In order to pay for graduate school a few years back, I took out two CitiAssist loans to pay for food and rent. A couple of years on, I've consolidated all of my federal loans, but the CitiAssist loans can't be consolidated with federal loans. [more inside]
posted by Sara Anne on Oct 3, 2009 - 4 answers

I am in the process of refinancing the mortgage on my home. My lender wants to blow up the deal at the last minute. 1) Why? 2) What are my options? [more inside]
posted by genug on Jun 9, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm in a bit of a bind. Through a set of rather bad situations, I'm soon going to be behind on my home loan, and there's not much that I can do about it with my current lender. I got an intriguing mailer yesterday, and spoke with the operator that answered the phone. They're trying to sell me on loan restructuring, not refinancing. [more inside]
posted by thanotopsis on Apr 1, 2009 - 9 answers

What are the best ways to find and compare mortgage refi rates and fees? (web sites, or?) [more inside]
posted by msalt on Jan 17, 2009 - 10 answers

How can I refinance my car with my terrible credit? I have awful credit, I just had a credit card cancelled a few months ago, and even a credit union (and their downstream alternative) wouldn't extend to me. [more inside]
posted by rhizome on Jul 30, 2008 - 10 answers

Trying to Refinance my home (& consolidate some bills). 1 year ago it was appraised at $410k. In the middle of this process, my lender indicated that 2 different appraisers indicated that it's only worth $350k compare to other similar homes in my area... although they haven't come out to do the appraisal yet. I'm concerned that because this is what they believe the value to be, it will be that or close to it. In order for me to do what I need to do (with my bills), I need the value of my home to be at $410. What can/should I do? [more inside]
posted by foodybat on Jun 27, 2007 - 11 answers