FirstClose(TM) Reduces Closing Times for Superior Savings Credit Union
Earthtimes - the FirstClose bundled mortgage settlement platform to obtain Credit Reports, Flood Zone Determinations, Automated Valuation Models (AVMs), and Equiguard, an instant alternative to title reports for home equity and second mortgage

Renting Out a Second Home While Keeping Your Sanity
Wall Street Journal - After years of taking expensive weekend trips to the state, they decided to buy there because they fell in love with a home and thought it would be a good investment. The couple had to take on a second mortgage to buy it, and knew they’d need to rent

City tax board says it lost Fumo file
Philadelphia Inquirer - In 1997, public real estate records show, Fumo took out a second mortgage on the mansion for $750,000. In 2005, he borrowed $1.1 million more. Goppelt’s Hallwatch.org, a Web site that makes city information public, was the first to disclose the 2003

Stimulus plan may lift Hawaii home sales
Honolulu Advertiser - Zimmerman said much of the stimulation will be in the refinance market, as the higher conforming loan limits encourage homeowners with mortgages near $625,000 to take on a second mortgage for home improvements, or to convert a jumbo loan into a lower

Take Huntington’s Leap Year Challenge: Give Yourself a Financial
Forbes - If either your mortgage or your second mortgage has a fixed rate higher than 6.75%, now is probably a good time to consider refinancing. 4.