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How to Purchase Bank-Owned Homes and Properties

Have you been wanting to cash in on the latest mortgage crisis? If you know how to buy one of the many bank-owned homes and properties on the market, you can make a killing!

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Municipal bond interview with Tom Doe, Founder and CEO and Matt Fabian, Manager and Lead Director of Municipal Market Advisors. The interview summarizes the municipal bond market for the week of January 11, 2010.

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Five Facts about Reverse Mortgages

There are many myths and misconceptions going around the mortgage industry about reverse mortgages. Here are five important things you should know about them when deciding if one is right for you.

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An controversial article in today's Financial Times really irks me and causes me to want to cancel my subscription. Just the suggestion that bankruptcy is good for America by a non-American commentator drives me crazy.

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St Louis Fed President James Bullard says that rates will remain low for some time. For those hoping that short-term savings and cd rates will increase anytime soon - forget about it. "Policy rates are near zero in the U.S. and the... Read →
The economic news last week didn't shed any great insight into what the future holds. If anything, the bias was a bit on the slow growth, slippery economic slope path. Several Nobel Laureates including Paul Krugman were talking about... Read →

Charles Schwab is cutting all online trades to $8.95 starting on January 19 regardless of trading frequency or account balance. That will make it one of the least expensive places to trade stocks.

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Savings Accounts Vs. Money Market Deposit Accounts

There are numerous types of bank accounts casual consumers have, but how many people know the differece. This article explains the difference between checking, savings, NOW, and money market deposit accounts.

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This offer is available at the branch only and limited to $100,000.

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A CD I opened with Ally Bank a year ago matured a few days ago. I called to cash it out, and was very pleasantly surprised by their response.

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Even in the midst of the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression, the biggest Wall Street banks, the same banks that relied on hundreds of billions in government cash to stay afloat, are paying out record bonuses to their... Read →

The US economy shed 85,000 jobs, more than expected by analysts in a sign that the US job's picture has still not fully turned the corner.

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30-year fixed mortgage rates dropped from 5.14 to 5.09% this past week according to the Freddie Mac Weekly Mortgage Survey.

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The Federal Reserve today released notes from the December 15-15 FOMC meeting. There were no big revelations in it and for the most part markets have yawned.

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Apple Federal Credit Union is offering a 3.5% APY 60-month CD. That's a very competitive rate in today's low rate environment.

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