http://www.financealley.com en-us editorial@financealley.com Adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) have been a popular form of mortgage financing in recent years. These mortgages start out at low rates for a set period; then adjust along with the index to which they are tied. As interest rates go up, so do the monthly p... http://www.financealley.com/article_202956_19.html 17th August 2007 A second mortgage is a mortgage taken out in “second position” on a property that already has a mortgage. A second mortgage will give you a fixed amount of money repayable over a fixed number of years. Get better interest rates with a second mo... http://www.financealley.com/article_202934_19.html 17th August 2007 Refinancing as a way to improve a bad credit situation is nothing new. What is new is the range of refinancing options now available to homeowners. Here are the three most popular types of non-traditional bad credit mortgages: 1. 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