Finance
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What to know before refinancing your home loan
Sep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Mortgage rates have hovered near three-year lows recently, leading many homeowners to wonder if now is the time to refinance. I asked Craig Strent, CEO and co-founder of...
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Great Lakes Credit Union names four new executivesSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - Great Lakes Credit Union announced it has made four new appointments in its executive ranks. The Bannockburn-based credit union has promoted Fred Campobasso to chief len...
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Discover hits $1B milestone in home equity loansSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover Home Equity Loans has reached a milestone by exceeding $1 billion in total loan balance and doubling origination volume each of the last two years....
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Gasoline pump prices in U.S. set to jump after Saudi attack
Sep 17, 2019 1:00 am - The attack on an oil facility in Saudi Arabia that sent futures prices soaring Monday will likely begin filtering through to gas stations later this week, according to p...
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Self-employed and trying to get a mortgage? Here's what you need to do to qualify.
Sep 15, 2019 6:18 am - An estimated one-third of all employees in the United States work part-time or full-time as freelancers or contract workers, according to Gallup. Self-employment can be ...
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Analysis: U.S. recession indicators haven't made up their minds
Sep 15, 2019 6:10 am - Investors are abuzz over the risk of a looming U.S. recession, yet economic indicators are giving mixed signals at worst that the record-long expansion will end soon. Ye...
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U.S. consumer borrowing posts biggest gain since late 2017
Sep 15, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer borrowing surged in July at its fastest pace since late 2017, driven by a big jump credit card use. Consumer borrowing increased by $23.3 bill...
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Think your credit card is safe in your wallet? Think again.
Sep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Check your bank balance, Avril Rhoades in Valdez, Alaska. Freeze your credit, Nazaryah Minnieweather of Victorville, California. And cancel your credit card, Jennifer Ke...
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AmEx says 70% of its new credit card customers pay annual fees
Sep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Annual fees aren't scaring customers away from American Express Co.'s credit cards. Roughly 70% of cardholders the lender added in the second quarter have premium, fee-p...
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Average FICO credit score hits new high
Sep 14, 2019 1:00 am - I've had a perfect 850 credit score for more than a year. How has my life changed? Not one little bit. I've been getting about the same number of credit card offers as w...