U.S. Government Bookstore: Mortgages & Home Equity Collection

Published by the Federal Reserve Board and now offered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, these consumer publications offer timely and much-needed advice to home buyers and homeowners to help them navigate the complexities of home financing, loans and lines of credit. These invaluable handbooks provide easy-to-understand tips, checklists and glossaries to demystify several of the more controversial and complicated financing options available today, including Adjustable Rate Mortgages or ARMs and home equity lines of credit.

Consumer Handbook on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARM)

Publisher: Federal Reserve Board; and Treasury Dept., Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Description: Looking for the best mortgage? This official handbook from The Federal Reserve Board provides consumers with an overview of Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMs), explains how ARMs work and discusses some of the issues borrowers may face. It includes:

Ways to reduce the risks associates with ARMs
Pointers about advertising and other sources of information, such as lenders and other trusted advisers
A glossary of important ARM terms
A worksheet that can help you ask the right questions and figure out whether an ARM is right for you. (Ask lenders to help you fill out the worksheet so you can get the information you need to compare mortgages.)

PRICE SHOWN IS FOR PACKS OF 1OO.

Year/Pages: 2012: 25 p.; ill.

Price: $98.00

What You Should Know About Home Equity Lines of Credit

Publisher: Federal Reserve Board; and Treasury Dept., Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Description: In the Market for Credit? This official handbook from The Federal Reserve Board explains what to look for when shopping for a home equity line of credit, the costs of establishing and maintaining a home equity line, and how to repay your home equity plan. Also includes:

How to compare a line of credit to a traditional second mortgage
What to do if your lender freezes your line of credit
A checklist to find the plan that meets your needs and protects your interest
A Glossary
Where to go for help

PRICE SHOWN IS FOR PACKS OF 1OO.

Year/Pages: 2011: 21 p.

Price: $92.00

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