Shayna Hefner never expected MySpace to turn her life upside down. When she joined the social network years ago, she wasn’t sure what to do with it. One night, she and her cousin started seeking out people from Hefner’s past: old friends from high school, […]
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As debt grows, collectors get aggressive
As the economy sinks deeper into a slump, Americans find it tougher to come up with extra money to chip away at their debts. And as the debt piles up, more consumers are getting calls from debt collectors looking for payment. Debt collecting is a […]
When the banks forget Fannie and Freddie
Banks, looking to squeeze as much as they can out of the real estate boom, are upping loan limits for the typical consumer mortgage ahead of their traditional schedule. The move is taking place in so-called conforming loans, where banks take their cue on lending […]
Why you need flood insurance
Flood insurance covers the rising of flood waters from the ground. A flood is defined by FEMA as “A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of two or more acres of normally dry land area or of two or more properties (at […]