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New Law Allows Desperate Homeowners to Refinance--But Beware
Estimates are some 2 million to 3 million homeowners have gotten in over their heads and are facing foreclosure by 2009. A landmark housing bill signed into law in July will allow some of those distre...
Longer Car Loans May Be a Good Match for Hybrid Cars
The high price of gasoline is attracting car buyers to hybrid cars in record numbers. Hybrid cars, which operate on a combination of gasoline and electricity, get better gas mileage than their convent...
Avoiding the Ranks of Delinquent Auto Loans
The percentage of delinquent car loans rose 11.5% in the second quarter of 2008, compared with the same quarter of 2007. In many ways, trouble with auto loans is a sign of the times, but the consequen...
Students May Be Tempted to Use Credit Cards for Education Expenses
The credit crisis has made it difficult for some people to obtain student loans. As a result, students consider relying on credit cards to pay their education costs. However, there are drawbacks to us...
Dealing with Car Dealers: Five Tips for Keeping a Car Loan under Control
It's a feeling somewhere between confusion and panic. It comes from sustained exposure to car dealer mumbo-jumbo, and it causes people to just want to sign the papers and get out of there. The result:...
Refinance: New Law Makes It Easier for Veterans to Do So
In the early part of the decade, many veterans and active duty military personnel took out subprime home loans to buy their homes before soaring prices made it impossible. The idea was to clean up the...
Tapping Home Equity to Get Back in Black OK, But Borrowers Must Cut Spending Too
With prices for food, health care and other essentials rising and the holidays around the corner, many consumers are finding themselves in the red. A home equity loan or a home equity line of credit (...
Student Loan Payments Hard to Make Due to Credit Crunch, Job Losses
The credit crunch has hammered the housing market and made it difficult for many people to keep up with credit card payments. The economy's woes--including high unemployment-- are also making it diffi...
Shopping for a Loan: Seven Questions You Must Ask
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Second Mortgages Are Now Part of Loan Modification Plan
People with second mortgages can now be helped through the government's loan-modification plan. The Obama administration revised guidelines for the mortgage rescue program aimed at helping homeowne...
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