on 16 Mar 2015
by Winged Ox I recently updated my iOS, and the repeated notification that your app works better if I let you notify me was the last straw. I am given that setting option for a reason, and if you're going to interrupt me every time I use your app to remind me of my selection and why I should change, you're out of my life. Here's something your strategy and architecture folks need to understand: In part due to the incredible amount of liberty and choice of information and experience that the likes of Facebook and the wider Internet ushered into our worlds, Millenials are far less tolerant of this kind of coercion; even delicately packaged suggestions become an annoyance. We know what we want most of the time, we know how to get it; if we don't know right now, we will in a matter of minutes. We are not like our unwitting parents and those before, believing that we must dampen our preferences and accept all of the reminders, placements, and suggestions as the nature of the beast. I, and my counterparts, have been liberated to the point that we can choose with greater autonomy, making us tremendously less elastic to embedded solicitations and nudges.

If I wanted to be notified by your app with a sound or a bubble, I've been an iPhone user since 2012, I know how to do this with the flip of a wrist, and I haven't because I DO NOT WANT TO. Mmkay?

I've deleted your app and I will not return.

by Tat2d.nrd App claims: "free"calling and msgs which is misleading. ( I already get unlimited texting and a lot of my calls are already free by default. Messenger still uses the one thing i do get charged extra for- data, and so much of it!) App claim: lots of features. (Everything it's offering is already a standard feature on your phone) App claim: easy to switch between 2 apps. (No, it isn't. This claim must be an ironic joke at the user's expense.) App claim: stickers. (Those are good for texting like a high school girl) In conclusion, messenger offers free stuff you already have (whenever it decides to work) by eating up all of your data and battery life. Have fun texting like a high schooler while messenger snoops through contact lists, emails, search history, and photos. Let's all collectively hope this app never gets hacked. In my opinion, the app is terrible and not worth the the data usage, battery drain, or risks involved. I also hate that messenger bugs you all day long with notifications. You can turn them off but it will still send lots of notifications asking you to turn on notifications. (apparently messenger is full of ironic jokes)

by Mrslukewarm I realize I'm just one person with my own unique opinion and I'm among many others writing a review for this app but, I have hope that despite that you guys still listen to the people who made you as big as you are today. It seems, from what I can gather, a lot of other people feel the same way I do. Two apps seems bulky and unnecessary. It takes up space and causes me frustration. Here I am browsing through my news feed when someone sends me a message....so I click my messages tab and it takes me to the messenger app. Okay, great ?? let me wait for the app to boot up and load my message(s). I reply and want to go back to what I was doing so I leave to get back into Facebook again. I understand that to some people that's no big deal to have to leave one app and go to another but messaging used to be integrated, so that's a luxury I'll never forget. I wish it could be up to the user whether they want to install an entirely separate app or use the integrated messaging. But like I said I'm just one person so I don't expect anything to change.


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Great music discovery is effortless and free with Pandora. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs, genres or composers and we will do the rest. It’s easy to create personalized stations that play only music you’ll love.

Tap into an entire world of music, including almost a century of popular recordings - new and old, well known and obscure. Create up to 100 personalized radio stations with your free account.

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on 15 Mar 2015

WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for iPhone and other smartphones. WhatsApp uses your 3G or WiFi (when available) to message with friends and family. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages. First year FREE! ($0.99 USD/year after)

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WHY USE WHATSAPP:
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* NO HIDDEN COST: Once you and your friends download the application, you can use it to chat as much as you want. Send a million messages a day to your friends for free! WhatsApp uses your Internet connection: 3G/EDGE or Wi-Fi when available.

* MULTIMEDIA: Send Video, Images, and Voice notes to your friends and contacts.

* GROUP CHAT: Enjoy group conversations with your contacts. Add or Remove group participants, change group subject and set a group icon.

* PERSONAL: Set a profile photo which will be shown to all your contacts

* NO INTERNATIONAL CHARGES: Just like there is no added cost to send an international email, there is no cost to send WhatsApp messages internationally. Chat with your friends all over the world as long as they have WhatsApp Messenger installed and avoid those pesky international SMS costs.

