Everything to do with mortgage loans is a hot topic these days. From the three consecutive weeks of lower rates for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage, to the collapse of mortgage companies and the federal stewardship of formerly quasi-public companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, mortgages have gotten almost as much play in the media [...]

I read the paper version of the - well, newspaper - today; the Baltimore Sun to be exact. In the real estate section, I read a short article about the various loan modification programs being offered by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and, on a much more responsible level that DOESN’T induce people to become deadbeats, [...]