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Mortgages & Home Equity Loans

10 First-time Buyer Tips

Buying your first home can be both a wonderful and stressful time. Here are 10 tips to help reduce the stress of this major move.

Questions Mortgage Lenders Aren't Allowed to Ask

When you apply for a mortgage and then go to meet the mortgage broker, it may seem a bit like a credit interrogation. When you take into account the dizzying array of questions being asked of you, and the fact that your whole financial history is up for the lender's review, it may make you wonder just how much information they are entitled to. Full story.

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