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HELOC vs Home Equity Loan: Which Is Right for You in 2026?
U.S. homeowners are sitting on roughly $34.5 trillion in home equity right now. That’s a record. And with mortgage rates still holding…
Anthony Bird
Anthony Bird is a Grand Rapids mortgage broker and co-founder of Riverbank Finance LLC, an independent Michigan mortgage company he started in 2011. Licensed since 2007, he helps first-time home buyers, move-up buyers, and homeowners refinancing across Michigan — shopping rates from multiple lenders instead of pushing one bank's product. He writes here about Michigan home loans, mortgage rates, and what it actually takes to qualify.
Mortgage License NMLS # 137341 | Riverbank Finance LLC NMLS # 666287
Local Michigan
Fix and Flip Loans in 2026: How to Finance Your Next Investment Property
In 2025, 7.4% of all home sales involved investors buying older, distressed properties to renovate and resell or rent. That’s…
Local Michigan
Family Opportunity Mortgage: Buy A Home For Your Parent or Child
Are you considering a long term care or assisted living facility for your parent’s housing? These options can be very…
Buying a Home
FHA Loans for Manufactured Homes in 2026
Looking to buy a manufactured home? Learn how FHA loans for manufactured homes can make homeownership more affordable in 2026.…
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Zero Down Home Loans for Nurses
Home loans for nurses? You may have heard about doctor loans but most people do not know that there is…
Buying a Home
Bank Statement Loans for Self Employed
Bank statement loans for self employed in 2026: requirements, rates, documents, pros and cons, and how to qualify fast. Step-by-step…
Buying a Home
How to Use Your Tax Refund to Buy a Home
Tax refund season and home buying season land at almost exactly the same time every year — here is how…
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VA IRRRL: How Veterans Are Saving $200+/Month With One Simple Refinance
If you bought or refinanced your home in 2023 or 2024 — when mortgage rates were at their peak —…
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