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It's nice to see a major mortgage lender working with so many people to help them stay in their homes. If you have a mortgage with Wells Fargo, you may see a mortgage workshop coming to your area very soon.

Millions of consumers are putting a stop to using their credit cards in order to put more money towards paying down debt and paying their mortgage. Are you one of them?

Ketchup giant HJ Heinz is exploding in emerging markets. What does this mean for the long-term dividend payer?

When you search for a new home, does the quality of the area schools ever enter your mind? Here are some tips for researching the various school districts in there area where you are planning to move.

Mortgage rates seem to stabilizing a bit, but they are still very, very low.

In early November 2009 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sold 200 metric tones of gold for US $6.7 billion. India’s average price was about $1,045 an ounce. Gold will not go below the $1,045 (let’s say the $1,000 level) for a long, long, long time. Having this benchmark set, one can now begin to re-explore the gold/silver ratio having a basement for one of the four variables (gold high/low and silver high/low).

Along with the dropping mortgage rates, there is some more good news in the mortgage industry. The dropping rate of delinquencies is just one light at the end of a long tunnel.

ING Direct is holding their Black Friday Sales for three days from Friday-Saturday. They are offering savings on checking accounts, kids accounts, and a decent 2% IRA 24-month CD.

Tis the season to be spending...

It is rarer than gold, more expensive than platinum (over $10,000 per ounce two years ago) and the three types of people to know anything about it are select investors, metallurgists and car mechanics.

Now that the new Congress is set to take over, they have some things in mind. Ending federal funding for Freddie and Fannie is at the top of their list.

Fannie Mae is tightening restrictions on mortgage loans. Will this make it more or less difficult to get a loan for a home?

California is just one of the states that has been hit hard by dropping home sales.

Between profit taking, international interest policies and international debt worries and discussion, metals took the brunt.

Merck (MRK), a leading pharma giant, is under pressure thanks to its disastrous roll-out of Vioxx, and a shaky drug pipeline. However, the company has paid a dividend every year for the last 40 years, and sits on a generous 4% yield.