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Written in a simple question-and-answer format, this revised third edition provides the latest information on: Application procedures - Online lenders - Down payment assistance, zero-down options, and new programs such as HomeReady - Qualifying requirements - Ways to lower your debt ratio - Credit scores: FICO, Vantage, and the \"hidden\" ones - Credit strategies (even if your credit scores are low) - Guidelines for self-employed borrowers - Bankruptcies and waiting periods - Refinancing and home equity loans - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules - The new Ability-to-Repay mandate - And much more.   The mortgage landscape has gotten safer, but it's also more complex. Let \u003ci\u003eMortgages 101\u003c\/i\u003e guide you to the perfect loan for you. Then enjoy your new home.   \u003cb\u003ePraise for the previous edition of \u003ci\u003eMortgages 101\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e   \"Covers just about every issue that can come up, from how much to put down to the various types of mortgages available. Perhaps the best thing Mr. Reed does is explain, simply, how banks determine your creditworthiness.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- The New York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e   \"With consumer-friendly language and an easygoing tone, Reed answers over 250 common, yet critical borrower questions.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Mortgage Originator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e   \"The advice in \u003ci\u003eMortgages 101\u003c\/i\u003e is unvarnished and to the point. 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Exploring what gave these technologies their monetary role, and how most lost it, provides the reader with a good idea of what makes for sound money, and sets the stage for an economic discussion of its consequences for individual and societal future-orientation, capital accumulation, trade, peace, culture, and art. Compellingly, Ammous shows that it is no coincidence that the loftiest achievements of humanity have come in societies enjoying the benefits of sound monetary regimes, nor is it coincidental that monetary collapse has usually accompanied civilizational collapse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this background in place, the book moves on to explain the operation of Bitcoin in a functional and intuitive way. Bitcoin is a decentralized, distributed piece of software that converts electricity and processing power into indisputably accurate records, thus allowing its users to utilize the Internet to perform the traditional functions of money without having to rely on, or trust, any authorities or infrastructure in the physical world. Bitcoin is thus best understood as the first successfully implemented form of digital cash and digital hard money. 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As it challenges the most sacred of government monopolies, Bitcoin shifts the pendulum of sovereignty away from governments in favor of individuals, offering us the tantalizing possibility of a world where money is fully extricated from politics and unrestrained by borders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final chapter of the book explores some of the most common questions surrounding Bitcoin: Is Bitcoin mining a waste of energy? Is Bitcoin for criminals? Who controls Bitcoin, and can they change it if they please? How can Bitcoin be killed? And what to make of all the thousands of Bitcoin knock-offs, and the many supposed applications of Bitcoin's 'blockchain technology'? \u003ci\u003eThe Bitcoin Standard\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential resource for a clear understanding of the rise of the Internet's decentralized, apolitical, free-market alternative to national central banks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BITCOIN'S HISTORY, PROPERTIES, USES, AND FUTURE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Bitcoin Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, economist Saifedean Ammous walks readers through the fascinating history of the technologies of money and explores what gave these technologies their monetary role, how they lost it, what that teaches us about the desirable features of money, and how Bitcoin is designed to improve on these technologies. Ammous elucidates the economic, social, cultural, and political benefits of sound money over unsound money to allow for an informed discussion of the potential role Bitcoin could play in the digital economy of the future. Rather than as a currency for criminals or a cheap mass consumer payment network, this book argues Bitcoin is emerging as a decentralized, politically neutral, free-market alternative to national central banks, with potentially enormous implications for individual freedom and prosperity. For anyone looking for a clear understanding of this new digital money, \u003ci\u003eThe Bitcoin Standard\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Bitcoin Standard\u003c\/i\u003e should be required reading for everyone in modern society. It offers a concise and coherent narrative of monetary theory, the history of money, practical economics, and the impact of political policy on business, culture, and the economy. 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