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FTC Proposes Crackdown on Loan Modification Services

Seeking to protect homeowners from fraudulent mortgage modification schemes, the FTC has proposed a rule that would prohibit charging in advance for foreclosure prevention services.

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Window of Opportunity Closing for Home Buyers?

Is time running out to get a great deal on a home? To listen to some accounts, you would think so.

Mortgage News

FTC Proposes Crackdown on Loan Modification Services
Mortgage Rates Remain Stable
Home Prices Show First Annual Increase Since 2006

Refinance

Time Running Out on "Underwater" Refinance
Mortgage Refinance Options
Are There Any Downsides to Refinancing Your Mortgage?

CD & Investments

Want Higher CD Rates? Try Troubled Banks!
Safe Haven for your Cash? Try Local Banks
How to Protect Your Money with the FDIC

Loan Modification

FTC Proposes Crackdown on Loan Modification Services
Treasury Streamlines HAMP Loan Modification Guidelines
State Attorneys General Urge Mortgage Principal Markdowns

Debt Consolidation

Can Bankruptcy Help You Avoid Foreclosure?
Bottomless Pit: Consumers Falling Deeper into Debt
Debt Concepts Confuse too many Americans

Tax

Time Running Out on $8,000 Tax Credit
Tax Amnesty: The State's the Thing
Understanding the First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit

Bad Credit

Can a Cosigner Help You Qualify for a Mortgage?
How Soon After a Foreclosure Can You Buy a Home?
Avoiding Credit Repair Scams

Car Loan Articles

Bailout Offers Auto Loan Relief
Bailing Out the Auto Industry
Great Car Deals for Stellar Buyers

Home Equity

What’s Better? Cash-out refinance or home equity loan?
Home Equity Loans Making a Comeback
Good Time for A Home Improvement Loan?

FHA

FHA Tightens Up Mortgage Lending Guidelines
FHA Mortgage Restriction Eased for Foreclosure Repurchases
HUD Lifts Cap on FHA Mortgage Origination Fees

Student Loans

Job Market Woes? Go Back to School!
U.S. Treasury Helps Shore-up Student Loans
College Financing 2009: Tips for Getting Aid

Mortgage

Window of Opportunity Closing for Home Buyers?
Using APR to Compare Mortgage Offers
Get Preapproved Before You Start Home Shopping

Personal Finance

How Your FICO Credit Score Works
Mortgage and Home Ownership Tax Deductions
Personal Spending Falls Even as GDP Rises

Second Mortgage

Can You Get Away With Not Paying a Second Mortgage?
Scouting Out Neighborhoods Before a Home Purchase
Inside the New Mortgage Anti-Predatory Law

Credit Card

New Credit Card Rules Could Bring Higher Fees
Congress Ponders Tougher Rules for Credit Card Companies
Be Proactive about Credit Card Rate Hikes

Rate Updates

Mortgage Rates Continue Up
Mortgage Rates Indicating a Morning Reversal Downward
Mortgage Rates Jump

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