A Big Push for Little Results Last year, the federal government pushed lenders very hard to rework deals for thousands of mortgage holders. The drop in home prices almost collapsed the market. The feds wanted to do something for the individual homeowner and developed the loan modification program. Under this program, lenders were supposed to re-work ...

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This is just a reminder that as of 1/1/10, Sprint is changing their contracts to add a “Regulatory Charge” of 20 cents per month. This is essentially a fee that they are adding to your contract, as it is not a consumer tax nor is it required by law. ...

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Three Tips to Making Fast Cash with Online Writing Photo from Picasa Go where the Work is If you are looking to make some fast cash and are a decent writer there is a lot of opportunity online to work as a freelance writer. Even as little as a decade ago there were nowhere near the online writing ...

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New travel restrictions require extra time Airports will likely be a little backed up for New Year's travel. Image from Flickr. Federal officials have been purposely vague about the new travel restrictions being put in place after an attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day. But one thing is for sure: It can't hurt to get to the ...

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With just a couple of days left to complete your holiday shopping, you’d better make sure you know how to shop smart and aren’t wasting time and or money. Here are some quick tips that can help get you through those last few stressful hours. DO: Make a Plan Overspending during the holidays is easy to ...

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