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Andy Jolls,

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   FTC Video On Foreclosure Scams

   Mortgage foreclosure rescue scams are everywhere.  Above is a video from the FTC about these rescue scams.  The video provides real stories like the one where …More

   Uncategorized By Andy Jolls Oct. 1 No Responses
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   Make sure you win at credit limbo…

   One of the keys to having good credit scores is to stay way below your credit limits.  This is especially true around the time you are …More

   Uncategorized By Andy Jolls Sep. 9 No Responses
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   Mailbag: "I got a mortgage and my credit score fell 30 points"

   Today’s question comes from someone who was shocked to see that their credit score went down when we got her mortgage.  The issue is that she …More

   Uncategorized By Andy Jolls Aug. 7 No Responses
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   Low Credit Score Folks Who Don't Want to Miss Out

   “Is it possible to jump from a 520 to a 620 in 3-5 months? I want to buy a house…” This is a question I’m seeing …More

   Credit Scores/Bad Credit By Andy Jolls Jul. 8 No Responses
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   Turn Your 30-Year Mortgage into a 25-Year Mortgage

   Okay, I know this might sound like an infomercial, but it’s not.   Ramit, NYTimes best-selling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich and …More

   Mortgage Broker By Andy Jolls Jun. 8 No Responses
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   Friday Tip – Getting a Person to Speak to in Customer Service

   Today’s shout out is for a great service. GetHuman tracks over 1,000 companies’ shortcuts to get a human voice on customer service – and not just …More

   Uncategorized By Andy Jolls May. 29 No Responses
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   How Your House is Seen….

   Someone sent me these photos in an email and while it’s a funny joke, the reality is you need tools to make all the pictures look …More

   Uncategorized By Andy Jolls May. 21 3 Responses
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   Credit Score Confusion

   Yet another press release announces another credit score. This time FICO, the artist formerly known as Fair Isaac, has announced FICO 08 based scores for Auto …More

   Uncategorized By Andy Jolls Mar. 31 No Responses
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   New FICO for Mortgages – BEACON Mortgage Score

   Well, it had to happen, Fair Isaac, scratch that, FICO [the new name for the company] worked with Equifax to develop a better FICO score for …More

   Credit Scores/Bad Credit By Andy Jolls Mar. 12 No Responses
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    How Credit Impacts Your Payment or How to Lose $14K Without Thinking

    In light of Justin’s post, I thought I’d provide an explanation on the cost of your credit standing. Let’s take an example of buying a $300,000 …More

    Costs and Fees By Andy Jolls Mar. 3 No Responses