Don’t Let the Holidays Ruin Your Credit Score: 5 Tips for Success
The holidays are upon us, and they may affect your credit scores. One’s credit score could take a hit during the holidays in a number of ways. You may see a less than festive dip from overcharging and not paying your credit card bills in a timely manner or by...The Mortgage Professor: With Loan Insurance, Bad Rules Lead to More Rules
(MCT)—In 1999, Congress decreed that the monthly mortgage insurance premiums that borrowers paid could be terminated by the borrower under certain conditions, and if the borrower failed to act, the lender was obliged to terminate a little later. This rule applied to...Your Place: Appliance Problems Merit an Electrical Checkup
(MCT)—Q: In March 2011, I had my kitchen gutted and redone with new floor, cabinets, “green” furnace and water system, counters—the works. I installed a new Samsung French-door refrigerator, an over-the-stove microwave, and, for the first time, a dishwasher. The...Diane Stafford: Home-Based Work Isn’t for Everyone
(MCT)—It’s a time of year when some workers are giving thanks for their cozy home-based jobs. Others, not so much. I recently heard from an unhappy work-at-homer whose employer had converted employees from office-based to home-based. Turning them into a virtual...New Mortgage Disclosure Forms to Roll Out in August 2015
(MCT)—The federal government’s consumer financial watchdog will require lenders to issue shorter, easier-to-understand mortgage disclosure forms to home buyers that more clearly show the costs and terms of the loans. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the...
Strategies to Boost Your Content’s Visibility
What’s the point of having a social media game plan if your content isn’t getting in front of the right people? Here are a few ways to improve your brand’s visibility and reach on social media.
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