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• Business: Financial Services: Mortgages  (1,629)
• Home: Homeowners: Home Buyers  (6)

All Regs - - Provides an and up-to-date database of mortgage lending guidelines.

Ask Mortgage Master - - Provides answers to questions consumers may have regarding mortgages.

Borrower's Guide to Home Loans - - A borrower's guide that can help get the best possible loan and avoid bad, or predatory loans.

Cancellation of Private Mortgage Insurance - - July 2000 discussion about a pending federal law that would save consumers money on Private Mortgage Insurance.

Decision Aide - - Complete set of tools and analysis to determine the optimal way to structure a home loan.

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development - - Government agency oversees home mortgage lending practices.

Freddie Mac: Is Homeownership Right for You? - - Consumer guide to mortgages, financing, credit, moving and remodeling. Outlines requisite credit history, costs associated with homeownership, with separate sections addressing associated costs and myths about owning a home.

Ginniemae-Finding a Lender - - A step-by-step guide through the home loan process.

Home Buyer's Information Center - - Presents a consumer guide to choosing a mortgage.

Home Loan Guaranty Services, Veterans Benefits and Services - - Information on the home loan program of the Veterans Administration.

The Housing Bubble Blog - - Author Ben Jones examines the home price boom and its effect on owners, lenders, regulators, realtors and the economy as a whole. Entries typically cover a specific region of the United States and are commentary on published news from that area.

Housing Bubble Casualty - - A mortgage insider's view on the home loan industry based out of Southern California. In addition to articles and a weblog, the site also features a forum discussing trends in mortgage industry from both the consumer and lender points of view.

HousingTracker.net - - Provides near real-time home asking price and inventory tracking as well as affordability measures for housing markets across the United States. Features include city-by-city break-down charts and 25/50/75 percentile monitoring.

HUD: Common Questions from First-Time Homebuyers - - Detailed answers for new home buyers seeking a first mortgage. Also features a library of PDF files for download.

HUD Loans - - Information about loans from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development any buying homes with a low down payment.

HUD On Your Side: Buying A Home - - Various topics are covered from settlement costs to buying land and new construction. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Mortgage for Beginners - - Information on fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, home equity loans, refinancing, and reverse mortgages. With a glossary and mortgage calculators.

Mortgage Forum - - Post questions and receive answers from mortgage professionals.

Mortgage Insider - - Mortgage articles, tutorials, podcasts, and online tests, designed to prepare, educate and protect consumers shopping for home loans written by industry insider, Rob K. Blake. The site also has sections aimed towards real estate professionals and financial advisors.

Mortgage Loans - Information for First Time Buyers - - First time borrowers can learn about the financing of a home. Comparative chart displays commonalities and differences between the types of mortgage loans.

Mortgage Professor - - Mortgage articles and resources by Wharton Professor and nationally syndicated mortgage columnist Jack M. Guttentag.

Mortgage Refinancing Company - - Provides information and a mortgage quote search service for consumers.

Mortgage Talk - - Offers a mortgage book plus advice on moving.

Mortgage Types - - Explanations of the different types of mortgage loans available to homebuyers.

Mortgage-Helper.com - - Information on purchasing homes with little or no money down.

Mortgage-X - - Calculators, mortgage market trends, detailed information on various loan programs, articles and publications, a large vocabulary of mortgage terms.

Real Estate Radio - - Real Estate Radio guides listeners through a complicated world of Real Estate.

Understanding the Home Mortgage Process - - US Federal Reserve Board provides information to help consumers understand the mortgage lending process.

Wachovia: The Mortgage Process - - Provides a checklist of what is needed when securing a mortgage.

When Your Home Is on the Line - - What one should know about home equity lines of credit. From the US Federal Reserve Board.

Applying for a Mortgage - - Details the steps for a first-time consumer to apply for and receive a mortgage. (September 20, 2006)