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• Understanding Your Credit Score: Your Credit Score is used by anyone loaning you money. This score is most often known as FICO and serves as a snapshot of your credit history.
• What Moves Mortgage Rates?: The answer is that rates are moved by a number of related factors.
• Home Equity Loans: The Three-Day Cancellation Rule. The Truth In Lending Act gives you three days to reconsider a signed credit agreement and cancel the deal without penalty.

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The lenders below offer free online quotes and loan applications for mortgages, home loans and refinancing.

Quicken Loans: The easiest way to get a home loan. Quicken Loans is the leading online home mortgage lender and offers simple, convenient and quick home loans.

What the Fed said: A translation
Here is a translation of the Federal Reserve's surprise rate policy statement.

Winner or loser: Mortgage shopper
Rate changes by the Fed can affect consumers' budgets. Here's how the Fed's announcement affects mortgage shoppers and ARM holders.

Winner or loser: Home equity loans
Rate changes by the Fed can affect consumers' budgets. Here's how the Fed's announcement affects home equity loans and lines of credit.

Winner or loser: Auto loans
Rate changes by the Fed can affect consumers' budgets. Here's how the Fed's announcement affects auto loan rates.

Winner or loser: Credit cards
Rate changes by the Fed can affect consumers' budgets. Here's how the Fed's announcement affects credit card interest rates.

Debt forgiveness for homeowners?
Researchers say debt forgiveness is the only way to fix the housing crisis. But will it?