How would I determine if it is better to pay off my mortgage, or keep it and claim the deduction? Calculator?

Is there a calculator for this on the net?

What costs should I expect to quit claim a house and refinance a mortgage?

My partner and I are splitting up and she will be quit claiming the house to me. I would like to take her off the mortgage (there are 2 mortgages). Is re-financing my only option? What costs should I expect to pay for the quit claiming and the refinance (unless I can do this without [...]

HUD Probes Mortgage Companies With Significant Claim Rates – Including First Tennessee

HUD Probes Mortgage Companies With Significant Claim Rates – Including First Tennessee
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General Kenneth M. Donohue and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner David H. Stevens announced Tuesday an initiative focusing on mortgage companies with significant claim rates against the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance program.
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