In a somewhat surprising move, banks are considering expanding their loan offerings to include payday loans. It is surprising because companies offering this type of loan have been under scrutiny and a lot of criticism for charging exorbitant interest rates for payday and Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs).
Consumers hoping to find affordable housing due to falling home prices had better hurry or plan on being patient. House bargains are getting harder to find for several reasons.
Read MoreEveryone knows at least one person who seems unable or unwilling to get their penchant for spending and amassing debt under control. But why is this? Is this person simply reckless when it comes to spending money? Or could it be that this unfortunate person has a genuine addiction to shopping, debt, [...]
Read MoreSome people walk around with debt for their entire adult lives. In fact, many of the people you pass by every day do it. They are the big spenders in the flashy cars and the spendthrifts huddled over their coupons at the supermarket. So many people with so many lifestyles walk around [...]
Read MoreWhen the Haiti earthquake hit, it did not take long for the scammers to get to work. Unfortunately, scammers watch the news and get their newest ideas for scams from headlining reports. In the case of Haiti, thieves were trying to steal cash donations or attempting to get personal information from consumers that could be [...]
Read MoreThe Arizona Daily Star first did a story on Mark Bonacorso last July. He had an emergency appendectomy and the medical expenses totaled almost $29,000. Mr. Bonacorso had no health insurance at the time and he had hoped the hospital would forgive much of the debt since the surgery was for emergency purposes.
That was not [...]
It is easy in the current economy to assume that most consumer foreclosures on personal residences are due to the economy. Unemployment is high and even household where lay-offs have not hit are operating with less income due to reduced schedules and forced days off without pay.
The reality is that not all foreclosures can [...]
In a somewhat surprising move, banks are considering expanding their loan offerings to include payday loans. It is surprising because companies offering this type of loan have been under scrutiny and a lot of criticism for charging exorbitant interest rates for payday and Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs).
Consumers hoping to find affordable housing due to falling home prices had better hurry or plan on being patient. House bargains are getting harder to find for several reasons.
Everyone knows at least one person who seems unable or unwilling to get their penchant for spending and amassing debt under control. But why is this? Is this person simply reckless when it comes to spending money? Or could it be that this unfortunate person has a genuine addiction to shopping, debt, [...]
Some people walk around with debt for their entire adult lives. In fact, many of the people you pass by every day do it. They are the big spenders in the flashy cars and the spendthrifts huddled over their coupons at the supermarket. So many people with so many lifestyles walk around [...]