Just when it seemed the dust was settling in the various lawsuits and settlements resulting from charges of mortgage and securities fraud leveled at the nation’s biggest bank, new reports reveal that Bank of America is once again in trouble. This time the financial...
In recent posts we’ve taken a look at the looming crisis of out of control student debt – a burden that many new and recent college graduates must shoulder for much, if not all, of their working lives – and which has a ripple effect in other areas of the economy as...
Record low mortgage rates may still be dominating the mortgage market, but new changes in FHA financing rules may end up making it more expensive to finance or refinance a property purchase in the coming months. Those changes, spurred by a shortfall in funds for...
Student loan debt may the next bubble waiting to burst – with potential repercussions for many other areas of the economy, particularly housing. Although new and recent grads are playing a large part in the rising rental demand, the student loan debt they’re carrying...
“Owning a home is the keystone of wealth, both financial affluence and emotional security,” says financial guru Suze Orman. But as American ages, suffers financial instability and becomes more diverse, the definition of “home” is changing – and that creates new...
