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The 30-year fixed-rate home loan dropped to 5.32% this week from 5.42% last week. Although it is still above the lowest rate early this year which was 4.78%, the interest rate this week is still lower than the last year average rate 6.35%.

This is the fifth week in a row that the mortgage rate has climbed up over 5% which affects greatly to home loan demand. Mortgage application dropped 19% from one week ago while refinancing activity plunged to 46.6% as reported by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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In these days resolving financial problems with loans is a common solution. It’s not easy to do something only with our salary, so if we want to buy something new, improve our home or pay the studies we make, than the only solution is to take a loan. Taking a loan however can be risky. You always have to be careful how much money you borrow, for how long and will you be able to repay it.

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From the beginning, reverse mortgage was designed to give cash-strapped seniors a way to get some extra cash. But today’s current financial meltdown with falling home prices, lending rules and also growing instances of fraud could make this kind of loans a very risky option for some borrowers.

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Senator Claire McCaskill warned senior citizens that reverse mortgages are often accompanied by excessive fees and marketed using overly aggressive tactics. There is currently a growing number of seniors who use reverse mortgage to help fund retirement or pay unexpected medical bills.

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As with any other financial decision you have to make in your life, understanding when to refinance your mortgage makes all the difference.  Also, knowing when it is not a good idea to apply for mortgage refinancing will ensure that you will not lose money in all the hullabaloos in the market.

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Are you one of the large percentage of Americans that ponder on home mortgage refinance plans? Are you facing foreclosure? In today’s widespread recession issue and problems, you may have lost your job or have had your wage lowered to a point where you find it hard to pay off your debts. Moreover, you are facing the ordeal that you can’t easily sell your house with the current standing of the real estate market.

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