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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Social Media and the Breakdown of Real Relationships "Whut? U poked her instead of going out wit me?" I'm a statistic. You may be a statistic, too. But I didn't get 'faced and mess around on Facebook during my marriage in order to become one. If I had, I would have needed a whole lot more than ...

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Photo from Picasa Moving is expensive! If you have ever moved before, then you know that it can be a financially draining experience and extra quick cash can save the day. Having just gone through this myself, I learned that as careful as I was about the expenses I would incur, there were surprises I did not ...

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Take a walk if you want an iPhone in NYC IPhone image from Flickr. The Wall Street Journal has reported that online sales of iPhones in New York City have been halted. People who live in New York City can still purchase an iPhone from an AT&T store or an Apple store, but as of right ...

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Have you applied for a payday loan at a local loan mart within the last few months? If you have, then you might have been asked to sign a petition stating that you won’t support the current initiative that’s trying take your right to obtain short term loans away. There seems to be a team ...

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