Tag: Mortgage Basics

 
 

What Is Fannie Mae?

Estimated reading time: 1 minute The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), known as Fannie Mae, is a government-sponsored enterprise set up to make mortgages available to…

View more »

How Do Home Equity Loans Work?

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Your home is a valuable asset, and one that you can tap into in times of need. A home equity loan can be a way to cover expenses like home…

View more »

A couple looking at their laptop in the kitchen after searching for pay mortgage off early.

How To Pay Off a Mortgage Early

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Does paying off your mortgage early sound too good to be true? Well, becoming mortgage-free may be easier than you think. There are a few paths many…

View more »

Woman working on a calculator after wondering, "what is escrow and how does it work?"

Escrow 101

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes What is escrow? In the simplest of terms, escrow is money that your mortgage servicer (the company you send your mortgage payment to) sets aside to…

View more »