Journeys of doubt
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - His father took out a second mortgage on their Oak Ridge, Mo., home to help pay for $20,000 worth of stem cell injections at a Beike Biotechnology Co. facility in China. More than a year after returning home, Hrabik says he has nearly complete use of

Economy-Economics- World
OpEdNews.com - Clark’s article pointed up the fact that the second-mortgage fallout is still coming. It seems shortsighted to put on rose=colored glasses and downright confusing to use reading glasses. Thursday, November 15: ibrahim turner: I am

Cottage Grove family seeks medical help in China
KARE - So the Neumans have put a second mortgage on their home to get Andrew the help they can’t get here. Kim says, “Even if it doesn’t work, at all at least we said we tried.” So in mid-February, at a hospital in Hangzhou, China, Andrew will have stem cells

U.S. mortgage rates reverse course and rise
Marketwatch - Homeowners who have inquired about refinancing at Countrywide have had a mix of motivations, he said. Examples include extracting equity, combining a first and second mortgage into one loan, and refinancing into a loan that has a shorter term, he said

Riding The New ‘Refi’ Wave, With A Twist
Hartford Courant - The vast majority of homeowners who are refinancing are simply looking for lower rates getting out of an adjustable-rate mortgage or combining a first and second mortgage rather than tapping into their home equity to pay for major renovations