Mortgage Finance

When I first started investing, I did the worst thing you could do: I followed the crowd. Of course, after six months of grinding, my reward for doing the easy thing was a low credit score and an empty savings account. It wasn’t until I broke away that it all clicked.

Did Wall Street cause the mess we are in? Should Washington place stronger regulations on the financial industry? Can we lower unemployment rates by controlling the free market? Answer: no. Not only is free-market capitalism good for the economy, it is our only hope for recovery. As the nation’s longest-serving CEO of one of the top 25 financial institutions, John Allison has had a unique inside view of the events leading up to the financial crisis.

In the midst of one of the most serious financial upheavals since the Great Depression, George Soros writes about the origins of the crisis and proposes a set of policies that should be adopted to confront it. Soros places the current crisis in the context of his decades of study of how individuals and institutions handle the boom and bust cycles that now dominate global economic activity.

Soros makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the great credit crisis and its implications for our nation and the world.

Filing for bankruptcy or thinking about It? If so, listen to this book first! Bankruptcy Didn't Break Me! is your complete guide to rebuilding your life and credit after a bankruptcy, written by a 17-year finance expert who was once in your shoes. Bankruptcy can be overwhelming, stressful, and make you feel hopeless. This book was written to help navigate you through the bankruptcy process and help you recover quicker so you can start enjoying life again.

Increase your spending power, enhance your standard of living, and make it on your own by following the insightful tips and tricks shared in this revolutionary guide to money management. In Money Magic, Laurence Kotlikoff, one of our nation’s premier personal finance experts and coauthor of...

Learn how you can leverage the power of real estate marketing to generate profit. Build a comprehensive understanding of real estate marketing to ensure you set yourself up for success from the onset; find property that you can sell if you are a wholesaler; understand how to find the best sellers who will increase your odds of making lots of profits; understand online real estate marketing strategies that will help catapult your business to the next level; and more.

NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED to reflect the changes in tax legislation, health insurance, and the new investment realities. In this “highly valuable resource” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Quinn “provides simple, straightforward” (The New York Times) solutions to the universal retirement...

Imagine a life where money is being sent to your bank account every month, while doing nothing. You can travel anywhere you want, you can take a long vacation, or you can even focus on your hobbies and turn them into successful careers. Yes, this is the kind of life that you can have - and you don't even need to be a financial genius, a rock star, or even have a college degree - all you need is a SMART real estate investment.

Following on from her Sunday Times bestseller, I Wish I Knew This Earlier, Toni Tone is back again – and this time, filled with advice that goes beyond our dating and romantic lives. ‘In my opinion, change as a form of evolution is wonderful, because nobody should stay exactly the same...

Quick-start your gig economy real estate business. Take your sphere of influence and soar! Backed by the stories of realtors across the nation, this audiobook takes you by the hand and tells you exactly what to do, say, and write to become a thriving and prosperous gig economy real estate agent.

This is not a kid's book. But this mommy daughter team has made mortgage so simple, it’s simple enough for kids. If you are buying a home, listen to this BEFORE speaking to a mortgage company. It will be some of the best minutes you spend, especially if this is your first time buying a home. Mortgage can seem complicated, and people feel embarrassed to ask questions. We intentionally do not cover every topic or detail. Instead, we teach the basics and prepare you for the questions a mortgage company will ask you. We then explain how it will affect the type of mortgage you will qualify for.

In Mortgage-Free Faster, Richard Andersone shares his real-life journey of paying off his mortgage in just eight years while navigating debt, budgeting challenges, and everyday life in the UK. Richard speaks directly and honestly about the sacrifices, strategies, and mindset shifts that helped him go from financial stress to full ownership of his home. Whether you're early in your mortgage, drowning in interest, or simply ready to take control of your finances, this book will guide you step by step.

Discover why not every lender is created equal, how to talk the language of real estate, so you can converse on an even playing field. Discover the loan programs that offer no and low down payment options, favorable rates, and easy qualifying.

In this game-changing book, renowned author Mark Livingston takes you on a transformative journey towards financial freedom. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, Mark Livingston demystifies the mortgage process and equips you with the tools and strategies you need to make informed decisions and save money.

The sub-prime mortgage crisis was only the beginning: a more profound economic and political restructuring was on the way. The astronomical leverage at investment banks with their hedge fund and private equity clients virtually guaranteed massive disruption in global markets. A quarter century of free-market zealotry that extolled asset stripping, abusive lending, and hedge fund secrecy came crashing down with it. Continued denial and concealment caused the crisis to stretch out for years, but financial and government leaders still downplayed the problem.

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Mortgage Club is not your grandmother’s mortgage book. It’s a raw, unfiltered playbook written by two top loan officers who know the industry inside and out. In a world built to confuse borrowers, this book arms you with the rules, stories, and strategies that lenders don’t want you to know.

In the depths of the Great Recession, a cancer nurse, a car dealership worker, and an insurance fraud specialist helped uncover the largest consumer crime in American history - a scandal that implicated dozens of major executives on Wall Street. They called it foreclosure fraud: Millions of families were kicked out of their homes based on false evidence by mortgage companies that had no legal right to foreclose.

In 2008 the US Treasury put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into a life-support state known as "conservatorship" to prevent their failure - and worldwide economic chaos. The two companies, which were always controversial, have become a battleground. Today, Fannie and Freddie are profitable again but still in conservatorship. Their profits are being redirected toward reducing the federal deficit, which leaves them with no buffer should they suffer losses again.

How many more decades before your mortgage is paid off? How many tens of thousands of dollars in interest will you pay between now and then? This book shows how to free yourself. Anita Bell and her husband, Jim, paid off a three-bedroom brick home on a combined income of less than $50,000 when interest rates were at 17%. And they did it in three years.