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To HELOC or not to HELOC
Chris Farrell Jun 2, 2011
Question: Hi Chris - my wife and I are considering taking out a small home equity loan or line of credit for a home project ($6-7K). We have plenty...
Insider games
Chris Farrell May 31, 2011
There's a vote tonight (Tuesday evening) on raising the federal government's debt limit ceiling. House Republicans are bringing up the vote even...
Reduce debt, reduce stress
Chris Farrell May 19, 2011
Question: My husband and I have quite of a bit of debt, and we have just had our first child. In addition to a mortgage, we have old credit card...
How safe are credit cards now?
Sep 22, 2011
The Credit Card Act was intended to crack down on some of the banks' more egregious behavior. A new Pew report says it worked. We learn where the credit card world is today and some issues card users should know.
Targeting debts
Chris Farrell May 13, 2011
Question: I currently have $18,000 of non subsidized Stafford Student loans and 13,000 of personal student loans. Then I have 20,000 in auto loans...
Seeking debt relief
Chris Farrell Apr 18, 2011
Question: We are trying to decide what our next step is to help us with our debt. We have been in debt for several years and we have always been...
Lew: No debt limit countdown clocks (please)
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today: A plea from federal budget director Jack Lew, who as you might imagine has a lot on his plate these days... And he's tryin...
When can I toss the receipts
Chris Farrell Apr 13, 2011
Question: Although you can retrieve credit card statements online, I still keep hard copies of my statements. How long should I keep these...
American Express joins mobile-payment movement
Bob Moon Sep 22, 2011
Partnership with Payfone speeds the rush to replace credit card numbers with cell phone numbers.
Student loan debt tops credit card debt
Sep 22, 2011
Student loan debt is pulling ahead of credit card debt for the first time in history. Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and Fastweb.com, explains.
