by Beth McGuire | Dec 2, 2013 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
(MCT)—In 1999, Congress decreed that the monthly mortgage insurance premiums that borrowers paid could be terminated by the borrower under certain conditions, and if the borrower failed to act, the lender was obliged to terminate a little later. This rule applied to...
by Beth McGuire | Dec 2, 2013 | For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—Q: In March 2011, I had my kitchen gutted and redone with new floor, cabinets, “green” furnace and water system, counters—the works. I installed a new Samsung French-door refrigerator, an over-the-stove microwave, and, for the first time, a dishwasher. The...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 1, 2013 | For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—It’s a time of year when some workers are giving thanks for their cozy home-based jobs. Others, not so much. I recently heard from an unhappy work-at-homer whose employer had converted employees from office-based to home-based. Turning them into a virtual...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 26, 2013 | For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—The federal government’s consumer financial watchdog will require lenders to issue shorter, easier-to-understand mortgage disclosure forms to home buyers that more clearly show the costs and terms of the loans. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 26, 2013 | For Your Clients, News |
Traveling for the holidays? If so, the last thing you’ll want to deal with is trouble with the law. Millions of Americans are driving, or taking planes, trains, and/or buses to visit friends and family for the holidays. While many accidents are out of your...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 25, 2013 | For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—QUESTION: My homeowner’s association recently announced that our private security guards are going to start giving traffic tickets within the community. The board will sit in judgment over the $50-$100 fines. Is this legal and enforceable? ANSWER: Yes. Your...