* SAY NO TO PINS AND USERNAMES: Why even bother having to remember yet another PIN or username? WhatsApp works with your phone number, just like SMS would, and integrates flawlessly with your existing phone address book.

* NO NEED TO LOG IN/OUT: No more confusion about getting logged off from another computer or device. With push notifications WhatsApp is ALWAYS ON and ALWAYS CONNECTED.

* NO NEED TO ADD BUDDIES: Your Address Book is used to automatically connect you with your contacts. Your contacts who already have WhatsApp Messenger will be automatically displayed under Favorites, similar to a buddy list.

* OFFLINE MESSAGES: Even if you miss your push notifications or turn off your iPhone, WhatsApp will save your messages offline until you retrieve them during the next application use.

* AND MUCH MORE: Share location and places, Exchange contacts, Custom wallpaper, Custom notification sounds, Landscape mode, Message timestamps, Email chat history, Broadcast messages and media to many contacts at once, and much much more!

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NOTE: WhatsApp is a telephony application and as such iPod or iPad are NOT supported devices.


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iTunes U is the best way to create and experience courses on iPad.  The iTunes U app gives you access to complete courses from leading universities and other schools — plus the world’s largest digital catalog of free education content — right on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Whether you’re majoring in molecular biology at a university, taking Spanish in high school, or just interested in European history, you now have a valuable tool to help you learn anytime, anywhere.

Features:

Let the discussion begin
• Students participating in private courses can pose questions on the course or any post or assignment
• Other students in the class can jump into the discussion and ask more questions or provide answers
• Teachers and students can keep up with the conversation when they receive push notifications as the discussion progresses

Free courses in a wide array of subjects
• Take free courses created and taught by instructors from leading universities and other schools
• See all assignments and updates from the instructor in one place, and check off assignments as you complete them
• Take notes and highlight text in iBooks and see them consolidated for easy reviewing in the iTunes U app
• Take course notes in class, or while playing audio or video lectures inside of iTunes U
• Access course materials, including audio, video, books, documents & presentations, apps, and iBooks textbooks
• Share your favorite courses with friends using Twitter, Facebook, Mail, and Messages

The world’s largest catalog of free education content
• Choose from more than 750,000 free lectures, videos, books, and other resources on thousands of subjects from Algebra to Zoology
• Browse collections from education and cultural institutions in 30 countries — including Stanford, Yale, MIT, Oxford, LaTrobe University, University of Tokyo, MoMA, the New York Public Library, and the Library of Congress

Create courses on iPad
• Teachers can now create and update their courses using the iTunes U app on their iPad—getting started is fast, simple, and completely free
• Provide every student a course outline, write posts, distribute assignments, upload class materials, easily track participating students, and much more
• Take advantage of the built in camera on iPad to easily capture photos or videos and upload them for course assignments
• Create materials using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote—or other apps from the App Store—and add them to your course by using "Open in iTunes U" from within each app
• Teachers affiliated with qualified institutions have the option to publish their courses to the iTunes U Catalog—making them available to everyone for free

Requirements:

• Participating in courses require iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 7 or later
• Creating courses require iPad with iOS 7 or later
• An Apple ID set up for use on the iTunes Store
• iTunes 10.5.2 or later is required to sync with a computer

This update includes minor stability and performance improvements.


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TAKE A CRACK AT OUTSMARTING YOUR FRIENDS IN THIS AWARD-WINNING TRIVIA GAME!

Trivia Crack is the international smash hit game that pits friend against friend in different categories to determine who has the most trivia knowledge. And it’s FREE! Each of the six categories (Science, Entertainment, Art, Geography, Sports and History) has a corresponding character, and the game is won by being the first to obtain all six. Give Willy the Wheel a spin and let chance decide which category you get!

Stuck on a particular question? You still have a chance! Trivia Crack is a game of strategy. Earn coins throughout the game to get special advantages such as PowerUps and extra spins which you can use to gain the upper hand over your opponents. Or face off against them and steal their characters!

It’s no coincidence Trivia Crack is the #1 trivia game in the US and Canada. This game is truly one-of-a-kind. With over 100 thousand questions and constant updates, Trivia Crack never gets old. Upload your own user-created questions, or translate and rate those of other users and join the Trivia Crack community!

