Should they pay down their mortgage? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Nov 13, 2009 - 18 answers

I need to transfer a large some of money from a relative's bank account to my account at a different bank as fast as possible - how? [more inside]
posted by Eggbert42 on Jul 6, 2009 - 29 answers

How do we arrange financing to buy an apartment in Paris or London? [more inside]
posted by jchaw on Jun 29, 2009 - 5 answers

FinanceFilter: Is the money supply contracting, or expanding, after netting all the Fed action, bank closures, mortgage defaults, etc? The dollar falling seems to signal a net increase of money supply, but this is inconsistent with the thesis of a credit or liquidity crunch. If the money supply is growing at a slower rate due to tighter lending practices, shouldn't the dollar be rising, even in the face of Fed-rate cutting? Do we know the net expansion or contraction of the money supply due to the combination of rate cuts and mortgage defaults? [more inside]
posted by Pastabagel on Mar 17, 2008 - 8 answers

Do most people try negotiating near the end of a teaser rate? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Jun 18, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm getting a mortgage; I have been talking to my bank, and two mortgage brokers. They are competing, of course, but I'm not real clear on what's important. [more inside]
posted by kmennie on Apr 11, 2007 - 25 answers

Can I renegotiate my variable rate mortgage? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Nov 2, 2005 - 20 answers