The Truth About Mortgage Blog
Welcome to a warm, friendly, and most importantly unbiased place to learn about mortgages, ideally before you make contact with a real estate agent or lender. The more you know, the better you’ll feel, and hopefully all that hard work will help you snag a lower mortgage rate too! View all mortgage help topics to get started or check out the latest mortgage tips and news below.
Latest Posts
Landed: Helping Educators Buy Homes in the Expensive Areas They Serve
There are tons of mortgage lenders out there, certainly too many to count, but Landed Home Loans is a little more unique than the rest. You see, their goal isn’t just to help Americans get a home loan. Their mission ... Read More »
Now More Than Ever You Need to Compare Mortgage Rates
The last two weeks have been crazy in the mortgage world. In early March, the industry celebrated as mortgage rates hit record lows. Per Freddie Mac’s weekly survey, the 30-year fixed fell to 3.29%, its lowest point since tracking began ... Read More »
No, You Aren’t Getting a 0% Mortgage Rate
At least not yet… As you probably know, the Fed slashed the federal funds rate to near-zero yesterday afternoon to prop up the economy as it contends with the growing coronavirus pandemic. If you read the headlines, you might falsely ... Read More »
The Federal Reserve Has Swooped In to Save Mortgage Rates
In light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which were the Federal Reserve’s very own words, the Committee took bold action to lower the target range for the federal funds rate to 0% to 0.25%. That’s a full percentage point lower ... Read More »
CrossCountry Mortgage Review: Licensed Nationwide
Today we’ll do an in-depth review of CrossCountry Mortgage, which as the name implies, is a nationally-licensed mortgage lender that offers its home loan services in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Given their name, it’s a good ... Read More »
So Much for the Record Low Mortgage Rates
What Happened to Mortgage Rates? They hit a record low of around 3% last week Then quickly reversed course over the past two days Now 30-year fixed mortgage rates are pricing closer to 3.5% Because lenders are too busy to ... Read More »
Lenox Financial / WesLend Mortgage Review: The Biggest No-Brainer?
Today we’ll take a look at Southern California-based Lenox Financial Mortgage Corp., which also does business as WesLend Financial. First things first, be sure not to confuse them with Atlanta, GA-based Lenox Financial, whose famous radio pitch is/was, “the biggest ... Read More »
The Refinance Rule of Thumb
How Much Lower Should Mortgage Rates Be to Refinance? Unfortunately there is no one-size-fits-all answer Because no two loan scenarios are the same You have to factor in existing home loan details And future plans/financial objectives/tenure in home, etc. If ... Read More »
Quicken Loans CEO Doesn’t See the 30-Year Fixed Falling Below 3%
Call him a party pooper, but the CEO of top retail mortgage lender Quicken Loans doesn’t expect mortgage rates to decline any further from their new all-time lows. If anything, Jay Farner believes they will rise over the next few ... Read More »
Gateway Mortgage Review: They’ve Got Tons of Loan Programs!
Gateway Mortgage Group was founded back in the year 2000 by J. Kevin Stitt, who claims he only had $1,000, a computer, and lofty dreams. He now serves as the 28th Governor of Oklahoma, in office since January 2019. Today, ... Read More »
