Christmas came early for Ashley Hardy. And she’s expecting an even better new year. The 24-year-old single mom was chosen for a new home by Hart County Habitat for Humanity.
The world of credit ratings is more transparent, thanks to Web sites offering credit-management tools, but making sense of rankings is still difficult.
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Resolve to Manage Your Money Better in 2010 – Ten practical ways to get started from the Illinois CPA Society.
When you’re making your New Year’s resolutions consider the findings of a recent national survey done by the Financial Industry Regulatory (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation [...]
More holiday shoppers this year are using cash or debit cards to avoid overspending with credit cards. But what about the rest of the year? Is it possible in a credit-dependent society to get by without plastic?
Savvy consumers view offers for ‘free’ products with the same skepticism reserved for weight-loss pills, work-at-home opportunities and spray-on hair.
By PAUL BLACKLOW CREDIT cards can be a safe and convenient tool for purchasing goods and services, especially over the internet or phone, or an expensive form of credit that can lead to fin
Some companies use the offer of a “free” credit report or score to sell expensive credit-monitoring or other subscription services. In recent months, though, several companies have launched websites that provide a credit profile at no cost.
WASHINGTON — If you’re in trouble on your mortgage and you can’t get a payday advance loan modification, check out the Obama administration’s new standardized short sale plan that’s scheduled to roll out during the coming several months.The program, outlined Dec. 1 by the Treasury Department, is an attempt to streamline what has traditionally been [...]
Louis Spagnuolo of WCS Lending in Boca Raton answers questions from readers. To ask a question that Louis may answer next week, click here . Q: My husband and I are trying to buy a home and are having trouble coming up with the down payment.
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. barred the former controller of New Century Financial Corp. , once the third-largest subprime lender, from working as a contractor for the agency after he was sued for alleged securities fraud, a person familiar with the matter said.