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<p>April 20, 2018 - American Financing was once again recognized as one of the top workplaces in the midsize company category by the Denver Post for 2018. Our corporate culture and inclusive work environment has been pivotal to our success. Read about our diverse workforce in this <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/20/2018-top-workplaces-diverse-inclusive-workplace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link">Denver Post feature</a>.</p>
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<a class="press__mention-text-title" target="_blank" aria-label="Few retirees expect to pay off their mortgages (opens in a new tab)" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2018/03/22/few-retired-people-expect-to-pay-off-their-mortgages-survey-says/?utm_term=.284bfd8f0665">Few retirees expect to pay off their mortgages</a>
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<p>March 22, 2018 - American Financing's recent survey, “<strong>Retirement and Mortgages</strong>”, found that 44 percent of Americans age 60 to 70 have a mortgage when they retire, with as many as 17 percent saying they may never pay it off. Read about the study and more details from the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2018/03/22/few-retired-people-expect-to-pay-off-their-mortgages-survey-says/?utm_term=.284bfd8f0665" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link">Washington Post</a>.</p>
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<a class="press__mention-text-title" target="_blank" aria-label="Mortgage lenders are loosening requirements for home buyers (opens in a new tab)" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/many-lenders-are-loosening-requirements-for-prospective-home-buyers/2018/02/22/5196ac7c-f006-11e7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html">Mortgage lenders are loosening requirements for home buyers</a>
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<p>February 22, 2018 - Pushback against overly tight credit after the housing crisis, a shrunken proportion of first-time buyers and worry about affordability as home values rose led to some <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/many-lenders-are-loosening-requirements-for-prospective-home-buyers/2018/02/22/5196ac7c-f006-11e7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link">tweaks to mortgage guidelines</a> that could ease financing pressures for home buyers this year. - American Financing's Senior Mortgage Consultant, Carolyn Sullivan, helps explain.</p>
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<a class="press__mention-text-title" target="_blank" aria-label="7 questions to ask before buying a home (opens in a new tab)" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.bankrate.com/finance/real-estate/7-questions-buying-home-1.aspx">7 questions to ask before buying a home</a>
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<p>November 22, 2017 - You’re ready to own the house of your dreams. But before you make an offer, it pays to ask some key questions. If you’re armed with the right information, it can help you feel more confident that you’re making the right move on the right house. Read more on <a href="https://www.bankrate.com/finance/real-estate/7-questions-buying-home-1.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link">Bankrate.com.</a></p>
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<a class="press__mention-text-title" target="_blank" aria-label="Consumers say this is the ideal down payment (opens in a new tab)" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2017/09/29/consumers-say-ideal-down-payment">Consumers say this is the ideal down payment</a>
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<p>September 29, 2017 - More than half of Americans say they would prefer to put 10 percent down on a home purchase rather than 15 percent, 20 percent, or 30 percent, according to mortgage banker American Financing’s <a href="https://www.americanfinancing.net/blog/2017/09/28/down-payment-preferences/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link">2017 Mortgages in America Survey</a>. Though, nearly a quarter—primarily millennials—say they lack understanding about interest rates and private mortgage insurance. <a href="http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2017/09/29/consumers-say-ideal-down-payment" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link">Read more on realtormag.realtor.org.</a></p>
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