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Don't Borrow Against Your Retirement Plan!
You are already dealing with increasing debt. Suddenly, you find yourself with an unplanned expense that you cannot afford. You look longing...
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How Democrats and Republicans Compare in the Battle for Credit
We all know the political stereotype – Republicans are supposedly the party of the wealthy, and Democrats are the party of the less economic...
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More Than Half of Americans Making Less Than $40,000 Annually Have No Retirement Savings
It should not come as a surprise that people with lower incomes have lower levels of retirement savings. However, many people with lower inc...
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Today's Headlines: Trump's Orders and Mortgage Rules
Treasury Report Targets Dodd-Frank
In February of 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order 13772, which gave the Secretary of the Tre...
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Nearly Half of Indebted Americans Spend Half Their Income on Debt Repayment
Debt is not necessarily a bad thing – it allows us to acquire large and valuable assets like homes and cars. However, debt is also supposed ...
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7 Ways To Reduce Your Mortgage
For most homeowners, mortgage costs are the largest regular expense in the family budget. How can you manage those costs in the most efficie...
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5 Reasons Why Retirees Need To Know Their Credit Score
You've entered your retirement years. Finally, you no longer have to worry about getting up early in the morning for work, dealing with traf...
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Personal Loans For People With Poor Credit
You may need a personal loan for a number of reasons — perhaps to deal with unexpected medical expenses, to consolidate high-interest credit...
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Personal Loans For People With Fair Credit
If your credit score is in the low- to mid-600s, you have what is usually considered to be fair credit — not in the range where you have tro...
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The 7 Deadly Sins Of Credit
Credit is like trust; it must be earned. In order to extend credit to you, a creditor must feel confident that you will repay. Otherwise, yo...
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Video: 2 Biggest First-Time Home Buying Mistakes
Are you
thinking of buying your first home? Watch this video as Jordan Goodman,
America's Money Answers Man, describes the two biggest mis...
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Video: You Have More Than One Credit Score
Experian Director of Public Education Rod Griffin explains why we all have multiple credit scores as different lenders emphasize different p...
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Don't Let Anyone Cancel Your Credit Card!
Why should you hang on to a credit card that you don't use very often? MoneyTips will give you two very good reasons: it serves a suitable s...
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Do Nothing and Get a Higher Credit Score...Again!
Credit bureaus and lenders are always looking for better ways to assess risk with credit scoring systems. It is in their best interests to d...
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Today's Headlines: Consumer Credit Slows In April
Consumer Credit and Growth
Hopes are high for strong economic growth in America's near future. President Trump's economic plan hinges on ...
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Don't Pay Your Student Loan? Get Sued, Lose House
If you were owed $137 billion by eight million people who showed little or no evidence that they ever planned to repay, you would probably t...
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The "Clear to Close" Letter
As you progress through the home-buying process, you will receive letters from lenders at significant steps along the way. A pre-qualificati...
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3 Other Reasons To Call Your Credit Card Company
We've already mentioned that you may be able to raise your credit score with a phone call to your credit card issuer – but were you aware th...
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Video: How Much House Can You Afford?
Beware of the many additional costs associated with buying a home besides monthly payments. Watch Bankrate.com Chief Financial Analyst Greg ...
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Student Loan Collections Stopped
A recent action by a Court of Federal Claims has effectively stopped the collection of defaulted student loans – but for those affected, thi...
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More Than 1/3 Of Americans Can't Afford A $100 Medical Bill
It's bad enough when your day is derailed by an unexpected trip to the doctor, but it's even worse when you can't afford to pay the bill. Un...
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Women Dominate Student Loan Debt
America's student loan debt burden has reached a staggering $1.44 trillion, making it the second largest source of household debt in America...
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Government Tool Shutdown Causing Major Issues For Student Borrowers
Student Loan Crisis
Introduction
Student loans are making news, usually not good. While many students and their families took not...
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