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What is the Home Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP)?

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Keywords: 2008, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage bubble, intervention, underwater, Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), government intervention,

What is the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)?

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Keywords: mortgage, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), underwater, upside-down loan, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP),

What is Mortgage Modification?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, loan refinancing, Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), mortgage refinancing, financial hardship, mortgage modification,

What is a No-Appraisal Mortgage?

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Keywords: 2008, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Federal Housing Administration (FHA), mortgage bubble, Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP),

What is a Home Debtor?

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Keywords: banking, mortgages, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), mortgage loans, home equity, underwater, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), Emergency Economic Stabilization Act,

What is a Mortgage Short Sale?

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Keywords: appraised value, financial hardship, forbearance, mortgage modification,

What is a Reverse Mortgage?

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Keywords: home equity, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), senior citizens, reverse mortgage,

What is a Home Inspection?

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Keywords: real estate, loans, appraisal, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), home inspector, real estate appraisal, first-time homebuyers, FHA loans, buying a home, home appraisal,

What is a Home Mortgage?

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Keywords: notional principal, refinancing, float, mortgage, collateral, home equity, fixed-rate mortgage, Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI), mortgage refinancing, principal loan amount, fixed rate, floating rate,

What is a Home Office Expense?

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Keywords: deductions, tax deductible, self-employment tax, small businesses, self-employed, business taxes, home office, tax deductions, itemized deductions, self-employed individuals,

What is a Home Office?

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Keywords: telecom, deductions, self-employed, corporate taxes, home office, home office expense deduction, telecommuting, corporate headquarters,

How do I Choose an ETF?

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Keywords: investments, financial advisors, asset allocation, opportunity cost, screening programs,

What is Home Equity?

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Keywords: home equity, reverse mortgage, Home Equity Line Of Credit (HELOC), building up equity,

What is a Home Equity Loan?

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Keywords: mortgage, Home Equity Line Of Credit (HELOC), fixed-rate interest payments, college funding, home equity loans,

What if I Cannot Get Individual Coverage?

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Keywords: health insurance, Affordable Care Act (ACA),

How are Mutual Funds Classified?

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Keywords: mutual funds, sales load, index funds, sector funds, screening programs, expense ratio, allocation funds, turnovers, turnover ratio,

What is a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)?

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Keywords: mortgage loans, debt consolidation, home equity, balloon payment, Fixed-Rate Home Equity Loan, Home Equity Line Of Credit (HELOC), home equity loans, home loans,

What Part of the Contribution into My IRA is Tax-Deductible?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), qualified plans, income limits, phase-out, deductible contributions,

What Health Insurance Do I Need if I Don't Have a Job?

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Keywords: health insurance, Affordable Care Act (ACA),

What does FDIC Insured mean?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, Basel Accords, bank insurance, insolvency, Glass-Steagall Act, It’s a Wonderful Life,

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