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Thousands in Bay Area Eligible for State's Mortgage Relief Program
Homeowners struggling with paying their mortgage during the pandemic are now getting some help from the state.
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How To Get Mortgage Help
If you’ve missed some mortgage payments because of the pandemic, you might be able to get tens of thousands of dollars in free help. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura shows us how.
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Explained: How To Get a HUD Refund
NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how to get a refund from the Housing and Urban Development Department if you’ve overpaid your mortgage insurance.
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How a Homeowner's Mortgage Doubled; How to Protect Yours
A San Jose homeowner discovered he had a second $765,000 mortgage on his home.
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Real Estate Records Showed Homeowner Owed Two Mortgages
NBC Bay Area Responds to a San Jose homeowner who was seeing double with his mortgage. He asked Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura for help fixing a $750,000 problem.
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Cash Offers Are Upending the Housing Market Amid Low Supply
Banks are swooping in with cash to buy homes as regular people wait for a mortgage approval. That’s leading to a spike in home prices after COVID reduced supplies for building materials, Karan Kaul of the Urban Institute explains.
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What You Need to Know About Interest Rates and Your Mortgage
Interest rates take the elevator up, and the stairs down. CNBC’s Bertha Coombs explains how changes in the interest affect saving money for a down payment and when you should get a mortgage for a home.
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Big Overdrafts at Big Mortgage Company, $60K Gone from One ‘Mr. Cooper' Account
The mortgage company “Mr. Cooper” says one of its vendors inadvertently withdrew large sums of money from as many as 480,000 homeowners’ bank accounts without permission – causing some to overdraft. Several people wrote to NBC Responds for help.
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High Court Takes on Fannie, Freddie Presidential Power Case
The Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with a case that could make it easier for the president to fire the head of the agency that oversees government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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San Mateo Co. Supervisor Calls for Moratorium on Mortgages
San Mateo County Supervisory David J. Canepa is urging Congress to enact a moratorium on residential and commercial mortgage payments during the coronavirus shelter-in-place order. Sergio Quintana reports.
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How ‘Forbearance' Can Help Save Your Home if Coronavirus Claims Your Job
Thousands of San Francisco Bay Area homeowners face a loss of income amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting now can help avoid foreclosure. Consumer investigative reporter Chris Chmura reports.
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How ‘Forbearance' Can Help Save Your Home if Coronavirus Claims Your Job
As the coronavirus crisis leads to layoffs and furloughs, many Bay Area families could find themselves unable to pay their mortages. The good news: if you’re afraid you can’t meet your next payment, it’s possible you have options. Greg McBride, a chief financial analyst with Bankrate, says mortgage lenders are taking quick steps to help borrowers. “Now more than...