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» Most borrow for home improvements - study
Published 02/11/2005
An Post financial services subsidiary One Direct has revealed the majority of its borrowers cite house renovations and improvements as the number one reason for borrowing money. A survey of more than 8,000 customers showed that 36% of customers borrowed for home improvements and renovations, 20% for debt ...
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» Consolidation Plans Can Help But Watch Out for Pit
Published 02/8/2005
Q U E S T I O N: My husband was laid off November 2003, went on disability and now he's looking for a job. We are at the point of not being able to pay our bills. Do you know of a trustworthy credit counseling company or a debt ...
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» Home-equity loans hit record levels
Published 01/27/2005
Ruth Simon - Wall Street Journal Taking advantage of rising property values, record numbers of homeowners are turning to home-equity loans as a source of easy cash. Overall, home-equity originations climbed 35 percent last year to a record $431.3 billion, according to SMR Research Corp., a market-research firm in ...
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» When It Comes to Credit Cards, There's No Such
Published 01/27/2005
By Michelle Singletary - Washington Post "Are you nutso?" That was a question one reader posed to me recently. He thought I was wrong to advise a young woman not to transfer $13,000 of student But I'm not nuts, just realistic. ...
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