Today's Mortgage Terms starting with E

Equity:

The difference between the current market value of a property and the total debt outstanding against the property.

Escrow:

A transaction in which a third party represents both the buyer and seller, or for borrower and lender, involving the handling of legal documents and disbursement of funds. In some parts of the US, escrow of taxes and insurance premiums are referred to as impound or reserves.

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Low rates breathe life into mortgage market - Columbus Dispatch
A recent half-percentage-point drop in 30-year home loans is jolting a mortgage market that has been weighed down by a nose-diving economy and troubled credit markets. Mortgage applications were up 112 percent during the week that ended Nov. 28 ...

Fed chief issues plea for housing - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
WASHINGTON— Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pleaded yesterday for more government action to relieve the foreclosure crisis and break a vicious cycle in which the housing meltdown is plunging the country deeper into recession. Beaten-down ...

Bernanke urges more action on foreclosures - MSNBC
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Dodd said Thursday he is in favor of helping the auto industry as the heads of the major U.S. carmakers appeared on Capitol Hill to plead for aid. Dec. 4: GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner answers questions as he arrives ...

Treasury Ponders Rate Relief for Home Buyers - Smart Money
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- The Treasury Department is considering a plan to revitalize the U.S. home market that would push down interest rates for loans to purchase a home, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan, which is in the ...

Geithner Seeks to Push FDIC’s Bair Out After Clashes (Update1) - Bloomberg
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Timothy Geithner , President-elect Barack Obama ’s choice for U.S. Treasury Secretary, is seeking to push Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair out of office. Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of ...

Bernanke wants more action to curb foreclosures - Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pleaded Thursday for more government action to relieve the foreclosure crisis and break a vicious cycle in which the housing meltdown is plunging the country deeper into recession. Beaten-down ...

Ford Motor Co. asks Congress for $9B line of credit; says it hopes not ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Hey Congress, Why dont you pay off my student loan and my mortgage? I am paying my loans on time, and not buying things i can't afford. … read more Why are we helping out the dumb people? They will fall right back into debt. How about tough love ...

Geithner May Seek to Push Bair Out After Clashes During Crisis - Daily Business Review
imothy Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for U.S. Treasury Secretary, is seeking to push Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair out of office. Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has argued Bair ...

Frank Decries Bailout Team - CBS News
(The Politico) House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank Thursday urged President-elect Barack Obama to lend a stronger voice in urging Treasury officials to help distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure. Voicing his well-known frustration with ...

It’s Time to Buy That House - BusinessWeek
At this time in the economic cycle, one might think that venturing into the choppy waters of home buying is the last thing you should think about. But there are good reasons you should consider it. Home prices have declined to a level that’s more ...