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U.S. indicts Md. man in mortgage fraud

GREENBELT, Md., March 9 (UPI) -- Authorities Tuesday arrested a Maryland man in what the Department of Justice called a massive mortgage fraud scheme that left victims homeless.

Mortgage 'Half' Payments: How Much Do They Save?

One frequent question I’m often asked is whether or not paying half of a mortgage payment twice a month versus paying a full mortgage payment once a month is actually worthwhile.

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Bond Spreads Fall to Record: Credit Markets

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Yields on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage securities that guide U.S. home-loan rates fell to the lowest relative to Treasuries on record, even as the scheduled end of Federal Reserve purchases approaches.

Owners of strip club where Sean Bell was killed nabbed in $2M mortgage fraud scam

THE mom-AND-SON owners of the strip club where Sean Bell was killed were nabbed yesterday in a $2 million mortgage fraud scam.

Firm starts mortgage reward scheme

Property services group Countrywide has launched a new reward scheme for mortgage customers. The group believes it is the first company in the property industry to give people who take out a mortgage or insurance policy loyalty points that can then be exchanged for discounts and vouchers.

U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index Rose 0.5% Last Week

March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage applications in the U.S. rose for a second week, led by an increase in purchases that may indicate the renewal of a homebuyer tax credit is starting to invigorate demand.

Club Kalua owners charged with mortgage fraud

The mom and son owners of the defunct strip club made infamous by the shooting of Sean Bell have been charged in a mortgage fraud case in Queens.

Airport watch for former mortgage broker

AN airport alert has been issued after one of the nation's biggest former mortgage brokers, who is below investigation, left the country.

McCue Mortgage still in the family after 60 years

New Britain-based McCue Mortgage Co., the largest independently-owned mortgage lender in the state, celebrates 60 years in business this year.

Former Rock pitchman launches mortgage company of his own

Best known for years as the pitchman of Rock Financial before a falling-out with his boss, Dan Gilbert, David Hall has launched a mortgage company in Birmingham called Hall Financial.

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A mortgage is the transfer of an interest in property (or the equivalent in law - a charge) to a lender as a security for a debt - usually a loan of money. While a mortgage in itself is not a debt, it is the lender's security for a debt. It is a transfer of an interest in land (or the equivalent) from the owner to the mortgage lender, on the condition that this interest will be returned to the owner when the terms of the mortgage have been satisfied or performed. In other words, the mortgage is a security for the loan that the lender makes to the borrower. This comes from the Old French 'dead pledge,' apparently meaning that the pledge ends (dies) either when the obligation is fulfilled or the property is taken through foreclosure. In most jurisdictions mortgages are strongly associated with loans secured on real estate rather than on other property (such as ships) and in some jurisdictions only land may be mortgaged. A mortgage is the standard method by which individuals and businesses can purchase real estate without the need to pay the full value immediately from their own resources. See mortgage loan for residential mortgage lending, and commercial mortgage for lending against commercial property.