From the moment you start playing Trivia Crack, you’ll notice the bright, sophisticated and intuitive interface. With lively animations at every step, the characters have a life of their own!

Trivia Crack is currently available in English (localized versions for both the US and the UK), Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian and Catalan, with new languages added regularly.

So what are you waiting for? Download Trivia Crack now and begin challenging your friends!

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? Share achievements
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Visit our website at http://www.triviacrack.com and follow us on Social Media! You’ll find tips and tricks and other helpful information.

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If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to visit our FAQs at http://www.etermax.com/en/support

- New design
- New navigation
- New languages! You can now play in Russian, Japanese and Dutch
- Bug fixes


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on 14 Mar 2015

Get the official YouTube app for iPhone and iPad. Catch up with your favorite channels, enjoy the world’s largest music collection, and share easily with friends. Watch the latest videos and playlists on the couch or on the go.

YouTube, your way
* Discover videos and channels with recommendations just for you
* Cast videos from your phone to Chromecast, other connected TV devices, and game consoles
* Use playlists to save, organize, and share your favorite tracks

Enjoy endless music
* Find songs you love on your new personalized music homepage
* Launch a YouTube Mix, an infinite playlist of songs with unlimited skips
* Explore the world’s music in YouTube’s massive music catalog

Stabilization and minor bug fixes.


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Enjoy fast and fun mobile conversation! Snap a photo or a video, add a caption, and send it to a friend. They’ll view it, laugh, and then the Snap disappears from the screen – unless they take a screenshot!

You can also add a Snap to your Story with one tap to share your day with all of your friends.

The best conversations happen when both friends are present, so we’ll let you know if your friend is Here in your Chat so that you can give each other your full attention. And if you're both Here, simply press and hold to share live video - and Chat face-to-face!

Happy Snapping!

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?Please note: even though Snaps, Chats, and Stories are deleted from our servers after they expire, we cannot prevent recipient(s) from capturing and saving the message by taking a screenshot or using an image capture device.

*Take a Snap while playing music and other audio from your phone!
*Bug fixes and improvements to make Snapchat faster.


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by Cheuk Seto 2/28 - another update. None of the problems below were fixed. Now one more: loading items on news feed will make the app freeze, and killing it to return to the app won't help.

Surely the updates that the app receives every other week is a good thing. But every time it makes changes that you DO see, are ones that are the most annoying and not very constructive. The last change they made was moved Messenger OUT of the Facebook app itself, and then have to make you download a separate app to use the same function. That's not a good experience and very frustrating. There is also a bug that seems to be unnoticed ever since the app allows videos to be played inline in the feeds. When you have a video playing, if you are also playing music, the app will automatically turn down the volume of your own music, so you can hear the audio from the video. This is fine, if the app is smart enough to give me back my music to normal volume afterwards, but it doesn't, and will only resume normal after killing the app. For some reasons, apps like Instagram and whatsapp (both of which are now under the Facebook empire) do multimedia sharing and messaging better. Why not combine all three, or just let the Facebook app does its best and only job - news feed.

by Sourpissedoanshfh It's getting to the point where I think that te creators of the Facebook app do not care about the comments of its actual users. I have read a lot of the reviews since your current update and no one was happy I am also not happy. This is the most frustrating app I have ever downloaded I thank you thank you thst it's free but if you're going to offer an app that's free you shouldn't advertise that it's going to be a great app like you do. It freezes it crashes I can't ehardly ever look at an article or a page that I like without the app crashing kicking me out and God for bid I go back to my newsfeed to try to look and find the same article that I was previously reading because now my Facebook has done upload 10,000 other things and status updates that were from yesterday you need to get this problem fixed and according to all of the other users I'm not the only person that feels this way I am pretty sure by your current review status that you're going to be losing a lot of Facebook app users are use my Facebook for my mini iPad as well as my Moto X phone and have many problems on my on my phone but I have Majority of my problems on my iPad

by MorbidEloquence After several attempts at accessing my Facebook without any luck, I have begun to loose hope. My fingernails scratch at "Continue as Morbid_Eloquence?" button with aimless desperation as it's appearance feels like the bars of a prison. The spinning asterisk indicating the app's attempted progress has begun mocking me, or at least I imagine it is, spinning in antagonizing hatred much like the cogs of an old broken clock... It screams to me, "keep trying! I swear this app works and very soon you will be frolicking in the sunlight of your friend's incessant complaints of first world life and sharing pictures of relationship goals without the intention of applying them in real life! Freedom awaits!" But still to no avail. I feel there may be no escape from the login screen... And the memory of me will fade into history as my Facebook sits unread like so many books in the apartments of eccentric recluses. All that will remain of me is the stench of the once intentional exploration of socializing, now mentally beaten into isolation. Why Facebook app... Why.


