Tag Archive for: student loans

When Will Student Loan Payments Resume?

If you're one of the millions of borrowers who have been benefiting from the student loan pause on federal student loans since March 2020, you're likely curious about when this financial breather will come to an end. The big question on everyone's mind is: When will student loan payments resume? Let's dive into the latest student loan news to find out.Read More

The Dangerous Cost of Low-Ball Offers! Student Loans Are Due Again!

While mortgage rates are generally holding, 10 Year Treasury yields fell for the third day in a row. I mention this at the top of the blog because this is something we have not seen since May; the reasons include a somewhat benign inflation report and weaker-than-expected employment and manufacturing data.Read More

Student Loan Moratorium Over = Serious Threat to Economy; What Borrowers With Student Loans Can Do

It turns out that most of the retail economy has been running on student loan debt relief.  Who knew? Unfortunately, that relief is about to end with the payment moratorium ending at the end of the summer and the Supreme Court telling Mr. Biden he can no longer eliminate student loan debt overall with the stroke of a penRead More

Student Loan Cash-Out Refinances

Millennials are one of the largest demographics and have taken the housing market by storm. Millennials accounted for 38 percent of home purchases in 2020 and more than half of […]Read More

Fed Speaks – Rates Up; Paying Off Student Loans With Mortgage; Interest-Only Loans

Fed Chair Powell spoke yesterday and sent the bond market into a tizzy, as investors sold off their bonds and pushed rates sharply higher. What crazy thing did Powell have […]Read More

Will Student Loans Impact a Pre-Approval in Dallas?

The national student loan debt has now surpassed $1.6 trillion and comprises 42% of all consumer debt. Millennials have most of the student debt, which has increased by 130% since 2008. Graduates in Dallas, Texas on average finish school with $24,000 in student loan debt.Read More

California Buyers Worry Student Loans Prevent Pre-Approval

Millennials in California have some most of the student loans, which has increased 130 percent since 2008. With all these outstanding balances, it’s no wonder that California buyers are afraid that their student loans will prevent them from qualifying for a mortgage payment. Nearly 57% of all millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) have student debts that they are still making payments on.Read More

Big Changes In FHA! Or Not…

FHA made a large number of changes in underwriting guidelines recently and Realtors are asking how this will affect buyers. For about 99% of our FHA buyers, the changes will […]Read More