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NJ FHA 203k Success Story – Yep we did it again!

June 21, 2011

It’s starting to sound like a bad Britney Spears song (sorry to all you Britney fans out there) but … Ooops…We Did It Again! We took a wonderful NJ couple and showed them the power of the FHA 203k mortgage program.  We showed the customer once again that by using this mortgage program that you [...]

How Many Credit Cards Should You Have if You Want to Raise Your Credit Score?

May 19, 2011

  At Ask Mr. Credit Card we enjoy helping people understand credit cards, and we frequently get great questions from our readers. Here’s a really smart question written by someone who wants to raise their credit score in order to get a car loan: I’ve never really paid much attention to my credit score, because [...]

“No closing costs loans” explained

May 9, 2011

  Did you know that one of the popular loans right now is the 30 year fixed “no closing costs loan“. Some lenders want you to think it’s a magic trick. Today I’m going to reveal to you how it’s done. Here’s how it works. The loans come at a slightly higher interest rate and [...]