Quicken Loans? $10,000 Giveaway Offers Many Opportunities to Win Prizes
Livonia, MI (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) March 27, 2006 -- What would you do with $10,000? For most people, the possibilities are endless: pay off your credit card debt, renovate your home, pay your childs college tuition or take a much-needed vacation. Quicken Loans wants to help make your dreams come true, by giving you the opportunity to win $10,000. From March 27 to May 27, you can visit www.quickenloans.com/cashgiveaway once a day to play.
With a simple click of the mouse, you could instantly win either a gift card or movie tickets plus are automatically entered to win the $10,000 grand prize. And, all players receive a $250 discount on closing costs with Quicken Loans on their next purchase or refinance mortgage.
Homeowners also should know that there may be money hidden behind their own doors in the form of equity in their home. Unlocking your home equity provides financial resources you can take advantage of now. Our promotion gives homeowners several ways to win, said Bryan Stapp, chief marketing officer for Quicken Loans. In addition to the opportunity to win the grand prize of $10,000 and hundreds of instant-win prizes, homeowners can become better educated on how to manage their mortgage and how to turn bad debt into good debt. The QuickenLoans.com Web site offers free online guides and tools to help homeowners understand their home financing options. Whether youre planning to purchase a home, refinance your existing home, consolidate debt or just looking to learn more about the process, www.quickenloans.com is full of useful home buying tips, information and calculators.
And while you learn about the diverse range of mortgage programs and refinancing options, you also could win some great prizes!About Quicken LoansQuicken Loans is the nation's largest online home mortgage lender and closed $16 billion in home loans in the 2005 calendar year. The www.quickenloans.com Web site has been ranked "Best of the Web" by Forbes, Money and PC magazines. Founded in 1985, Quicken Loans has more than 3,500 team members and has been ranked in the top 15 of FORTUNE magazines 100 Best Companies to Work For list for three consecutive years. Computerworld magazine recently ranked the company #1 on its 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology list.Contact:Beth Coggins, Quicken LoansTelephone: 734-805-5914www.quickenloans.com.
Old Merchants Mortgage Bankers Expands Headquarters and Adds Personnel
Lake Success, NY (ContentDesk) May 21, 2006 -- At a time when other mortgage lenders are downsizing, Old Merchants Mortgage Bankers customer base continues to grow.
Due to our steady growth in loan volume, we have continued to add new loan officers to keep up with increased demand, says Scott Cooper, President of Old Merchants.
In these changing times for the mortgage industry, I see a lot of opportunity for well capitalized companies that focus on the non-prime or sub-prime customer. Old Merchants Mortgage Bankers delivers less expensive loans to their customers than the competition.
By going direct to Wall Street, Cooper explains.
Most mortgage bankers go to third party investor sources for their loans.
Due to Old Merchants Mortgage Bankers growing loan volume, we bypass the middlemen and go directly to the market.
Our direct approach allows us to avoid third party mark-ups and provide better pricing and overall savings to...
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Reader Exposes Mortgage Mischief
(ContentDesk) November 21, 2005 -- Beware of Option-ARM mortgages. They are heavily promoted, but should rarely be used. I recently received an email that perfectly illustrates how overly zealous mortgage brokers push these dangerous products. Knowing their deceitful tactics will protect you. Carrie is from Washington, D.C.
She sent me an email because she recognized the dangers of Option-ARMs after reading my recent articles at http://www.guardingyourwealth.com. She and her husband have one and are going to refinance before there rate goes up even further. Carrie and her husband have a home worth $900,000 and owe $340,000 on it. Their credit score is very high and theyd like to get rid of their 5.9% Option-ARM and refinance with a fixed mortgage. Her problems started when she contacted a mortgage broker&Carrie explains: A zealous mortgage broker tried to get us to refinance into another Option-ARM.
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Mortgage Brokers Expected to see Significant Decline in 2006 Originations
San Diego, CA (ContentDesk) January 27, 2006 -- In 2006, originations are expected to decline by more than 20 percent from last years level of 2.79 trillion, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This drastic decrease means that mortgage brokers need to take drastic measures to insure success. This month, Mortgage Marketing Specialists has introduced several essential tools to accomplish what mortgage brokers need in order to stay competitive.
Mortgage Marketing Specialists is introducing Locals Only, a brand new tool providing mortgage brokers with the opportunity to put their business in front of more than 60 million unique visitors per month without spending the high costs of advertising to the local markets. Mortgage Marketing Specialists has formed vital partnerships with SBCs YellowPages.com and Verizons SuperPages.com to make this happen.
This partnership will get their clients listed on hundreds of Yellow Pages directories across the Internet,...
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Organizing Your Finances: - Show Me MY Money: What You're Worth or * net * Worth
Organizing Your Finances: - Show Me MY Money: What You're Worth or * net * Worth by: Benjamin Franklin once said, * Time is money *. I think he wanted one toadd up how much time they spent on a particular task or job and how muchmoney they might have been wasting. I do an exercise with my clients to help them discover what their per minuteworth is to enable them to see how much money they might be losing becausethey are disorganized. Such as, if you are doing a non-income producingactivity for 15 minutes, you can see how your money is being spent! It's a very simple calculation. Your Per Minute Worth Calculation Yearly income divided by 52 weeks = weekly incomeWeekly Income divided by 40 hours (or total hours you work per week) =hourly incomeHourly income divided by 60 = Your Per Minute Worth Before you begin to OverHall and Balance your financial area, you need tofind out your net worth, and your spending habits.
This will help assistyou later with your budget, payoffs, or long-term...
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