Freddie Mac: Is Homeownership Right for You?
- Consumer guide to mortgages, financing, credit, moving and remodeling. Outlines requisite credit history, costs associated with homeownership, with separate sections addressing associated costs and myths about owning a home.
- http://www.freddiemac.com/corporate/buyown/english/preparing/right_for_you/

Mortgage Loans - Information for First Time Buyers
- First time borrowers can learn about the financing of a home. Comparative chart displays commonalities and differences between the types of mortgage loans.
- http://mortgages.interest.com/content/firsttime/whichmtge.asp

HUD: Common Questions from First-Time Homebuyers
- Detailed answers for new home buyers seeking a first mortgage. Also features a library of PDF files for download.
- http://www.hud.gov/buying/comq.cfm

Applying for a Mortgage
- Details the steps for a first-time consumer to apply for and receive a mortgage.
- http://www.personal-financers.com/articles/applying-for-a-mortgage.php

Wachovia: The Mortgage Process
- Provides a checklist of what is needed when securing a mortgage.
- http://www.wachovia.com/personal/page/0,,325_492_546,00.html

Loan Process
- Information and advice on each step of the mortgage process. Sections begin with pre-qualification and cover through the closing.
- http://continentalhomeloans.net/process.php

Mortgage Insider
- Mortgage articles, tutorials, podcasts, and online tests, designed to prepare, educate and protect consumers shopping for home loans written by industry insider, Rob K. Blake. The site also has sections aimed towards real estate professionals and financi
- http://themortgageinsider.net

HousingTracker.net
- Provides near real-time home asking price and inventory tracking as well as affordability measures for housing markets across the United States. Features include city-by-city break-down charts and 25/50/75 percentile monitoring.
- http://www.housingtracker.net/

Housing Bubble Casualty
- A mortgage insider's view on the home loan industry based out of Southern California. In addition to articles and a blog, the site also features a forum discussing trends in mortgage industry from both the consumer and lender points of view.
- http://www.housingbubblecasualty.com/

The Housing Bubble Blog
- Author Ben Jones examines the home price boom and its effect on owners, lenders, regulators, realtors and the economy as a whole. Entries typically cover a specific region of the United States and are commentary on published news from that area.
- http://thehousingbubbleblog.com/

HUD On Your Side: Buying A Home
- Various topics are covered from settlement costs to buying land and new construction. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- http://www.hud.gov/buying/

HUD Loans
- Information about loans from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development any buying homes with a low down payment.
- http://www.hud.gov/buying/loans.cfm

Ginniemae-Finding a Lender
- A step-by-step guide through the home loan process.
- http://www.ginniemae.gov/3_lender/choose_lender.asp?section=YPTH

Mortgage for Beginners
- Information on fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, home equity loans, refinancing, and reverse mortgages. With a glossary and mortgage calculators.
- http://www.forbeginners.info/mortgage/

Borrower's Guide to Home Loans
- A borrower's guide that can help get the best possible loan and avoid bad, or predatory loans.
- http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/bad-loans/loan.htm

Home Loan Guaranty Services, Veterans Benefits and Services
- Information on the home loan program of the Veterans Administration.
- http://www.homeloans.va.gov/veteran.htm

Understanding the Home Mortgage Process
- US Federal Reserve Board provides information to help consumers understand the mortgage lending process.
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/mortgage/morbro.htm

FTC: Need a Loan? Think Twice About Using Your Home as Collateral
- FTC article detailing unscrupulous lenders and home equity loan scams. Lists warning signs to alert you to which lenders to avoid.
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/homes/hoepa.htm

When Your Home Is on the Line
- What one should know about home equity lines of credit. From the US Federal Reserve Board.
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/homeline/

Real Estate Radio
- Real Estate Radio guides listeners through a complicated world of Real Estate.
- http://www.realestateradio.net

Mortgage Professor
- Mortgage articles and resources by Wharton Professor and nationally syndicated mortgage columnist Jack M. Guttentag.
- http://www.mtgprofessor.com

Mortgage-Helper.com
- Information on purchasing homes with little or no money down.
- http://www.mortgage-helper.com/

Mortgage Talk
- Offers a mortgage book plus advice on moving.
- http://www.movedoc.com/mortalk.htm

Mortgage Refinancing Company
- Provides information and a mortgage quote search service for consumers.
- http://www.homeloanadvisor.com/

Mortgage Orbit
- Overview of the process of obtaining a mortgage along with lender options and a glossary.
- http://www.mortgageorbit.com/

Mortgage Forum
- Post questions and receive answers from mortgage professionals.
- http://www.mortgageforum.com/

Decision Aide
- Complete set of tools and analysis to determine the optimal way to structure a home loan.
- http://www.decisionaide.com

Jill Hill's Real Estate Guide
- Practical tips to help you qualify for the loan you want.
- http://www.jillhill.com/loan2.htm

Home Buyer's Information Center
- Presents a consumer guide to choosing a mortgage.
- http://www.ourfamilyplace.com/homebuyer/mortgage.html

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
- Government agency oversees home mortgage lending practices.
- http://www.hud.gov/

Ask Mortgage Master
- Provides answers to questions consumers may have regarding mortgages.
- http://www.askmortgagemaster.com/

All Regs
- Provides an extensive and up-to-date database of mortgage lending guidelines.
- http://www.allregs.com/

Mortgage Discrimination
- What the laws say they can't do.
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/homes/mortgdis.htm

Looking for the Best Mortgage
- Steps to take and pitfalls to watch out for when getting a home loan.
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/homes/bestmorg.htm

Home Equity Scams: Borrowers Beware!
- What the practices are and how to protect yourself.
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/homes/eqscams.htm

Cancellation of Private Mortgage Insurance
- July 2000 discussion about a pending federal law that would save consumers money on Private Mortgage Insurance.
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pmialrt.htm

Mortgage-X
- Calculators, mortgage market trends, detailed information on various loan programs, articles and publications, a large vocabulary of mortgage terms.
- http://mortgage-x.com/