http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog Exploring Mortgage Refinance Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:02:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Federal Reserve announced this morning that it was cutting the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 1.5%. This move was coordinated with other central banks worldwide in an attempt to shore up global financial systems. The banks involved in the coordinated interest rate cut were the European Central ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2008/10/fed-cuts-interest-rate-50-basis-points-to-15/ A new website is launching very soon, that will be dedicated to the discussion of Bonds, and everything to do with Bonds. Bonds are an investment that allows you to loan money to a government or a corporation. In return, they promise to pay you a coupon, or interest, on the ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2008/10/abc-bonds/ The Federal Open Market Committee met yesterday and decided once again to hold the federal funds rate steady at 2%. Here is the statement they released to explain their decision: The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 2 percent. Strains in financial ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2008/09/federal-open-market-committee-holds-again-at-2/ As expected, yesterday the Federal Reserve held the key interest rate at 2% as it attempts to stike a balance between inflationary pressures and an even further slowing of the economy. The recent drop in oil prices, thought to be the main driver of upward inflationary pressures,  helped to shore up the ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2008/08/fed-holds-rates-again-at-2/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday at 2%, marking the first time in the nine months that it did not cut rates. The central bank also raised alarms about inflation. But experts said it is still unclear what the Fed will do ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2008/07/federal-reserve-holds-interest-rates-at-2/ April 21, 2008   Dear LendingTree Customer: We want you to know that some loan request forms our customers sent to LendingTree may have been seen by lenders without our consent. These lenders then used the forms to market their own mortgage loans to our customers. While we don't believe that the forms ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2008/04/lending-tree-security-breached-by-lenders/ MortgageLoan.com has just released a guide to mortgage refinance. This guide was created to help consumers stay ahead of the ever changing landscape of interest rates, mortgage refinance, housing prices and more. Here is an excerpt: "Our financial circumstances change, and so do the needs of our mortgages," says MortgageLoan.com's Managing ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2008/01/mortgage-refinance-consumer-guide/ Just a couple of hours ago the Federal Open Market Committee decided to lower the Fed Rate and the Discount rate by 50 "basis points". This means the Fed rate has gone down to 4.75% and the discount rate is down to 5.25%. This is the first rate cut under ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2007/09/fed-reserve-lowers-fed-rate-05/ Mortgage rate data from FreeRateSearch.com shows little difference between fixed and adjustable subprime mortgage rates. Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) May 31, 2007 -- Consumers holding adjustable rate loans may be tempted to refinance with another adjustable rate loan for a smaller payment, but the savings are not worth the risk, warns mortgage ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2007/08/new-mortgage-data-show-adjustable-rate-mortgages-unnecessary/ (PRWEB)  The Mortgage Bankers Associations report that in the first quarter of 2007 the percentage of subprime ARMs that started the foreclosure process climbed to a record high. Analysts estimate that nearly 2 million ARMs will reset to higher rates this year and next. Option ARMs can become so costly ... http://www.refinancequiz.com/blog/2007/08/relief-for-stressed-out-homeowners/