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Video: When Should You Refinance Your Mortgage?
There’s more to deciding whether to refinance than simply comparing mortgage rates. In the video above, Greg McBride, Chief Financial Analys...
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Cause Of Death: Low Credit Score
Can poor creditworthiness and excessive debt lead to your death? It certainly can if you owe money to the mob. However, it does not require ...
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Credit Card With Fingerprint Identification
Credit card technology is in a never-ending race to stay ahead of criminals intent on racking up fraudulent charges on your account. The sim...
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E-Statements: Time To Make The Switch?
Do you keep your credit card statements in a box somewhere for reference, only to forget where you put the box when you need to look up crit...
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Families Not Saving Enough For Retirement
It may be impossible to know exactly how much money you need to save for retirement, but it's a safe bet that if you have little or no retir...
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More Credit Cards Being Used for Smaller Purchases
Do you use your credit card for everything that you buy, even small items? These days, it's not unusual to make small purchases with plastic...
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Home Improvement Spending On The Rise
There may be economic uncertainty and turmoil these days, but apparently, we Americans will not let that get in the way of our home improvem...
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Are High CD Yields A Come-On?
Years of low interest rates have provided underwhelming options for investors seeking Certificates of Deposit (CDs) as a relatively safe com...
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5 Credit Tips For New College Grads
Congratulations! You made it through college armed with a degree, and hopefully a job. Now it's time to move on to the next stage of your ed...
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Today's Headlines: Auto Loans: The Next Bubble?
Does Anybody See a Pattern?
The financial crisis of 2007-2008 was caused in no small part by a housing market full of questionable mortgage...
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MIP vs. PMI
If you are a first-time homebuyer, you may be aware of mortgage insurance but you may not know that there are two different types. Mortgage ...
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6 Tips To Improve Your Chances Of Renting Despite Poor Credit
When you are looking to rent a home, your landlord may want to check your credit report while evaluating your application. If your credit is...
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Video: Join MoneyTips For Free Financial Tools
When it comes to your finances, are you feeling overwhelmed? Join MoneyTips for free to gain access to our powerful, personalized consumer t...
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Today’s Headlines: How Your Credit Affects Your Homeowner's Insurance
The Wide Reach of Your Credit Report
Your credit report, which is a compilation of your credit-related activities, plays a huge part in a...
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5 Biggest Credit Card Complaints
Do you have a love-hate relationship with your credit cards? Apparently, we do as a nation.
Based on the amount of outstanding credit car...
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5 Financial Millennial Musts
Are you a millennial approaching the next milestone birthday? Your 30th birthday is a great time to reflect on what you have achieved so far...
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How Couples Should Retire Years Apart
It may be tough for couples to talk about retirement, but it's important to make sure that you plan together. As you approach retirement as ...
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Video: How to Get A Low Credit Card Interest Rate
Are you struggling to keep up with the interest payments on your credit card? In the video above, Nerdwallet Credit and Banking Expert Sean ...
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Credit Card Interest 101
You know that it's desirable to have a high credit score in order to get a low credit card interest rate, but do you know why your credit sc...
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Leash, Don't Lease, Your Dog!
"My Dog Ate My Credit Score." Sounds like a pretty lame excuse, but thanks to the concept of pet leasing, it actually is possible to ruin yo...
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How To Buy A New Construction Home
The housing market is still suffering from an inventory problem. Available houses are not sufficient to meet demand, either because of a mis...
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