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on 13 Mar 2015

The Google Maps app for iPhone and iPad makes navigating your world faster and easier. Find the best spots in town and the information you need to get there.

• Comprehensive, accurate maps in 220 countries and territories
• Voice-guided GPS navigation for driving, biking, and walking
• Transit directions and maps for over 15,000 cities and towns
• Live traffic conditions, incident reports, and automatic rerouting to find the best route
• Detailed information on more than 100 million places
• Street View and indoor imagery for restaurants, museums, and more

* Some features not available in all countries
* Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

• See businesses nearby when looking up an address
• Get quick facts on popular points of interest
• See a list of upcoming events and performances at participating venues
• Earn your Local Guides badge by sharing reviews
• Add transit directions to your calendar
• Bug Fixes


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Instagram is a simple way to capture and share the world's moments. Transform your everyday photos and videos into works of art and share them with your family and friends.

See the world through somebody else's eyes by following not only the people you know, but inspirational Instagrammers, photographers, athletes, celebrities and fashion icons. Every time you open Instagram, you'll see new photos and videos from your closest friends, plus breathtaking moments shared by creative people across the globe.

Over 300 million people use Instagram to:

* Edit photos and videos with free, custom-designed filters.
* Improve photos with 10 advanced creative tools to change brightness, contrast and saturation as well as shadows, highlights and perspective.
* Find people to follow based on the accounts and photos they already love.
* Make videos look cinematic with Instagram's custom-built stabilization.
* Instantly share photos and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and other social networks.
* Connect with Instagrammers all over the world and keep up with their photos and videos.
* Send private photo and video messages directly to friends.

Bug fixes and performance improvements.


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on 3 Mar 2015
Have you taken out credit cards, personal loans or an auto loan? If you have high interest credit cards, consider paying them down and avoid using more than 10% of your cards' limit at any given time. However, if you are debt-free, you can possibly go for a bigger mortgage depending upon other factors. You may be saving for your retirement by investing into employer sponsored plans like 401k/403b as well as the IRAs. You may like to save for your child's education (Coverdell education Savings and 529 Plan) as well. So, decide whether you're comfortable with managing a mortgage as well as savings plan.

However, if you have too much of credit card debt, pay it off and then start saving for future. Otherwise, managing credit cards, savings and then a mortgage may be quite difficult!

If you're looking for mortgage in a market where borrowing is costly and difficult, then having poor credit will cost you a lot. In such markets, a borrower with a score of 620 is no longer considered creditworthy! At least you should have a score of 680 to qualify for better rates and terms.

Although there are FHA and VA programs for those having poor credit, yet, if you want to get the best program and avoid mortgage problems in future, then wait till you repair your credit and then apply for a loan.

Often lenders take the initiative and work with borrowers in improving their credit scores prior to offering the loan. However, if your score is between 640 and 680, consider putting down 10-15% of purchase price so that some of the best programs are available to you.

As for the credit history, most lenders look for 3-5 tradelines (mortgage, second mortgage, credit cards, auto loan, student loan, store card, gas card, secured/unsecured installment loan etc) in good standing for the past 2 years.

Most lenders will require you to have cash reserves/savings equal to at least 6 months of mortgage payments (PITI) apart from what you'll pay for closing costs and down payment.

However, not all programs (such as the FHA loans) require this but it's better to have some cash reserves so that in case there's an emergency you don't miss a payment and bring down your credit score.

In order to take on additional debt, you'd have to calculate how much of your income (include all sources of income) is being spent on current debts such as credit cards, personal loan, auto loan etc. This is given by the debt-to-income ratio or DTI.

