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Five Reasons to Refinance Before 2013

By Katherine Pilnick | November 5, 2012

Mortgage refinancing is a great option for any homeowner who doesn’t have the lowest interest rate possible on his or her mortgage. It effectively creates a new mortgage at current…

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Greece’s Economic Turmoil Could Foreshadow Problems in U.S.

By Bill Fay | November 5, 2012

As millions of Americans head to the polls tomorrow to exercise their democratic right to vote, a host of issues will be on the forefront. Riddled with facts and figures…

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Jobs Report Shows Jobs Gained, Unemployment Up

By Bill Fay | November 2, 2012

With only four days remaining before the 2012 presidential election, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, along with many economists, have been anxiously awaiting the November 2012 release of…

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Latest U.S. Jobs Report, Hurricane Sandy at Top of the News

By Bill Fay | November 2, 2012

So much news, so little time and space. It’s Friday, and the big news is two-fold: release of the final U.S. jobs report before next week’s presidential election and the…

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New Jobs Report Says More Hiring in October

By Bill Fay | November 1, 2012

Private sector hiring increased in October as the total unemployment claims, including first-time unemployment benefit claims, fell slightly again, market analysts said. According to the payroll processor ADP, private employers…

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Massive Hurricane Sandy Changes Campaign Trail

By Bill Fay | October 30, 2012

Even though the presidential race is in its last full week, campaigning has come to a standstill across America as the east coast recovers from Sandy, a mammoth hurricane-turned-superstorm. Or…

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Hurricane Sandy to Leave Big Bill and More Debt in Its Wake

By Bill Fay | October 30, 2012

Sandy the Superstorm is still winding its way through the Northeast – it’s the biggest and baddest tempest the heavens have unleashed in a generation. But scientists warn that it…

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Time to Nationalize America’s Mortgage Industry

By Bill Fay | October 29, 2012

What if the federal government nationalized the mortgage industry and became the sole originator, servicer, guarantor and holder of all home loans across the country? You know, sort of a…

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Markets Close as Hurricane Sandy Nears

By Bill Fay | October 29, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy creeps toward the Eastern Seaboard at 14 mph, millions of people living in coastal states – especially New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut – are preparing…

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New Federal Oversight Coming for Debt Collectors

By Bill Fay | October 25, 2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CEPB) continues to flex its administrative muscles. Beginning in January, the year-old federal agency created in the wake of the recent financial crisis will begin…