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When student needs financial assistance to get through college, student loans can be beneficial. The problem comes later, when the student has graduated and accumulated a great deal of debt. They often have multiple loans with more than one lender, which can make repayment even scarier. So, how can someone in this predicament breathe a little easier? By getting a student loan consolidation! (more…)

There are various reasons when you may need loan for your needs. You may want loan to purchase a house, pay off your past loans or paying your department dues. These grounds make it necessary for you to approach financial lender or financial institutions for the loan. But suppose you have defaulted in past loan payments which has made your credit standing poor in the market, then what can you do about it? With such poor credit rating, you will find it difficult to obtain any type of loan from the money lenders. Now, what options do you have to get such loans? You can improve your credit rating which will make it easier for you to obtain the finance easily. (more…)

A local bank here is at 4.85% apr on a 30 year mortgage with zero points, do you believe they will continue to decrease or will they turn soon? thanks!! Why?

I believe that interest rates and inflation will start to climb if Obama continues to print money to give away. This will drive down the value of the dollar, which causes prices to rise. Lending institutions will have to raise their interest rates to make up the difference in the falling value of the dollar.

Do you remember when Jimmy Carter was President? Or at least heard of him? Home loan rates, under his administration, went to 22%. We had double-digit inflation. He was a one-term president.

When my wife and I bought our home in 1978, we were lucky to get a mortgage loan with a 9.50% interest rate. That was 31 years ago. After we bought our home, mortgage rates more than doubled our rate. (more…)