MoneyWise
Headline News Archive
2007
August
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- California anti-class-action initiative withdrawn. A ballot initiative to limit class-action lawsuits was abruptly withdrawn from the state Attorney General's office today after the backers, a coalition of businesses and…
- Gas hits five-month low heading into holiday. U.S. drivers heading into the last vacation weekend of the summer are enjoying the lowest gasoline prices in almost five months, the government said Monday.…
- Home sales go from bad to worse. The news Monday from the National Association of Realtors was bad enough: Sales of existing homes fell in July to their slowest pace in five…
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- Online, pocket change not easily spent. The idea of micropayments — charging Web users tiny amounts of money for single pieces of online content — was essentially put to sleep toward…
- Mortgages remain for some homebuyers. What credit crunch? Home buyers with solid credit and money for a down payment are now better positioned than they were a few weeks ago.…
- Cómo reducir los costos de cierre. Las transacciones de cierre incluyen los gastos de obtención del préstamo, honorarios por la transferencia del título de la propiedad e impuestos al estado y…
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- Cards train kids to use plastic. we are, a nation deeply in debt. All told, America’s adults are on the hook for well over $2 trillion, and more than a third…
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- States move to limit subprime lending damage. Gov. Michael F. Easley of North Carolina signed legislation last week that would limit the ability of mortgage brokers to charge customers above-market rates and…
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- Monster.com users become prey for phishers. Hundreds of thousands of job seekers are at risk of being ripped off through a sophisticated scheme concocted by Internet criminals who have penetrated the…
- Laid off? Cut back and get back out. Capital One's ubiquitous advertising campaign - "What's in your wallet?" - has taken on a different and jarring meaning for hundreds of workers in its…
- 'Handcuffs' chafe wireless phone users. To many, the Apple iPhone is the ultimate wireless device — a seductive blend of technology, function and dead-on cool, all wrapped into a sleek…
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- Few know they are eligible for kids' health coverage. During the four years that her children were uninsured, Cassie O. Hall used the emergency room as their pediatrician. When Tayana had an asthma attack…
- Consumers don't heed savings interest rates. Sixty percent of consumers surveyed in May said they "almost never" check the interest rates available on savings accounts, even though most respondents pointed to…
- Billions stream into safe government funds. Amid concern about the credit crunch, institutional investors are shifting money out of money market funds that could potentially hold risky corporate debt and into…
- Tenant screening could cost you rental. The process of finding the perfect rental house or apartment can range from hectic to nearly impossible. But it could be worse: Picture yourself locating…
- California urged to help homeowners in foreclosure. Lawmakers and lenders called on the state's troubled home mortgage industry Tuesday to step up efforts to help financially strapped Californians avoid losing their homes…
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- Complaints mount about debt collectors. The calls started at 8 a.m. and were repeated a dozen times a day. Sometimes the person on the other end called and hung up.…
- After foreclosure, a big income tax bill. Two years ago, William Stout lost his home in Allentown, Pa., to foreclosure when he could no longer make the payments on his $106,000 mortgage.…
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- What mortgage credit crunch?. From the headlines, you might think that lenders will never offer another mortgage. If you're in the market now for a loan, take a deep…
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- Credit crunch changes not just rates. The mortgage credit crunch is not only affecting interest rates that home buyers are quoted, but it is also triggering changes in less visible areas,…
- Hard to hang up on cell phone contracts. Fed up with dropped calls and a string of defective cellphones, Corey Taylor said he became irate when he learned he'd have to pay $175…
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- PayPal buyers, sellers still steaming. Even after PayPal settled a class-action lawsuit over its practice of freezing money exchanged in customer transactions and agreed to improve its responsiveness to consumers,…
- Keep safe distance from bankrupt stocks. Some investors see the troubles in the mortgage and real estate industries as an opportunity to go bargain-hunting for depressed but basically solid stocks. And…
- Seniors head south to Mexican nursing homes. After Jean Douglas turned 70, she realized she couldn't take care of herself anymore. Her knees were giving out, and winters in Bandon, Ore., were…
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- Scholarship scam warning. College costs are staggering. According to the College Board, the average annual cost (tuition, fees, room, and board) of attending a four-year public college is…