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Top 10 Mortgage Mistakes. The best ways to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous mortgage lenders.

October 29, 2007 by editor  (View Source

(businessweek) 1) Beware the origination fee 2) Trusting the first loan officer you interview 3) Using an interest-only adjustable-rate loan to qualify for a more expensive house 4) Thinking interest rates are the main thing 5) Not comparing final fees listed on the closing documents 6) Not knowing if the mortgage has a prepayment penalty 7)Thinking that renting means throwing money away 8) Not considering back-end yield spread 9) Paying for credit or mortgage life insurance 10) Paying extra to set up a biweekly payment plan. (view source for details)


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