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  • Easy to use USDA loan calculator to estimate the monthly payment; including real estate taxes, home insurance & monthly mortgage insurance (PMI)

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  • Thinking about a bridge loan? Here’s how bridge loans work, their benefits, risks, and alternatives to help you buy before you sell.

  • Learn how mortgage preapproval works, why you need a preapproval letter before home shopping, and how preapproval affects your credit score.

  • A reverse mortgage is a last-resort option for homeowners 62 and older who need access to their home equity. Here’s how to know if it’s worth it for you.

  • Your FICO score is what mortgage lenders pull from the major credit bureaus to determine how risky you are as a borrower. But since every credit bureau uses a different FICO score variant, which FICO score do mortgage lenders use? The answer is a bit complicated. Most mortgage lenders blend the scores from Experian, TransUnion,…