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1.
If your employer's 401(k) plan allows for loans, the maximum loan amount for all employees will be $50,000.
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False. The maximum loan amount set by law is the lesser of one-half of your vested balance in the plan or $50,000.
2.
First-time homebuyers need not worry about having a bad credit score in order to benefit from a first-time homebuyer program.
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False. A common requirement is that you keep a good credit score. The purpose of this is to ensure that you are not too much of a risk to the lender.
3.
In a private home loan, when a "deed of trust" and promissory note are executed, your private lender can foreclose if you default on the loan.
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True. Although few private lenders would go so far, your lender holds a lien on your property and has the same rights as a bank.
4.
Which form of seller financing refers to a buyer making payments on a home and then receiving title to the home only when the home is finally paid off?
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Land contract. In a land contract, the buyer has equitable title, but not full title.
5.
The Veterans Administration _______ home loans to eligible recipients.
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Guarantees. It does not make its own loans.