Standard Mortgage Blog

Legends, myths, old wives’ tales; whether you’re talking about Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster, or how long you should wait to swim after eating, understanding what’s true and what isn’t can save you a lot of time, and more importantly money. When it comes to your home, time and money are two significant things. This is why distinguishing facts from myths about the process of a cash-out refinance..

The path to homeownership might seem particularly steep in a world where recessions happen, home values continuously increase, and student loan and credit card debt seem to only go up. Members of our military and veterans of the United States may face an even steeper slope. Members of our military are often serving during the years that most non-military Americans are building their credit,..

When it comes to buying a new home, different terms will be used, and you may not be familiar with all of them. This is especially true if you are a first-time homebuyer. It might seem like mortgages have their own language, from all of the different lenders and varying processes, documents, and requirements. To help decipher the mortgage language, we have put together this helpful glossary of..