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With more and more people preferring to do research online before making big purchases, there’s a new type of Web site out there: one that aims to help baby boomers research and buy long term care Insurance more easily. The basic premise behind the long-term care insurance site is based on the fact that the next generation has seen our parents’ long term care needs and rather than be part of a future problem, we want to have our own solution. We do not want to be burdens on our loved ones, including family, neighbors, and friends.
Many Americans believe that Medicaid will step in. Sadly for all of us, they are very wrong, and they are certainly not alone as this is a common belief. It is true that Medicaid pays for more care than anyone else. The problem is, you must be broke before Medicaid will normally step in, as it is essentially welfare. More can be found about long-term care insurance here.
So let’s say you’ve decided to look into long-term care. Well, one of the first questions you as a potential buyer may want to ask is: What *is* Long Term Care Insurance? Good question! Long-term care insurance is not understood by the general public, and only one-in-five boomers are even prepared to deal with the costs of insurance alone. The site gives all the details, but in a nut shell, it is the insurance that takes care of people who are too well to be in the hospital, yet to sick to be independent.
According to a recent report a number of brokers have complained over the fact that there are various mortgage loan deals that they are no longer able to offer to customers. Whilst over 50% of mortgage customers are dealt with through brokers there are now a number of lenders that are offering certain mortgage deals only to customers that apply to them directly rather than to those that apply through a broker. A complaint to the Financial Services Authority has now been filed by the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI).
However, officials from the FSA state that the fact that lenders are refusing to offer certain deals through brokers does not necessarily mean that the consumer will get a bad deal. An FSA official stated: “It is a commercial decision for a lender whether they want to offer products directly to the public or via a broker. Anyone dealing with consumers should ensure that consumers are treated fairly.”
Many consumers go through brokers to find a mortgage, and the broker earns commission from the lender for each mortgage sold to consumers. However, the global credit crunch has seen a range of drastic changes taking place in the mortgages market, and this includes taking many mortgage products off the shelves altogether, limiting access to certain mortgage products, and offering some products directly rather than through a broker.
Lenders have become far more restrictive with regards to mortgages, and by cutting out brokers with some of their deals are able to better control the flow of applicants and customers that they take on. A number of lenders have now launched deals that are only available to consumers that apply through them directly.