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...
If Nigerian money transfers and fake refinancing promotions weren’t enough, scammers keep coming up with still more ways to defraud and otherwise take advantage of unwary or struggling homeowners and income property investors. Now, new warnings about real estate...
When should you fire your money manager? That’s a question raised by a number of recent posts on a variety of financial information sites and journals. But as finances become more complex and independent investors attempt to negotiate the landscape of loans, rates and...
In a previous post, we took a look at why new and recent college graduates saddled with student loans are wary of taking on the traditional debts of adult life: car loans and mortgages. Now, a closer look at the financial habits of the people known as “Generation Y”...
