e all know that income and education are strongly associated with obesity, but an interesting new study shows that debt—independently of these other factors—increases the probability of being overweight or obese.
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Many of the lenders eligible to receive billions of dollars from the government's massive foreclosure prevention program helped fuel the housing crisis by issuing risky subprime loans, according to a report to be issued Wednesday by the Center for Public Integrity.
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To the average seasoned trader, the term “buy and hold” might make them cringe, but trading stocks doesn’t just have to be a speed game. Whether you are looking to make a little bit more interest than what your bank offers or you are taking over your retirement accounts, there are plenty of reasons why one would want to buy and hold.
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Many college grads are starting jobs and receiving a real paycheck for the first time in their lives. However, many have no idea what to do with their money and find themselves wishing they knew how to properly save for future goals, pay off debt, and enjoy their hard-earned cash.
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Finding a cheap plane ticket for a vacation or trip abroad is always cause for celebration. However, excessive celebration can blind you from the fact that the plane ticket is just a sliver of the entire travel expense. The actual travel portion of a trip – plane, bus, gas for the car, subway, etc. – is usually
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A home equity loan is a loan where you, as the home owner and borrower, use the equity in your home as collateral for the loan. If you take out a home equity loan, it will create a lien against your property and in effect, reduce the actual equity you have in it. Such a loan
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For those of you who are unfamiliar, the concept of a loan modification is actually quite simple: negotiating a modification to your mortgage loan so that you will not be forced into a short sale or foreclosure. It’s a win for banks because they avoid having to resell a foreclosed property, and it’s a win for consumers because they get to stay...
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Sentiment among US consumers rose more than expected in August and expectations hit the highest level since the recession began, indications that Americans' pessimism about the economy may be lifting.
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One of the hardest things to do when you're creating a household budget, is to try and see where your money is going. The first thing you need to do is track your spending and see where you are overspending. The chart below shows what some budget category percentages should be, based on four different sources.
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Anti-spam company Unspam Technologies Inc. filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed, in a somewhat roundabout way, at forcing banks to divulge any information they might have about hacking activities affecting their customer accounts. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, invokes the CAN-SPAM Act...
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In the game of Debt Collection, Knowledge is King. The more educated you are about your legal rights and what your creditors can and can not do if you are unable to pay them, the better off you will be. If you are dealing with older debt, it is very important to know the Debt Collection Statute of Limitations in your state.
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There are hundreds of great credit card offers that most sites never mention. Whether you want to support your college, a cause, or a hobby, there is a credit card offer with great terms out there if you know where to look. So here you’ll find of the really cool credit cards available, many of which you may never have heard of.
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