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Jack M. Guttentag The Mortgage Professor

"The Mortgage Professor" is academic, author, and syndicated columnist Jack M. Guttentag, who applies his years of experience as a student of the home loan market to questions about mortgage types, loan providers, refinancing, and more -- all in easy-to-understand, jargon-free language. Buying a house has never been easier. View Jack's Bio

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Should You Make Extra Payments or Refinance?

2009-06-26 18:12:30

Extra payment decisions and refinance decisions should be made independently; they are based on very different factors. ...Read full article

How Deep Must You Dig to Pay the Mortgage?

2009-06-08 17:37:03

As the unemployment rate rises, more mortgage borrowers must choose between default and making a payment out of savings. ...Read full article

A Great Investment in Loan Repayment

2009-05-29 16:25:08

One consequence of the financial crisis has been to make investment in mortgage repayment increasingly attractive. ...Read full article

Should We Help Borrowers Who Don‘t "Deserve" It?

2009-05-26 21:06:17

The measures taken to deal with the financial crisis are unfair, rewarding many who don't deserve it while burdening others. So why do we do it? ...Read full article

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