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  • Arianna Huffington, co-founder of the Huffington Post Web site, explains why she has called upon her readers to abandon the big banks and give smaller, community banks a try.

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  • Tess Vigeland reads comments about our recent coverage — from our expert's review of the economic collapse to why a family $100,000 in debt should be rewarded.

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  • Chris Turner, author of "Planet Simpson," talks with Tess Vigeland about money lessons learned from America's favorite animated family.

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  • Alicia Wood talks with Tess Vigeland about how an accident taught her to think about money in a new way.

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  • Although Sen. Christopher Dodd has announced he will not seek reelection, Tess Vigeland reports that as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee he still has time to push for credit card reform.

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  • Jan 9, 2010

    Getting Personal

    Tess Vigeland and Nic Retsinas, director of Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, answer listeners' housing questions.

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  • More employers are using Skype, iChat and other video conferencing technologies to screen job applicants. Mitchell Hartman talks to experts about how to make the best of a video interview.

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  • Three Marketplace Money listeners share their goals for the new year: Learning their credit score, teaching the kids about family finances, and improving their budgeting.

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  • How can homeowners stop the carnage associated with mortgage loan modifications? Harriet Brackey, a columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, offers some advice.

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  • A new form released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development — the Good Faith Estimate — is intended to make mortgage terms a little easier to understand. Bankrate.com's Holden Lewis explains.

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