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) Mortgage company says allegations are unfair and wrong
OMAHA — An Omaha-based mortgage company plans to fight state allegations of misconduct and will try to keep its state mortgage banking license.Bob Goldberg, president of Advantage Mortgage Service Inc., said the company conducts its business "in an exemplary fashion."On its Web site, Advantage Mortgage says it offers loans "for home purchases, refinancing, home equity allocation, debt consolidation and much more." . More>> - (
) Online Mortgage Directory Adds Tax Relief to Menu of Services for Consumers
LendingGateway.com just added Tax Debt relief to the company's menu of online applications that connect consumers directly to professionals who can help them.San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 17, 2007 -- LendingGateway.com is expanding its menu of services to include Tax Debt Relief. As an online mortgage lender directory that connects potential borrowers matching lenders, LendingGateway.com receives many visitors with damaged credit or other financial issues. The company responded to the inquiries for help last month by adding Debt Consolidation and Student Loan Consolidation assistance. And because of further consumer interest in help with Tax Debt problems, LendingGateway.com partnered with Tax Debt Relief experts nationwide who can help applicants with their tax issues, be it a tax lien, unfilled taxes, or Wage garnishment. More>>
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) Online Mortgage Portal Receives Spike in Refinance Applications after the Fed Cut Rates
LendingGateway.com receives hundreds of online enquires to get into a fixed rate despite the interest rate drop.San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 28, 2007 -- Over the last week, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, LendingGateway.com received an increase in online enquires and phone calls about how this will affect the home loan market. Despite the Federal Reserve's intentions of alleviating the "sub-prime" home loan chaos through the rate cut mortgage rates continued to increase.
"The most common thing we see is people that have adjustable rate mortgages worried about their interest rate increasing and affecting their ability to meet their monthly loan payment," explains Scott Olson, COO at LendingGateway.com, "the best advice our loan consultants give is to look into re-financing their existing home loan from an ARM to a safer fixed rate."
In addition to an increase in online mortgage applications, LendingGateway.com, also saw a jump in several debt consolidation enquiries on their online form at https://apply.lendinggateway.com/forms/debt.php
"Although we advise consumers to get into a safer fixed rate not everyone qualifies," says Alexander Capio, Owner and CEO of LendingGateway.com. More>>
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) Members of the Financial Planning Association offer personal finance advice (10/7)
Members of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Financial Planning Association answered reader questions during a live Web chat Sunday, Oct. 7. Below is a transcript of the discussion.Business Chat Moderator: Good afternoon. Our financial planners will be arriving shortly. In the meantime, they've asked me to post the following disclaimer:
"The advice given through this Web chat is for educational purposes only and participants should be aware that a financial planning engagement has not been established. Complete data has not been gathered and all alternatives have not been considered. If you are interested in establishing a formal business relationship with a financial planner, please visit FPA of Dallas/Fort Worth's Web site ( www.fpadfw.org) to find a CFP® professional who meets your unique needs."
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