Consumer Financing
Credit Card Fees Surge For International Purchases
Tweet That American Express, Discover, Visa or MasterCard that has served you well for so many years could prove more costly to you if you were to use it outside
Debit Card Usage Increases, Credit Card Usage Decreases
Tweet Consumer, media and market research firm Mintel recently confirmed what some analysts have been suspecting: America’s love affair with credit cards is on the decline. Instead, consumers are being
Realtor Group Urges Action Against Foreclosure Scams
Tweet You’re hanging onto your home with all of your energy, trying to keep up with payments despite having lost a significant chunk of your income due to a furlough.
You Can Trim Your Credit Card Rate
Tweet Lots of people are infuriated with their banks as they learn that their credit card interest rates have suddenly climbed higher. These consumers haven’t done anything wrong, having paid
Your Obligations May Not End With A Short Sale
Tweet For most Americans, these are certainly challenging times. Specifically, for the majority of people alive today, they have no remembrance of the last major recession, the sharp downturn of
Pending Foreclosure? Take Action!
Tweet If you have fallen behind on your mortgage, than you know that this isn’t a good thing, however it could be one problem that you simply could not have
Home Foreclosures Expected To Ramp Up
Tweet Despite throwing hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars at the problem, the Obama administration will not be able to exert its increased influence over the financial marketplace
Your Mortgage Options? Never Better!
Tweet My, oh my how quickly things can change. No, the economy is still in the doldrums and with Congress and our new president on an unprecedented spending spree, there
Historically Low Mortgage Rates Are A Golden Opportunity
Tweet You hate to tell someone that this could be a “once in a lifetime opportunity” but in the case of mortgage rates that statement may very well hold true.
Borrowing Against The Value Of Your Home
Tweet Home Equity Loan or Line of Credit? If you are a homeowner with very good or excellent credit and have significant equity built up in your home, you can
Spring Is The Time For Home Improvement Projects
Tweet As winter comes to an end, the spring season invites homeowners to step outside, check out their yards and consider which home improvement projects that they will tackle for
What You Should Know About PreForeclosures
Tweet For the homeowner who is behind on house payments, the threat of foreclosure looms large especially as months pass without a payment. In some markets owners may fall behind
Avoid These So-Called Credit Card Deals
Tweet New Offers On The Way? However, don’t be surprised if the number of offers begins to increase, something I’ve taken note of personally these past few weeks. With quite
Considering Foreclosure? Take These Steps First!
Tweet Don’t Give Your Home Up Without A Fight Hundreds of thousands of homeowners are facing imminent foreclosure, one of the largest groups of consumers to be in this position
Warmer Weather Is Here, Will Home Sales Follow?
Tweet Our neighborhood is all abuzz as cold weather which produced three inches of snow on Monday will be a distant memory when temperatures approach 80 degrees this weekend. Definitely,
