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May 17, 2011
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Massive Mortgage Losses Make PMI Group Miserable Losing big may keep the company from issuing new policies. |
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July 18, 2011
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Are These Former Heroes Going to Zero? Mortgage insurers -- the companies that made it possible to put less than 20% down to buy a home -- have become victims of the housing bust. |
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MGIC's Woes Multiply on Rising Mortgage Losses The United States' biggest mortgage insurer reported a second-quarter loss recently as loan defaults jumped. |
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Do You Believe in Magic? MGIC's share price is growing while net income shrinks. |
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November 9, 2011
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Genworth Beats as Profits Shrivel Genworth profits shrink, but so do investment losses. |
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October 27, 2006 |
On Private Mortgage Insurance Private mortgage insurance (PMI) is extra insurance a lender may require you to buy if you're forking over less than 20% of a property's value as a down payment. |
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Private Mortgage Insurance When you're buying a home, you may end up having to pay for private mortgage insurance -- though there are ways you might avoid it or eliminated it later. |
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Credit Rating Crunch New capital rules for Fannie and Freddie could spell trouble for independent mortgage insurers. The two government sponsored enterprises may have to give preference to their worst enemies... |
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Genworth Continues to Disappoint Genworth reports losses as mortgage business continues to suffer. |
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January 22, 2004 |
Optimize Your Mortgage Take a minute to see if you can benefit from even lower interest rates. |
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Don't Overpay for Your Mortgage For most homeowners, the mortgage payment is by far their biggest monthly expense. Spending 60 seconds reviewing it can do wonders for your budget. So, let's take a look... |
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Why Getting a Mortgage Will Never Be the Same Lots of changes are happening to the mortgage market. |
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August 8, 2008
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Financial Stocks on the Move There's been no shortage of carnage in the financial industry. Here are some of this week's worst-performing financial stocks and a few tidbits about what's pushing them around. |
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Should You Insure That Mortgage? Mortgage life insurance isn't as useful as it sounds. There are other options to consider. |
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Think Twice Before You Refinance You may not have considered these factors. |
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Life After Fannie and Freddie: Canada Edition A modest proposal, modeled after our neighbors to the north. |
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5 Reasons to Scrimp for a Down Payment Of the million or so hurdles you can encounter between you and your first home, the down-payment hurdle can sometimes loom the largest. It's not easy, but it can save you more money down the road. |
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The Next Housing Crisis Is Brewing Is the government sponsoring the next leg down for the housing market? If so, what should investors be doing? |
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Housing Sings The Blues Real estate woes bring both worry and opportunity to the financial sector. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2009
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Will Housing Bottom in ... 2011? What that would mean for stocks and the economy. |
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September 8, 2011
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Whoa! My Stock Trounced the Market These stocks just took off, but are they about to make a return trip to earth?: Conn's... MGIC... Walter Energy... |
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August 25, 2010
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Another Tax Break for Homeowners One more reason to buy a home. Lawmakers have extended a tax deduction for private mortgage insurance. You can now take advantage of this little perk through the end of the decade. |
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7 Small-Cap Stocks the Pros Love Are they right for you? |
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July 19, 2004 |
"Points" Explained If you're shopping for a new home and mortgage, you're going to hear a lot about points. Learn what points are before you pay them. |
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Lose That Mortgage? Anyone thinking of cashing in stocks, bonds, 401(k)s, to pay off their mortgage? Think hard about where your money is right now. Your home's value may drop. And even if it keeps rising, it might not do so as quickly as your stocks, funds, and dividends do. |
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May 7, 2004
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Hot Economy Would Help Homestore The fundamentals for Homestore came in strong for the first quarter, though not as strong as expected. The big question for the company, which operates the leading network of real estate-related information websites, is how will a rising interest rate environment affect its sales? |
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Should You Pay Down Your Mortgage? Many people are doing it, but is it the smartest move? |
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Save Money on Your Mortgage Why spend more than you have to? There are a few ways you might be able to save money on the next mortgage you secure. |
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Are You Missing Out on a Fortune? Using your home for leverage brings both risk and potential reward. |
