Nothing puts a damper on car shopping like being turned down for an auto loan, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have other options. But some options, like charging a hefty down payment to a credit card ...

A co-borrower is someone who jointly applies for a mortgage with the main borrower, sharing repayment responsibility, which can enhance loan approval and terms. Navigating the path to homeownership ...

A reverse mortgage can help eliminate remaining mortgage payments. Paying off an existing home loan with a reverse mortgage ...

A co-borrower on a mortgage shares ownership of the property and responsibility for making mortgage payments. Adding a co-borrower to a mortgage can increase your chances of approval, get you a better ...

Purchasing a home with other borrowers can make it easier to qualify for a mortgage and get you better loan terms. Research from the Journal of Housing Economics suggests that it’s because loans with ...

My beloved grandfather tried to help out his grandson by co-signing the grandson’s student loan from the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority — which is like a private family loan and not a ...

Yes, but it may not always be wise to do so Fact checked by Melody Kazel Reviewed by Lea D. Uradu Home equity loans are designed to allow property holders to borrow against their home equity to meet ...

WASHINGTON -- Some student loan borrowers who had a parent or grandparent co-sign the note are finding they must immediately pay the loan in full if the relative dies. The Consumer Financial ...

If you and your spouse are still living in your parent's basement, you might feel depressed: prices keep rising, interest rates are doubled, and it’s still a seller’s market. The American Dream seems ...

Most lenders cap the number of co-borrowers on a mortgage application at four or five. New guidelines from Fannie Mae allow their lenders to use the average of the co-borrowers' median credit scores ...