A couple of years ago I wrote a post about Mortgage Fraud… and the dangers it can pose to sellers.  It is a good read, and can clue you in about one of the ways you (as a seller) can get dragged into fraud… and then dragged off to jail.  Be careful.

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Cramming, not just for exams anymore.

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Over on one of my other blogs, I re-blogged a post from Jeff Corbett.  He is VERY involved in the mortgage and housing industry and loves diving into the ugly underbelly of the industry. 

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Ken Cook, from America Home Key Mortgage, is an FHA expert and extremely knowledgeable about the Mortgage Industry in general.  And of course he is on top of the recent and pending changes HUD announced for the FHA. 

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Looking back two years, I had a post inspired by Ken Cook regarding FHA 203k mortgages.  If you aren’t familiar with the FHA 203k, it is a loan product that allows the borrower to make improvements or renovations on the property as part of the original mortgage.

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