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Antonio F. Cibella
Fearon Financial
Mortgage Banker specializing in jumbo lending and FHA lending
E: antonio@themortgageloanblog.com

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09/10/2009 We are planning on selling our house which was appraised at $250,000 We bought the house for $355,000 and we put $100,000 down. We owe $220,000. Is there a way w can recoup our down payment? 953 [view]
08/18/2009 Does it look like congress will extend th $8,000 first time home buyer credit beyond November 30,2009? 3,739 [view]
07/31/2009 My fiancee got deined by two banks because his 2008 taxes had alot of writeoffs (deductions). What should we do next about trying to obtain a loan for a home? 1,246 [view]
07/09/2009 What is the diffrence between points and pre-paid? 6,076 [view]
07/06/2009 What happens to a lien if your home is repossessed? Thank you 917 [view]
06/23/2009 There is a property that has gone into foreclosure. I have a buyer that would like to purchase this property but I cannot find a contact person with the bank to help us with the procedure. Can you tell me how I should go about getting a person that can either give me information on making an offer? 2,203 [view]
05/15/2009 My old lender sold my note to another lender I do not want to be a client for. What can I do to refuse to be their customer? 860 [view]
05/15/2009 Is it possible to get back a loan application charge if the bank backs off on a loan commitment (for any reason such as appraisal of home value is not to their expectations)? 1,559 [view]
05/05/2009 Is there any way i can sell my mortgage note back to the bank? 1,226 [view]
04/21/2009 Is there a penalty if a mortgage is paid off early? 1,923 [view]
04/08/2009 Are home equity loan rates higher than regular mortgage rates? 1,623 [view]
04/06/2009 What is the lowest and highest credit score ? 2,169 [view]
04/02/2009 How is the FDIC funded? 290 [view]
04/02/2009 What happens to a loan that is sold to a different institution? Why are loans sold? 1,505 [view]
03/31/2009 My present home equity loan with an adjustable rate mortage runs out shortly. What then is my status with my current mortage holder. 300 [view]
03/30/2009 What is the difference between Discount and Yield Spread Premium? 3,606 [view]
03/24/2009 What is the proceedure to refinance? 1,857 [view]
03/23/2009 I want to refinance my home and the appraisal came low can I get another appraisal form another bank? 1,285 [view]
03/22/2009 How long does it take to close on a loan? 2,907 [view]
03/22/2009 Does each credit reporting agency give you a different credit score? How are they related? 824 [view]
02/26/2009 My adjustable rate mortage runs out in within the next few months. What happens at that time with my present mortgage holder? 993 [view]
02/24/2009 How can you find out if your mortgage was bought by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac ? 5,179 [view]
02/23/2009 If someone wants out of a mortgage, how does the remaing partner go about assuming the rest of the mortgage in their name only? 5,403 [view]
02/20/2009 When is the right time to refinance my mortgage? 3,075 [view]
02/19/2009 What is the best way to add my son as a joint owner in a rental property I own? 1,344 [view]
02/19/2009 What if I decide to just vacate the house and mail the keys to the mortgage bank? 4,461 [view]
02/17/2009 What does it mean when you refer to a lenders pipeline? 406 [view]
02/17/2009 It seems like more companies are charging or raising the loan application fees. Why is this? 1,483 [view]
02/17/2009 What bonds effect mortgage rates? 1,346 [view]
02/14/2009 Is it possible to get back a loan application charge if I back out of the loan before much is done? 1,174 [view]
02/12/2009 Can anyone tell me how these high risk loans came into being? Who first created them? Was it legislation? Was it just a choice by one huge lender, which then caught on, or several little lenders, slowly creating a standard? I guess what i'm asking is who's big idea was this? thanks for your time 1,236 [view]
02/11/2009 What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting a mortgage loan with a bank as opposed to a mortgage broker? 6,680 [view]
02/11/2009 What is a GSE? 1,383 [view]
02/10/2009 Can a real estate office that owns a inspection company have that company perform its inspections? 425 [view]
02/08/2009 What can I do to improve my credit? 1,105 [view]
02/07/2009 What is a correspondent lender? 6,719 [view]
02/06/2009 We are making payments to a mortgage company for our house. We built the house on property that we owned outright because we paid cash for it. WOULD the mortgage company be interested in buying the land from us? 723 [view]
02/06/2009 What is a lender talking about when they refer to their rate sheets? 2,548 [view]
02/03/2009 Should there be any additional third party fees (lender, agent, attorney, etc.) outside of the good faith estimate? 3,975 [view]
02/03/2009 I would like to find out if a transfer of ownership took place, but i don't know where to start looking. 477 [view]
02/02/2009 What does nationalization of banks mean for stockholders of those banks? 3,117 [view]
01/23/2009 What is the difference between depository based and secondary market based mortgage financing system? 1,090 [view]
01/22/2009 What is a cash out refinance and why do mortgage interest rates increase for these types of loans? 5,122 [view]
01/21/2009 What happens to a home mortgage is a lender goes bankrupt? 3,305 [view]
01/06/2009 How will the Fed buying mortgage backed securities help the economy? 3,506 [view]
