Maria Patterson

B, C and D paper loans are types of subprime loans. There was a time when they were hard to...

A shared equity mortgage, or partnership mortgage, can be a good way to purchase a home with little or no...

Not to be confused with a biweekly mortgage, this type of home loan is also known as 5/25s and 7/23s....

The biweekly mortgage has become increasingly popular as more people favor paying off their home loan early and reducing interest...

It is a mortgage held by the seller that can be taken over by the buyer when a home is...

You see promotions for them all the time but banking regulators have gone after lenders who misrepresent these loans. The...

Not too long ago, they offered in abundance what are called 'stated income loans', more commonly referred to as 'no...

Conventional loan limits are limits imposed on the amount of money you can borrow to finance a home purchase. The...

They are the same as conforming and non-conforming loans. A conventional, or conforming, loan is one not insured by the...

Conforming loans have terms and conditions that adhere to guidelines established by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two, big...