One of the few good recent results of the economy has been a continuous decline in consumer debt. Consumer debt fell for the 8th consecutive month, for the first time, in September, declining by $15 billion.
Consumer debt grew by about $100 each year from 2004 through 2007. In 2008 it increased $40 billion. [...]
There has been plenty of talk recently about 4.5% rates for mortgages. While right now it is nothing but a campaign promise, or a blast of hot air. The talk has been helpful at lowering rates, but not to 4.5%. Rates are as low as they have ever been period. But, waiting for the fantasy [...]
I have a Google Alert set for LifeLock since it is a great source of stories about identity theft, but recently there has been loads of coverage of the LifeLock race cars. Not stories I care to read about. Today a story caught my eye, it was from the North Platte Telegraph. Why did it [...]
The FHA loan limits for 2009 have been released. So what are the new maximum limits for 2009 FHA for New York state? Here is a list by county, and the number of units:
Bronx County NY $625,500-1 unit, $800,775-2unit, $967,950-3unit, $1,202,925-4 unit
Kings County NY $625,500-1 unit, $800,775-2unit, $967,950-3unit, $1,202,925-4 unit
Nassau County NY $625,500-1 unit, [...]
I got an email today “Watch out for identity theft”, almost didn’t want to open it, it was marked that it had an attachment and I figured it was up to no good, but it was from someone I trust, so… Here is what I found, a little humor.
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