John Maxfield

Using data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Motley Fool contributor John Maxfield reveals the most important facts and figures about Bank of America's political contributions.

Applying for a mortgage isn’t anybody’s idea of a good time. But that doesn’t mean it has to be a miserable, much less unfruitful, experience.

Investing in stocks has more in common with going to the polling station on election day than you may think.

Investing in stocks has more in common with going to the polling station on election day than you may think.

Using data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Motley Fool contributor John Maxfield reveals the most important facts and figures about Citigroup's political contributions.

Earlier today, a jury concluded that Countrywide Financial, now a unit of Bank of America, defrauded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by selling them tens of thousands of defective mortgages.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that applications for home loans fell last week by only 0.6% compared to the previous seven-day period.

This once dividend darling is now wallowing in the trenches. Is it time to double down or steer clear?

Over the past year, a number of the highest-yielding dividend stocks on the S&P 500 have taken massive hits to their share prices. Does this mean they're now a buy?

Mortgage brokers weigh in on the five biggest misconceptions about their industry.

By at least one measure, Bank of America had the best third quarter of all of its peers.

Explaining why stocks soared to all-time highs last week.

Respected lenders and mortgage brokers weigh in on five ways that prospective borrowers can save on their mortgage.

Two professional real estate agents weigh in on the three most common mistakes that homesellers make.

By outperforming competitors like American Capital Agency, investors would be excused for wondering whether it's time to buy shares of Annaly Capital Management.

With third-quarter results reported from the nation’s biggest banks, we can now get a handle on how they navigated the challenging mortgage rate environment over the last few months.

Morgan Stanley’s decision to focus on wealth and investment management appears to be paying off.

With a week's worth of earnings season under our belt, we now know how the nation's biggest mortgage originators fared last quarter.

Wells Fargo's recent earnings release uncovered three areas that investors in the bank need to watch.

The Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp said this morning that third-quarter pre-tax earnings grew by $101 million, or 20%, over the year-ago period thanks in large part to a $91-million gain from the sale of its stake in Vanitv.