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How to handle - and head off - a tax bill

By SEAN PYLES of NerdWallet
Mar 15, 2020 6:19 am - Tax season can be a windfall or a wipeout for your budget. Which camp you fall into likely depends on whether you get a refund - or a tax bill - from the IRS. If you fin...
How to search for scholarships, not get lost in spam

By RYAN LANE OF NerdWallet
Mar 15, 2020 6:18 am - Scholarship search websites promise students access to millions of awards totaling billions in free money for college. All you need is an email address to use sites like...
Your kids don't want your stuff

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet
Mar 15, 2020 6:15 am - Estate appraiser Julie Hall advises downsizing clients not to take it personally when their adult kids don't want their furniture and other possessions. But when Hall as...
Village Bank names new president, CEO

Mar 10, 2020 1:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Wintrust has appointed Michele Petrie president and Russ Larsen CEO of Village Bank & Trust, part of the Wintrust Community Banks family. Petrie als...
First Midwest completes Park Bank acquisition

Mar 10, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - First Midwest Bancorp, the holding company of First Midwest Bank, has completed its acquisition of Bankmanagers Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Park Ban...
No, you don't need a 20% down payment to buy a home

By ELIZABETH RENTER of NerdWallet NerdWallet
Mar 08, 2020 6:18 am - Many Americans may be unnecessarily talking themselves out of homeownership. Thirty-seven percent of non-homeowners say not having enough saved for a down payment is hol...
Why credit card loyalty is no virtue

By GREGORY KARP of NerdWallet
Mar 08, 2020 6:17 am - Loyalty is often a good thing, but not in a relationship with your credit card. It's often better to be like the "distracted boyfriend" from the internet meme and use yo...
Liz Weston: Unlock the debtor's prison of student loans

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet
Mar 08, 2020 6:10 am - Earlier this year, a judge denounced the myth that student loans can't be erased in bankruptcy court as she excused a Navy veteran from having to pay $221,000 in educati...
Commentary: Retirement advice is looking shakier than ever

Ethan Schwartz Bloomberg
Mar 08, 2020 6:00 am - Imagine visiting your family doctor because of chest pain. You wouldn't expect him to treat you himself if he knew that a specialist - a cardiologist, for example - was ...
How auto insurers use your nondriving habits to raise prices

By KAYDA NORMAN of NerdWallet
Mar 01, 2020 5:21 am - You expect your car insurance rates to increase after you buy a new vehicle, cause a crash or add a young driver to your policy. But some insurers jack up prices based o...

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