Put a stop to those postal mailed mortgage offers that begin arriving soon after you apply for a mortgage or let them keep coming until you find a better deal.
What with the tightening mortgage market putting the squeeze on consumers scrambling to get the best loan, a recent Federal Trade Commission alert, "Shopping For a Mortgage? Your Application May Trigger Competing Offers," couldn't be more timely.
Much to the chagrin of some consumer advocates, when you apply for a mortgage and the lender pulls your credit report, your file lights up like a runway for other companies with money to lend.
