or finance home improvements. An Insider’s Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage is dedicated to an often-misunderstood aspect of mortgage lending: refinancing a mortgage loan. Readers will learn why to refinance, when to finance, as well as how to find the best lender, loan officer, and rate. Mortgage expert David Reed takes readers step bystep through the refinance process and shows them how to evaluate their current loan program and compare it with other options. By following Reed’s invaluable advice, homeowners will learn: when a refinance is right for them • how to lock in the absolute lowest rate at the lowest cost • how the mortgage process works from the inside • how loan officers get paid • how to identify and avoid predatory lenders • how to negotiate closing costs An Insider’s Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage will save readers money and heartache when negotiating a loan.







Mortgage Rip-offs and Money Savers


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“Identifie[s] all the major dangers amateur real estate investors need to be aware of . . . many useful tips for getting the right price and the best financing.” —Michael Masterson, New York Times–bestselling author of Automatic Wealth Mortgage Rip-offs and Money Savers reveals how the mortgage industry cheats borrowers out of billions in extra costs every year. Industry insider Carolyn Warren taps her decade of experience with lenders to expose the tricks, lies, and dirty little secrets they don’t want you to know. With her expert guidance, borrowers will save tens of thousands when they avoid the traps so many consumers fall into. Having this inside information is the only way borrowers can truly get the best possible deal. This book presents that knowledge in an interesting and easy format that anyone can understand. Readers can void being victims of the mortgage industry with this invaluable resource. Instead, they’ll get the best possible rates, avoid bogus fees, and get the great deal they deserve.







How to Buy a House with No (or Little) Money Down


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The Ultimate guide to finding and financing a home Almost everyone aspires to owning a home, but the reality of coming up with a large enough down payment often stands in the way of making that dream come true. No longer! How to Buy a House with No (or Little) Money Down has helped tens of thousands become homeowners, and now it's your turn! Financing your dream home can be possible even if you never thought you could. This completely updated and expanded Third Edition shows you how. Even if you are relatively cash-poor or have a less-than-perfect credit rating, real estate and financial experts Martin M. Shenkman, CPA, MBA, JD, and Warren Boroson can help you obtain a mortgage and find the house you've always wanted--with expert guidance through all the confusing legal and tax issues involved. Featuring new sections on choosing an agent, using the Internet to search for an agent and a house, and how to win the bidding war, this clear, nontechnical guide tells you how to: * Make seller financing the ticket to your dream home * Take advantage of equity sharing, equity kicker mortgages, and other esoteric techniques * Use lease options to build equity while renting * Apply for and obtain fha, va, family, and other loans you may qualify for * Inspect a house from top to bottom, inside and out * Bargain with a seller and save a bundle * And much, much more You can obtain a down payment and get the most house for your buck--simply read How to Buy a House with No (or Little) Money Down and start making your dream a reality!




How To Get Mortgage Free Like Me


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Hello there. Australia is in a credit squeeze and you probably have a growing sense of unease that your housing debt is dangerous. Securing the roof over your head is the safest money move you can make. And you know what? It's not as hard as you think. It's far easier when you know the shortcuts, structures and strategies that I do. What's more, record-low interest rates mean it's never been cheaper. You have a once-in-a-lifetime window - which will close before too long - to get mortgage-free fast and for far less. This is also the perfect way to fight back against fallen property prices. I can tell you firsthand, owning your home outright is a bloody beautiful, freeing feeling - and one that more and more Aussies are seeking. Here, debt-free and debt-focused families from all over the country, generously share surprisingly painless ways to beat a mortgage. Alongside them, I confide how industry insiders, like me, make every dollar count for far more as well as tap into little-known sources of bonus dollars. With our real-life inspiration, 'stinge-spiration' and 'win-spiration', YOU can be mortgage-free too! Long-time Sydney Morning Herald/Age columnist and TV money commentator Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon confides the way she worked the system, leveraged lucky breaks and, yes, economised to get debt-free by the age of 36. And many others join her in revealing their personal secrets to mortgage freedom. Prepare to get informed and inspired ...




The Money Mentor


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The Money Mentor is my take on the classic self-help book - with one major difference: It's a bullshit-free zone! If you're reading this, it's because you've recognised that your finances need help. Either that or your kids gave you the book as a Christmas stocking-filler, it's pouring with rain and there's nothing on telly this afternoon. Seriously, however you got here isn't important. The important thing is - you're here. Right here, right now is where you start getting control of your finances. This is where you stop throwing money away like it's going out of fashion and start saving. This is where your financial worries start to lessen. This is where you and your family begin to get ahead in the game. What I do is very straightforward - I help ordinary Mums and Dads burdened with standard 30-year home loans, pay off those loans within 7 to 10 years. Yes, you read that correctly - you can be mortgage-free in 7 to 10 years simply by following a plan that we create together. It's not magic. There's no smoke and mirrors. It's not even a secret how we can do this together. In fact, I call it the 'not-so-secret, secret', because anyone can do it. Together, we examine your lifestyle and make a detailed assessment of your living expenses. Using that information, we then give every single dollar of your family's monthly income a specific purpose and structure it within a realistic budget. And guarantee to pay the loan off in 7 to 10 years. Paying your home loan off over 30 years is bullshit! It's the biggest rip-off. When you're sitting in your bank, arranging your home loan, their entire focus is on the minimum monthly repayment. That just means they're forecasting their juicy profits over a 30-year period. Profits that you're paying for. We can even pay off that 30-year loan earlier in some cases. One of our records is having cleared a mortgage in only 3.5! Mortgage-free in three and a half years - wouldn't everyone love to be in that position? Our aim is to disrupt the passive, inherited way of thinking encouraged by the banks and to completely change traditional Mum and Dad psychology. Not with idealistic nonsense and impossible to achieve pie-in-the-sky advice aimed at solving unrealistic or non-typical situations. This book is packed with proven, practical and realistic strategies that work. If you and your family follow the process that we all agree to in the beginning, you will achieve the results we predict at the start. Guaranteed!




The Real Estate Investor's Guide to Financing


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To get the biggest return, real estate investors need the right financing. And as they buy multiple properties, their debt to equity rises, making it more difficult to get the kind of deal they need. As many investors have learned the hard way, getting the wrong financing can wipe out their profits, hold them back from selling because of a lack of equity, or force them to try to sell for more than the market will bear. The Real Estate Investor's Guide to Financing is the one book that shows readers how to get the right financial package for the biggest return on their investment. As a respected author and mortgage banker, David Reed has spent more than 20 years helping investors finance their properties. Here, he offers advice on such crucial topics as: * financing options for different property types * the financial implications of renting vs. flipping * setting rental rates * the challenges and benefits of being a landlord, including rent loss coverage * the pros and cons of having partners * tips on financing a second home, duplex, multi-family unit, or condo Complete with essential advice on financing and a glossary of investment terms, this is the one guide that will help readers start making real money.




Mortgage Credit


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Reviews 1966 mortgage credit shortage and tight money supply and considers recommendations for strengthening Federal programs to ease credit and provide institutional support for lower mortgage rates.