Michelle Singletary
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Remember to diversify when investingSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - If your stock portfolio has been hit hard because you were too heavily invested in the financial sector, sob. If you acquired more debt than you can handle,...
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Despite crisis, Freddie, Fannie serve a purposeSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- As soon as I heard about the federal government's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, I began wondering what this will mean for homeowners long-term. F...
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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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Credit bureau lawsuit settlement aids consumersSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- In a class action settlement, the credit bureau TransUnion has agreed to provide free credit-monitoring services to millions of consumers to settle claims ...
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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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Some advice for first-time home buyers considering federal tax creditAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 authorizes up to a $7,500 tax credit for qualified first-time homebuyers. Based on the questions I'm g...
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New law provides protection for seniors with reverse mortgageAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- There's a lot to digest in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. I've addressed a few provisions of the new law already, and over the next several...
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Don't count on new law to save youAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - A little-known provision in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, signed into law by President Bush recently, is supposed to help homebuyers understand how...
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Maybe living as though we're in a recession isn't such a bad ideaJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- When John McCain's campaign co-chairman and top economic adviser, Phil Gramm, said that Americans were suffering from a "mental recession," I got hopping m...
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Appeals court decided on transparency - and on investors' goodJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - A recent decision by a federal appellate court goes a long way to protect investors. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed a lower...