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Interest Rates Could Remain Low for a Long TimeAll indications are that there would not be any serious interest rate hikes in the near future. The unemployment rate is still quite high and there is no hint of inflation rearing its head. These should be good enough reasons for the Fed to keep interest...
700 Banks Still Can’t Give Out LoansThe GDP numbers may show that the economy is out of recession and the worst of the crisis is behind us, but most of the banks in the country are not out of trouble yet. According to the latest report on the health of the banking system from the Federal...
AIG Sells Asian Life Insurance Moving Closer to Paying Off DebtAIG is steadily getting closer to repaying the $132 billion debt that it took in 2008 from the government to avoid collapse. The latest step in the direction is AIG’s agreement to sell its international life insurance unit, American Life Insurance Co....
Federal Reserves Role in BankingIn the wake of the financial crisis, the Obama administration had promised sweeping reforms that would prevent a similar crisis in future. One of the key areas of concern was supervision of banks, and the role that the Federal Reserve should play in that....
How to Decide if You Should Refinance Your Home LoanYou are getting a refinanced loan at a lower interest rate – should you grab the deal? Well as it turns out, lower interest rate alone should not be the criteria to switch loans. You need to consider a few other things before making this decision. [Read more...]
Preparing to Die and RetirementMore and more groups like International Living, an emailing promoting the merits of living and retiring abroad, are springing up each month to meet the needs of people who less and less see a retirement in Arizona or Florida as a possibility. This comes...
Bad Credit
Consolidate Private LoansConsolidating loans can be very troubling sometimes especially when there are multiple accounts present. Students who are after college education and mostly under consolidating loan programs are automatically required to...
Personal Loans
Personal Loans Poor CreditMost people mistakenly think that personal loans poor credit are virtually the same as that of loans being taken out with a bad credit rating. But this is the farthest thing from the truth. Although the credit score might...
Student Loans
Student Loan Consolidation CompaniesPeople who have more than one student loan often find themselves in situations wherein they lack the ability to pay. The problem is not always financial. Some of them find it difficult to manage their loans and sometimes...
Payday Loans
Payday Loan StoresJust by conducting a quick search on the Internet, you will be able to find a number of different payday loan stores that are capable of putting an end to your sudden financial woes. Whether it is money that you need to pay...
Credit Cards
Relief Programs For Credit Card DebtIf you have a problem with credit card debt there may be a relief program that can help you. Debt relief programs are not a magical solution to make your debts disappear, they are to help make your debts more manageable....
Debt
Loans for Debt ConsolidationGetting yourself into a heap of debts is easy. Getting out of it will take every inch of your willpower and financial strategy to succeed. Loans for debt consolidation are one of those strategies people should consider when...


