Debt Consolidation News
Debt Consolidation News
Latest news on debt consolidation. Below are latest from CNN-Money and Yahoo Personal Finance. You may also be interested in our debt consolidation calculator section.
| Personal finance news - CNNMoney.com |
| The three-figure kitchen makeover Living with an undersize, outdated kitchen? If so, a sledgehammer may feel like the only solution. But these days you're probably not up for spending the $50,000 or more -- maybe much more -- it would cost to demolish the space and build a new state-of-the-art room from scratch. |
| Living on a freelancer's budget Chris and Janie Peterson have an enviable life. They own a lovely 3½-bedroom ranch house just outside Minneapolis and have work schedules flexible enough to allow them lots of time with their children, Reece, 10, Cecily, 9, and Georgio, 7. |
| Financial advice: The yes-man problem Experts have long counseled against using financial planners who charge commissions, given their incentive to simply sell products that pad their paychecks. |
| 12 ways to cut your taxes The bright spot of the dreary 2009 economy: savings for everyone. |
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| Hunkering down for rising interest rates Question: I'm 65, retired and have about 50% of my portfolio in a bond index fund. I'm thinking of switching to a short-term bond fund. Do you think that's a good idea? --Judy, Flowery Branch, Georgia |
| The wrong way to pick funds Photographer friends tell me that if you're picking out a point-and-shoot camera you shouldn't focus much on the megapixels. That measure of a camera's resolution is hyped by manufacturers, but most cameras on the market give you all the pixels you'll need. |
| 43% say they have less than $10k for retirement The percentage of American workers with virtually no retirement savings grew for the third straight year, according to a survey released Tuesday. |
| How Uncle Sam wants to boost your retirement Usually I cringe when our leaders in Washington try to help improve our finances. I'm afraid their efforts may do more harm than good. But two new ideas being discussed inside the Beltway could actually make it easier to prepare for retirement. Both center on the income you'll generate from your 401(k). |
| 3 ways to save money this spring 1. Book a sweet getaway |
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| Middle-class NYC apartment complex sold at auction
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AP - The developer of a high profile middle-class Harlem apartment complex has lost ownership of the property after defaulting on the mortgage. |
| Democrats look to resurrect college aid plan
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AP - Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage. |
| Borrowers wait for answers on Obama loan plan
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AP - Hundreds of thousands of homeowners are in limbo waiting to find out if they will be accepted for the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program. |
| Obama's proposed student loan overhaul gets boost
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Reuters - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boost on Friday. |
| Wells Fargo, Baltimore in talks after mortgage suit
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Reuters - Wells Fargo & Co said on Friday it is in talks with Baltimore officials that could avert further litigation by that city over the bank's mortgage lending practices. |
| "Cash for keys" aids home borrowers, investors
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| BofA mortgage modifications jump in March
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Reuters - Bank of America Corp completed 20,666 mortgage modifications in March under a U.S. government-backed program, up 61 percent from February, the bank said on Friday. |
| Student loans to be in healthcare package: Pelosi
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Reuters - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the final version of a broad healthcare overhaul would include a revamp of the student loan program but not a government-run health insurance option. |
| UK home loans fall by half in January
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AP - The value of home mortgage advances in January fell by half from December, when there was a late rush to complete deals before a tax break ended at the New Year, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said Friday. |
| Summary Box: Citi CEO sees return to profitability
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AP - BULLISH OUTLOOK: Citigroup Inc. says its returning to "sustained profitability" after losing billions on bad loans and taking a federal bailout. CEO Vikram Pandit says the bank is shedding risky mortgage assets and shifting focus to emerging markets like Latin America and Asia. |
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