Not exact matches
Many of these borrowers had
built up
equity in their
homes, but after pulling it out to pay everyday expenses, had
little left and nowhere to turn when financing dried up.
In a paper last month, they proposed a new mortgage product that would allow
home buyers to
build equity faster than the standard 30 - year fixed - rate mortgage with
little or no down payment.
But,
in failing to do that, I hope at least that you begin to
build a
little wealth outside of your
home equity and retirement accounts.
Often times, these consumers end up shelling out a lot of money
in fees to the lender for
little to no reward —
in some cases, the veterans even see most of the
equity they
built up
in their
home stripped through the transaction.