Michelle Singletary
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Remember to diversify when investingNov 05, 2021 12:53 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 purposeNov 05, 2021 11:52 am - 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 cutbacksNov 05, 2021 11:00 am - 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 consumersNov 05, 2021 10:18 am - 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 achieveNov 04, 2021 10:14 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 creditNov 04, 2021 9:22 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 mortgageNov 04, 2021 8:32 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 youNov 04, 2021 7:48 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 ideaNov 04, 2021 6:33 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' goodNov 04, 2021 4:12 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...