Finance
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Fannie, Freddie collapse could help borrowers
Sep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The government's takeover of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should provide an opportunity to modify more home loans for troubled bor...
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Banks warned on equity loan cutbacksSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- An increase in consumer complaints over the cancellation or reduction of home equity lines of credit has prompted one federal banking regulator to remind f...
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Mortgage rates fall again
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Be a couch potato on Thrift Savings PlanAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: I saw your advice to a Seattle reader who had lost some money in the government Thrift Savings Plan. I also have over $100,000 in the TSP. I have been investing conse...
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30-year mortgages fall to lowest level in 6 weeks
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Despite gains, women still have much to achieveAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - In the 1970s, there was an Enjoli perfume commercial showing a woman, clutching a fist full of money, who proclaimed she could bring home the bacon and fry ...
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Shopping for back to school can be a lesson itself
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Online networking now targets do-it-yourself investors
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Recognizing the different annuitiesAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: I would like to know the difference between a variable annuity and a life annuity. A few years ago I invested $100,000 in a tax-deferred variable annuity. Later, I ca...
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Will you die broke? Maybe notAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A new study indicates that most Americans will die broke. You may think that's just more bad news, but read on. I'll tell you why things may be better. Ernst & Young LLP...