Articles by Dan Green - Page 8

Lenders are lowering credit score requirements. Read more on today's minimum required FICO scores, and get a live mortgage rate quote.

Mortgage rates are a 14-month best and U.S. home values are rising. A review of today's refinance programs, plus live mortgage rate quotes.

A new FICO credit scoring model will raise borrower credit scores. Analysis of the changes, plus today's live mortgage rates.

How to qualify for a VA loan guaranty, get your loan through underwriting, and close on the mortgage quickly. Rules and live mortgage rates.

Rules for the VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL), which is often called the VA Streamline Refinance. Live VA mortgage rates available.

Mortgage rates are at a 55-week low, but you can do even better. Simple tricks to get a better rate quote, plus access to today's live rates.

Mortgage rates move constantly. 3 strategies for helping you to lock the lowest mortgage rate possible, plus access to today's live rates.

VA loans can require only small amounts of paperwork, but you'll need these 2 documents to get approved quickly.

Buy homes for 50% off list and with just $100 down via the Good Neighbor Next Door program. Read more and get today's live mortgage rates.

Want to lock today's lowest mortgage interest rate? Make sure your loan's got all the right characteristics. Analysis and live quotes.

3 million closings later, the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) continues to aid U.S. homeowners. Rules and live mortgage rates.

Effective immediately, mortgage lenders have lowered minimum FICO requirements on home loans. Read more about the shift, and get today's live mortgage rates.

How fixed-rate mortgage rates work, including a review of 30-year loans, 15-year loans, and more. In-depth analysis plus today's current fixed rate mortgage rates.

"HARP 2" mortgages are slowing. What's next could be HARP 3 -- the #MYREFI program the government is calling "A Better Bargain For U.S. Homeowners". Get the story behind HARP 3 and see who may qualify.

Mortgage lenders needed 42 days, on average, to get buyers to the closing table last months. Need to close more quickly that than? Use these tips to speed your purchase mortgage approval.

Will the FHA reduce the MIP its new (and existing) homeowners pay in 2014? An analysis, plus today's live FHA mortgage rates.

Want to get your mortgage approved? Your odds can improve when you apply with more than one bank. Read more about "investor overlays" here.

The HARP program has been expanded to include more U.S. homeowners. See who's affected and get today's live HARP mortgage rates.

FHA mortgage rates are low, and downpayment requirements are small. Here's how to apply and get approved for an FHA-backed mortgage.

What does 43 years of mortgage rate data tell us about the market for 2014? Read up, and look ahead for rate-locking advice.