Headline News Archive

2008

September

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• What market tumult means for us. The stunning events rattling the financial markets are raising a lot of questions about the average person's finances. We talked to several experts to find…

• Financial crises have slowed but not halted U.S. economy. Even as the meltdown of the housing and mortgage markets has deflated home values, touched off a rush of foreclosures, triggered a federal bailout of…

• Qué hacer después de un huracán. Todos sabemos que un huracán arrasa. Pero también es cierto que, después de su paso, es mucho lo que podemos hacer para recuperarnos de los…

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• What changes in financial world mean to customers. One clear implication of the tumult in the financial world is that some of the biggest brains in the business, from the Federal Reserve to…

• Prepaid debit cards marketed to students. Many colleges have tightened rules on credit-card marketing on campus in order to discourage students from racking up huge amounts of debt. Now another kind…

• The effects of credit crisis at home. The turmoil sweeping through the financial markets has left many people worried about their own stocks, bank accounts, and retirement funds. The tottering of investment…

• Fed moves to deal with financial crisis. The Federal Reserve announced late Sunday several steps to cope with the worst credit crisis in decades, including broadening the types of assets that investment…

• Deja de vivir de cheque en cheque. Aún faltan algunos días para que se acabe el mes y tu presupuesto está a punto de terminarse. ¿Cuántos podrían identificarse con esta situación? Según…

• Mantén el mejor historial de crédito. Una vez que hayas establecido tu historial crediticio, deberías seguir estos consejos básicos para mantener y desarrollar el mejor historial que puedas. Paciencia y moderación…

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• FHA loans enjoy a boom. It was the mortgage of last resort when home sales were booming. Buyers balked at the paperwork. Sellers hated the home-repair rules. What a difference…

• Phone giant buries consumer rights in 'guidebook'. AT&T has sent customers an 8,000-word service agreement that, among other things, says people will be given 30-day notice of price increases only when "commercially…

• Your bank in your pocket. Property manager Joshua Rosenthal was in a car headed toward Miami Beach when he realized he needed to transfer a tenant's rent money to his…

• "Papelitos" que valen una fortuna. Nunca se me olvida la ocasión en que, en un programa de la tele, vi el caso de una señora extremadamente ahorrativa que compartió con…

• Rescate de hipotecarias ayudará sólo a algunos. Pocos fuera de Washington y Wall Street podrán entender qué hacen las gigantes hipotecarias Fannie Mae y Freddie Mac, pero el rescate de ambas emprendido…

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• These home equity loans come with big risks. When an investor offers you $50,000 or $100,000 in exchange for 30 percent to 50 percent of your home's future appreciation, is it a good…

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• Rise of the business credit card. The credit card offers are in the mail. Just as the slowing economy has made access to cash a higher priority for a lot of…

• Housing, credit cards on Congress' plate. Although lawmakers have a lot to do, including passing 13 appropriations bills, congressional leaders are knocking down expectations of accomplishing much beyond a simple continuing…

• New car accident database lacking. Long-awaited information on serious vehicle accidents was released to the public Wednesday by the federal government, but crucial data on tires and child-safety seats was…

• Mortgage rates plunge for those who qualify. The government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has sent mortgage rates tumbling, prompting homeowners and would-be buyers to flood loan offices with phone…

• Microsoft and Google rewrite their browsers. Your Web browser is probably the most important program on your computer, and it's now getting the competition it deserves. Mozilla Firefox,the most successful challenger…

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• Lose your house, lose your vote. The chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County Michigan, a key swing county in a key swing state, is planning to use a list…

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• Will drivers trade privacy for discounts?. Of all the things that seem unfair about auto insurance, this is perhaps the worst: Infrequent drivers who log less than 5,000 miles a year,…

• A few exceptions on IRA penalties. This is a tough job market and a rough economy. No one knows that better than Kim and Millicent Elsmo. The Crownsville couple lost their…

• Mortgage giants’ future: rebuild or teardown. A day after the government seized control of the nation’s two largest mortgage finance companies, policy makers and Congress began what promises to be an…

• Be skeptical with low-mileage used cars. High-tech digital odometers are making it easier for crooks to cheat unsuspecting used car buyers. The scam is even easier to pull than in the…