March 2011 Entries

Lenders can tap bank account for mortgage

It doesn't happen often, but lenders technically can tap deposit accounts to make up loan payments. Borrowers who've missed a mortgage loan payment to a bank or credit union where they also have a checking or savings account might want to move their money. The right is rarely exercised, but these institutions technically can tap those accounts to get late payments and more, according to Jeffrey A. Schreiber of The Schreiber Law Firm in Marion, Ind. Compare mortgage rates Bankrate can help