The DTI = (total monthly debt payment/gross monthly income)
So, the % of income put into paying off debts = DTI * 100

Check out yourself the DTI using Debt-to-income Ratio calculator.

The higher the DTI, the lower are your chances of getting a mortgage because you pose a higher risk to lenders if you're already having a lot of debts to pay for.

If it's a declining market with home prices going down, you may like to wait till prices get better. This is because lenders may reduce the loan amount as investors won't provide enough funds.

Moreover, if you cannot pay off the mortgage and decide to sell the home, you won't get enough proceeds because the home value will turn out to be lower than what you owe. Thus, in a declining market, you can't rely on home sales to pay down your mortgage. Rather you'd have to choose options which will have a negative impact on your credit.

However, if you're planning to occupy the house for a long time and your finances are in good shape, you may go for a home that's losing value now as you have the time to wait till prices get higher.

The lending industry has been changing with time to keep pace with inflation and economy. With market changes and scenarios like the credit crunch (due to sub-prime mortgage crisis in 2007), lenders have come up with stricter lending guidelines in order to reduce the rising rate of foreclosures.

Due to market changes, certain programs are simply not available. For example, due to the rising concern over foreclosures (in 2007-2008 beginning) and borrowers' inability to pay off loans, lenders have almost stopped offering 100% financing or 80/20 loans.


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Hi carlark,

Welcome to this forum.

Points are also known as discount points. These are some kind of fees that the lenders charge at closing. If the borrower pays these points, he may be offered lower interest rates for the entire loan period.

Eugene has given you some very good information regarding points and I agree with him that the buyer should look the net amount that they need to pay. Points are some kinds of baits to attract the buyers.

There is an article regarding Discount points. You can check it out- http://www.mortgagefit.com/discount-point.html

Feel free to ask if you have any further questions.

Thanks,
Larry


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With mortgage refinancing, you can replace your original mortgage with a new one with better terms and conditions but the new mortgage should be within your affordable limit. The same property that you used as collateral to secure the original mortgage is used to secure the new loan also. The new loan proceeds are utilized to pay off the existing mortgage. In case there is any remaining money after paying down the original mortgage, that amount can be used to meet other financial obligations.

Example: Suppose each of the two borrowers A and B took out mortgage loan worth of $500,000. Again, say after 5 years, both A and B paid down $250,000. So, for both these borrowers, remaining unpaid mortgage amount is $250,000.

Borrower A then took out another loan worth of $250,000, so as to repay the remaining balance on the existing mortgage. This depicts a case of simple refinance.

Borrower B then took out another loan worth of $350,000. Out of this new loan amount, B used $250,000 to pay down the original mortgage. B could use the remaining $100,000 to meet other financial obligations. This describes a case of cash out refinance.

The first scenario is a simple refinance while the second is that of a "cash-out refinance".

You may not always be eligible for refinancing or the situation may not always be conducive for refinancing. You have to time your move correctly so as to reap its benefits. You need to check out these crucial things carefully before applying for mortgage refinancing - If you have built up equity:
You may be eligible for refinancing when you have built up equity of at least 10% in your home. However, for mortgages owned by Fannie Mae, the equity requirement is 5%. It is possible to get the refinance approval even with less than 5% equity, but in that case you may have to pay a certain sum of money to compensate for the deficiency in equity.
If the refinance rate is sufficiently low:
If the current mortgage rate is sufficiently lower than the rate on the original mortgage, then it may be wise to opt for refinancing. Here, you need to follow the 2% Rule. As per the 2% Rule, refinancing is beneficial for you in case the refinance rate is 2% lower than the rate on the original loan. Here, the savings accrued from low rate outweigh the costs of the new loan after a certain period of time, which is called the break-even period. To get benefits of refinance, you have to stay in the house at least till the break-even period.
If you have removed negative items and paid off debts:
Before plunging into refinancing, obtain your credit report from the credit bureaus and review it carefully. If you find some negative items such as collections or late payments, dispute those items immediately and get those items removed from your report. Prior to refinancing, pay down as much debts as possible. All these will work in your favor in getting the refinance approval.
If you have no late payments in past 1 year:
If you have history of late payments in the past 1 year, then your refinance appeal may be rejected. So, before refinancing, make sure you don't have any late payments in the past 1 year.
Despite the fact that refinance has several benefits, it is not always a good idea to go for mortgage refinancing. There are some cases when your refinance appeal is rejected by the lender or it may not fetch the desired returns. Here are some cases when refinancing is not a good idea at all-If the property value has declined sharply:
If the value of your property has declined appreciably, the remaining balance on your original loan may be higher than the refinance loan amount. In other words, with the new loan proceeds, you won't be able to pay down the original mortgage loan.
If you have already used up your equity:
Your equity is the key to get approved for refinancing. If you have already used up your equity by taking out a home equity loan (HEL) or a home equity line of credit (HELOC), then going for refinancing would not be a good idea.
If you have only a few years left on the existing loan:
It does not make good sense to go for refinancing if you have only a few years left on your existing loan. It is not rational to refinance the loan which you have almost paid off. If you have almost paid down a 30-year fixed rate mortgage, then it is unwise to opt for refinancing. After all, refinancing is just like taking out a new loan and all the costs associated with taking out a fresh loan are applicable here too.

