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Post-closing tips for refinances

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Here are some tips on what you should do after your refinance closing is over: Save your closing documents Remember when all everybody talked about was reducing paper and going green? Well, the mortgage and real estate industries never...

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Adding a buyer to a purchase deed

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Several times a month, attorneys at Federal Title are presented with the following scenario: My buyer wants to add his wife/girlfriend/parent/child to the deed at closing. Can you just add him or her to the deed when we come in to sign? The...

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Tips for securing a home loan

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This week the 30-year mortgage rate sunk below 4% for the first time ever, yet mortgage applications continue to drop, according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Despite the attractive rate, lending standards remain...

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Understand mortgage fraud to avoid it

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Mortgage fraud investigations have skyrocketed since the financial crisis began in 2008, and a recent report released by the FBI’s white collar crimes division indicates the number of investigations has steadily increased in the years...

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