FHA Mortgage
Refinancing Your FHA Mortgage- Part 1
One of the main home financing options available right now is a FHA loan. In fact, in 2009 34.5% of all loans were FHA loans,…
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
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Home Affordable Refinance Program
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