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This section provides you with an explanation of mortgage types and their features. Apart from highlighting the types of mortgage loans, this section also mentions who all are suitable for the different types of mortgages. The purpose is to help you explore the features of various types of mortgage loans so that you can compare and choose the one that's best for you.


Fixed rate mortgage
(40, 30, 15, 10 years)
Fixed rate of interest and hence fixed Monthly payments throughout the loan term. Borrowers who are planning to occupy the property for at least 10 years. Those who don't prefer higher payments.
Interest rate and the monthly payment remain the same for 10 years. From the 11th year, the rate is adjusted every year. This will change the payments each year for the rest of the loan term.Intend to occupy the property for more than 10 years. Like to make stable payments initially but can afford higher payments later on. Plan to leave the property within 10 years. Want to continue with the loan even if there are changes in the plan.
Interest rate and monthly payments remain fixed for the first 7 years. From the 8th year, interest rates are adjusted every year. The payments are thus changed every year till the loan period is over. Plan to stay in the property for more than 7 years. Prefer stable payments initially but can keep up with higher payments later on. Plan to vacate the house after 7 years. Want to carry out with the loan in case the plan changes.
Fixed rate and monthly payments for first 7 years. On the 8th year, the interest rate is adjusted according to prevailing market rates. The resulting payments will remain constant for the remaining loan period.Plan to occupy the property for more than 7 years. Those who can afford just 1 payment adjustment. Those who plan to move out within 7 years. Those who want to continue with the loan in case there is any change in the plan.
Interest rate and monthly payment remain the same for the first 5 years of the loan period. The rate is adjusted on the 6th year to reflect the prevailing rate. The resulting payment remains constant throughout the rest of the loan term.Borrowers intending to stay in the property for more than 5 years. Those who can bear with one payment adjustment Borrowers who plan to move within 5 years. Those who want the loan to remain in force in case of any change in the plans.

For the first 5 years, the interest rate and monthly payment remain constant. But from the 6th year, the rates adjust after every 5 years and 1 year respectively.Those who can put up at the property for more than 5 years. Borrowers who like stability in monthly payments initially although there may be increase in payments later on. Those who may leave the house within 5 years. Borrowers who want to continue with the loan in case plans change.
The interest rate and monthly payments remain fixed for the first 3 years. From the 4th year, the rates are adjusted in every 3 years and 1 year respectively.Borrowers who plan to stay in the property for than 3 years. Those who can accept initial payment stability and any changes later on. Borrowers willing to abandon the property in less than 3 years. Those who want the loan to remain in force in case of any change in the plan.
The interest rate is adjusted every year as a result of which the monthly payments also vary each year for the entire loan term.Borrowers who want to take advantage of low rates. Those who can bear additional costs due to yearly payment changes. Borrowers who cannot qualify for high rate loan programs.
Interest rate and monthly payments remain unchanged for the first 5 years. After 5 years, the borrower must refinance the loan (which is largely due) at the prevailing rates.Borrowers who plan to occupy the residence for more than 5 years. Those who can refinance their previous loans at the prevailing market rates.
Those who intend to vacate the property within 5 years. Those who like stability in payments.
Interest rate and monthly payments remain fixed for 7 years. At the end of 7 years, the borrower should refinance into a new loan at the prevailing market rates.Borrowers who want to live in the property for a time period exceeding 7 years. Those who can refinance at the available market rates. Those who are planning to move out of the property within 7 years. Borrowers who prefer payment stability.
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posted on 2005-12-08 20:23:58 Post     Post subject: rewant to remortgage the property in both mine and partners name and then sign the property over to partnerPost     Post subject: RE:Hi frank,

It seems that you want to take a loan in order to remortgage your property. But you haven't provided us with all the details regarding your loan request, your credit score, and the state where you reside.

