Thinking about purchasing a house in 2018? It's not something you can just dive right into. Joe Zeibert, Senior Director of Products, Pricing & Credit for Ally Home Loans, and Ed Powell, the company's Senior Director of Consumer Sales, join Your Cheddar to discuss the steps you need to take to prepare for home ownership.
The Ally Home Playbook provides information on the types of loans, down payments, closing costs, and other financial considerations home buyers need before selecting a lender. Plus, it helps first-time homebuyers determine what type of loan is best for them.
But what factors go into a mortgage approval? Powell talks about the three Cs: capability, credit, and collateral. These are the areas your loan officer will look into, so shopping around for an experience person you trust is also extremely important.
Joe Cecela, Dream Exchange CEO, explains how they are aiming to form the first minority-controlled company to operate an exchange in U.S. history. Watch!
A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives. Genesee County Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart. The judge also wants to reward shoppers with free car washes. Clothier says he began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for shoplifting at the store in Grand Blanc Township. He believes 75 to 100 people eventually will be ordered to wash cars this spring. Clothier says he will be washing cars alongside them when the time comes.
The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase. A State Department spokesperson said the electric car company owned by Musk was the only one that expressed interest back in May 2024. The deal with Tesla was only in its planning phases but it was forecast to be the largest contract of the year. It shows how some of his wealth has come and was still expected to come from taxpayers.