12/23/2008 Why do mortgage rates vary around the country? 1,484 [view]
12/19/2008 How does a FED rate cut affect a common man? 1,360 [view]
12/16/2008 Why did this mortgage crisis happen? 4,279 [view]
12/15/2008 If I have given an exclusive right to sell and decide not to sell my home, is the broker still entitled to a commission? 2,241 [view]
12/15/2008 I live with my partner at the moment and i was wondering if my name could be put on the mortgage without having to remortgage the flat and at no extra cost? 3,036 [view]
12/12/2008 What is the differnce between conventional loan and a fixed loan? 2,742 [view]
12/12/2008 What happens when a real estate bubble bursts? What happened with other historical real estate bubbles? 978 [view]
12/12/2008 Can you resind a mortgage closing on an investment property? 794 [view]
12/10/2008 If I reduce the mortgage of my house, will the monthly payments will be reduced? 4,320 [view]
12/09/2008 What happen when there is a run on the banks? 524 [view]
12/09/2008 Are my taxes verified with the IRS when applying for a mortgage? 916 [view]
12/09/2008 I have a commercial property that has two mortgages, one from a bank that is on time and the second is from the seller that is past due and is pushing for a foreclosure. How can I stop this and can he close my business down? 676 [view]
11/24/2008 I have a mortgage in good standing and very good credit. I am worried however about the future of the company that owns my mortgage. What happens if the banking company that purchased my mortgage fails due to the current financial crisis? Will another company simply purchase my mortgage from the rubble of the the failed bank? 1,049 [view]
11/21/2008 Whats the difference or relationship between mortgage brokers and mortgage originators? 2,194 [view]
11/21/2008 How much money can a company make when selling the mortgage note? 1,011 [view]
11/20/2008 Can you pay only to the principal and not on the interest when your mortgage is due? 2,019 [view]
11/19/2008 Is it smart to keep paying extra to my principal each month? I pay an extra 175 a month to help cut down on my principal. I will not be staying in my house forever maybe 2-3 more years. 10,867 [view]
11/18/2008 Is it true they can modify your loan toward value around your area. For example you owe 700k and the houses around you are only worth 300k, is it true they can modify it? 1,630 [view]
11/14/2008 How do you make money selling a mortgage? 1,299 [view]
11/13/2008 If a home is foreclosed on, how is the equity saved? 469 [view]
11/10/2008 Can you have a property with a first mortgage with one bank, and the same property, with a second mortgage with another bank? 295 [view]
11/07/2008 A previous question is "my mortgage company sold my mortgage, what does this mean?" In the answer, we are told mortgage reselling helps "keep mortgage rates low" and "helps fuel all facets of the ... economy in general." How is this true? Isn't mortgage reselling also helping to fuel the current financial crisis by encouraging an explosion of bad loans that have been resold quickly to unwary investors? 645 [view]
11/07/2008 My mortgage company told me that my mortgage rate is based on the treasury bond rate. What does this mean and how do I know the rate if I have an adjustable rate mortgage? 803 [view]
11/05/2008 Can I as a home owner sell my house to a friend and gift them part of my equity as their down payment?? I am from Wisconsin. 629 [view]
11/05/2008 My neighbor is going to sell his house, how do I get an option to buy first? 390 [view]
11/04/2008 My Q is how do you know which lender can give you the best mortgage rate and how much can you negotiate? Why do they need to do a credit check on you every time you apply to get a pre approval or an actual mortgage... does this not affect your beacon score for your credit rating?What is the best mortgage option for a single girl no commitments but needs to know what she is paying each month!?! Thanks for all your help in advance! 525 [view]
11/04/2008 What is the commission rate for realtors when selling only land, (no house)? 896 [view]
11/04/2008 If I approach my mortgage company about a short sale, will my other creditors find out? 565 [view]
09/30/2008 What is the best way to describe to a borrower what "upfront mortgage insurance premium" is and why it is charged with an FHA mortgage? 708 [view]
09/30/2008 Will being a seasonal employee who gets unemployment two months out of the year, but works alot of overtime make it harder to get a mortgage loan vs. a salary employee who gets paid all year round, but maybe not make as much? 590 [view]
09/30/2008 Is a lien considered to be second mortgage? 344 [view]
09/30/2008 Do you have to disclose the yeild spread to borrowers on the HUD-1 in the state of Nevada, South Carolina and Maine? 318 [view]
09/26/2008 What happens to my HELOC if my bank goes out of business? If the bank that carries my HELOC is on the brink of defaulting should I pull all of my funds out of the HELOC? What happens to the payment schedule? 557 [view]
09/26/2008 Is it usually common for loan officers to keep in contact during the stages of the mortgage approval process. I always have to contact my loan officer. 249 [view]
09/26/2008 I bought my 1st home in May 2005, I used the 1st and 2nd mortgage approach, Can I still recieve a home equity loan even though I already have a second mortgage? 218 [view]
09/26/2008 What is Cross-Collateralized Mortgage loan? How does this work and what are the basic requirements for the same? How does this benefit and why one should go for a Cross Colateralized Mortgage? 3,141 [view]