Our Community comprises of a group of lenders offering different types of mortgage loans for borrowers having various income and credit profiles. So if you can give us some more details, then I can send your query to our loan department. They shall consult the lenders and then contact you as soon as possible. So please sign up with us with the details, so that we can proceed further.

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Post     Post subject: Mobile home purchaseMy wife and I want to purchase a Mobile Home in CA. We don't have the greatest credit (each of us is around 590) but we have a good combined income around $95,000 annually. Could we still qualify for any of the types of mortgage loans?Post     Post subject: types of mortgage loans for mobile homeHi Guest,

Welcome to the forum.

Your credit score is not too good but your combined annual income is very good. so I think you can go for FHA loans as these are not a score driven program.

Check out the article at http://www.mortgagefit.com/mobile-homeloan.html and get an idea about the various types of mortgage loans available for purchasing mobile home.

Feel free to ask if you have any further questions.

Best of luck,
Larry

Post     Post subject: bk affects your chances to get any of the types of mortgagesHave a recent foreclosure and bankruptcy and want to know how this affects the ability to purchase a home with the help of different types of mortgages.Post     Post subject: foreclosure affects getting various types of mortgage loansHi lilcash,

Welcome to the forum.

How would you face the foreclosure and bankruptcy together? Can you please explain your situation a bit more?

BTW it will have a huge negative effect on your credit report. It will drop your credit score by 250 to 300 points and will remain on your credit report for 10 years. So you may not get approved for any program out of the different types of mortgages in coming 3 or 4 years. From now on pay all the bills and payments on time and try to improve your credit score.

Feel free to ask if you have any further questions.

Best of luck,
Larry

Post     Post subject: improve credit & qualify for any types of mortgagesmy husband and I both have bad credit, we are renting a home and have to purchase it by 2009, everything on our credit is collections and charge offs, what is the best way to achieve this. we have a combined income of 110,000. advise on how to settle and clear our credit and get our scores up so that we're able to choose the best out of the types of mortgage loans.Post     Post subject: no down payment - what types of mortgage loans are suitable?what types of mortgage loans are suitable if you have land but no down payment-land is estimated at $30,000 + want to put man. home at approx cost of $90,000. on landPost     Post subject: good explanation mortgage typesGood deal Jessica! It's in plain english and very informative. Thanks for investing some of your time to make things a little easier for the rest of us!
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FreeOnlineCreditGuide.comPost     Post subject: closing datemy husband has this guy that is refinancing on our home and we are getting some cash put in our pocket. We can't figure out what is taking so long, to find a processor and lender. We have been waiting since Sept. 2008. We had been told for 4 weeks now, that we will close next week (repeat). We are getting very frustrated. Any suggestions about this situation.Post     Post subject: CRT,

One of two things is happening, either you have a mortgage person who doesn't know what they are doing, or your loan pkg is a challenging one.

If your scores are below 580, you have open collections, or recent judgments, have an unstable work history, or late pymts on credit over the past 2 years...then it is probably a credit issue. If this is not the case, then it is the mortgage person.

Kim
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Post     Post subject: using bank account as collateralHello: Is it possible to use a bank account or bonds as collateral in a loan?
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Hi Shana P!

Welcome to forums!

Keeping in mind the current economic crisis, rates are really low. You can refinance your current mortgage into a fixed rate one during this time. This will also help you in saving some money. It my opinion it is a good option for you.

Well, you never know whether the rates will fall further or not. I don't think you should wait for further lowering of the rates. In my opinion if you get good offer now, you should go for it.

Feel free to ask if you have further queries.

Sussane


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