Refinance Auto Loans With Bad Credit

Getting new credit cards can ding your credit score

If you're eager to buy that new car you just spotted at the North American International Auto Show, I'd like to share a story from a reader who learned the hard way about the power of credit scores.

State of the Union: Fact Checking the President

ABC News’ Huma Khan reports: Fact Check 1 - Obama’s Plan for Foreclosures Fact or Fiction Number 1 – Obama’s Plan for Foreclosures “That’s why I’m sending this Congress a plan that gives every responsible homeowner the chance to save about $3,000 a year on their mortgage,...

New credit cards can ding your credit score

Tinesha Ross, a MBNA employee, walks by the credit card museum at MBNA in Wilmington, Del., in this 2003 file photo. / GANNETT FILE PHOTO Don’t apply for or accept any other new credit for three months to six months before going out to look for a car loan, said Anthony A. Sprauve, director of public relations for FICO.

Economy to Continue Painfully Slow Growth

Consumers simply must slow down during the first half of 2012 and government's actions have not changed the pattern.

Can Credit Unions Replace 'Predatory' Lending?

Felix Salmon has a really interesting piece about a professor who took out a loan from a personal finance company--at a roughly 40% APR--after her credit union turned her away. Is it a good idea for the ...

Pay off mortgage early to save money

An early mortgage payoff can net substantial interest savings compared to making scheduled payments for 15 or 30 years.

Quarterly indicators show upward trends

WATERLOO, Iowa --- As fall gave way to winter, construction seemed to be the main hiccup among the Cedar Valley's fourth-quarter economic indicators.