Archive for November, 2008

LifeLock Article – Be Alert For Identity Theft

I have a Google Alert set for LifeLock since it is a great source of stories about identity theft, but recently there has been loads of coverage of the LifeLock race cars.   Not stories I care to read about.  Today a story caught my eye, it was from the North Platte Telegraph.  Why did it [...]

2009 New York FHA Loan Limits

The FHA loan limits for 2009 have been released.  So what are the new maximum limits for 2009 FHA for New York state?  Here is a list by county, and the number of units:
Bronx County NY $625,500-1 unit, $800,775-2unit, $967,950-3unit, $1,202,925-4 unit
Kings County NY $625,500-1 unit, $800,775-2unit, $967,950-3unit, $1,202,925-4 unit

Nassau County NY $625,500-1 unit, [...]

2009 Connecticut FHA Loan Limits

The FHA loan limits for 2009 have been released.  So what are the new maximum limits for 2009 FHA for Connecticut?  Here you go:
Fairfield County CT – $511,750-1 unit, $655,150-2unit, $791,900-3unit, $984,150-4 unit
Litchfield County CT – $357,650-1 unit, $457,850-2unit, $553,450-3unit, $687,800-4 unit

Hartford County CT – $320,850-1 unit, $410,750-2unit, $496,500-3unit, $617,000-4 unit

Middlesex County CT – $320,850-1 [...]

FHA “Buy and Bail” Transaction Rules

Apparently the though of buying a new home and letting your old one go has crossed the mind of a few people recently.  Who knew…  Until September 19, 2008 when FHA released Mortgagee Letter 2008-25, they didn’t have a formal policy on this practice except that you had to qualify for the mortgage either by [...]

Identity Theft Humor

I got an email today “Watch out for identity theft”, almost didn’t want to open it, it was marked that it had an attachment and I figured it was up to no good, but it was from someone I trust, so…  Here is what I found, a little humor.
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