6 Strategies to Help Consumers Avoid New Credit Card Fees
RISMEDIA, August 24, 2010—An additional set of new regulations from the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act recently...
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Obama Administration Housing Scorecard Shows Continued Progress in Housing Market, but Challenges Remain
RISMEDIA, August 23, 2010—The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury has...
Don’t Let Them Eat Cake! Sports Snacks Can Be Easy and Nutritious
RISMEDIA, August 23, 2010— (MCT)—You don't want to be known as the Twinkie Mom who supplied all the members of...
Under 26 and Uninsured? Young Adults Will Soon Have the Choice of Coverage from Their Parents’ Policies
RISMEDIA, August 21, 2010—(MCT)—Starting next month, one of the first big initiatives of the new federal health care law takes...
New Rules Limit Too-Low Estimates of Closing Costs
RISMEDIA, August 20, 2010—(MCT)—Facing new penalties if they lowball estimates of upfront mortgage costs, lenders and brokers appear to be...
Getaways: In L.A.’s Fashion District, Hit the Ground Running to Maximize Your Time in This Buzzing Scene
RISMEDIA, August 20, 2010—(MCT)—Downtown L.A.'s Fashion District can be a daunting landscape of concrete and pedestrian traffic. The scene starts...
Harvard Researcher Shares Insights on Housing Comeback
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2010—(MCT)—As director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, Nicolas Retsinas has had a front-row...
Weekly Mortgage Rate Report: Rates Fall to New Lows
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2010—Mortgage rates fell to new lows this week, according to the LendingTree Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse, a...
Savvy Moms Share Secrets of Back to School Shopping on a Budget
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2010—(MCT)—Busy mom Alyshia Manzella is willing to share her secrets for outfitting kids on a budget. "You...
‘Fundamental Change’ for Fannie and Freddie, Geithner Says
RISMEDIA, August, 18, 2010—(MCT)—With sweeping financial reform legislation enacted, the White House and Congress now must focus on fixing the...
6 Key Numbers Buyers Must Examine Before Committing
“The rate should never be treated as a yes-or-no answer,” says Nick Nastos, founder of Chicago’s Property Shop. “I would be more concerned about a buyer closing with no emergency fund than one accepting a slightly higher rate with a manageable payment and cash still in the... Read more.
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