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A Debt-Free College Education? Persistence is Key

We were moved by an article on the Opinion page of The Wall Street Journal late last month. Entitled, "It's Possible to Graduate Debt-Free. Here's How" it details one young woman's persistent effort to finish college without debt. She succeeded, but the work it...

Single Women, Single Men, and Homeownership

I have many single friends--men and women. If I were to generalize among them, I'd say my single male friends tend to rent their homes, while my single female friends overwhelmingly own. The National Association of Realtors has discovered the same thing. Their...

Recovery Brings More Foreclosures

As we continue to wonder if this recovery is here to stay, the insightful folks at RealtyTrac have shown us statistics that renew concern about foreclosure rates. Foreclosures apparently are on the rise, as banks attend to a foreclosure backlog, and can repossess...

Celebrating National Homeownership Month

Even as more and more Americans choose to rent their homes, homeownership still seems to be an ideal for which we strive. And for good reason--it builds and creates the strongest communities. We've pulled together some of our favorite celebrations of the occasion on...

MK Customers Speak Out

Asking your customers to complete a survey is a little like asking your significant other if an outfit makes you look fat. You *think* you want to know the answer, but then again...! We here at MortgageKeeper bit the bullet last month and asked our users how they...