Revenge of the giant babies - Guardian Unlimited
No one ever said parenting would be easy. But why did no one ever mention the sleepless nights? How come I was never told about the constant worries over weight gain (or lack of it)? Couldn’t someone have warned me about the constant mess and

Home Buying After Fannie and Freddie - Time
The federal government swooped in last weekend to seize the beleaguered mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , empowered by a law Congress passed in July. One immediate result: mortgage rates dropped by half a percentage point in just a few

Viewer facing foreclosure needs previous loan money - 10 News
Tampa, Florida - When she got behind on mortgage payments, Kelli Curry took out a second mortgage in February 2007. The documents show Bay Crest Mortgage arranged the $30,000 loan with a private lender. “I was in a panic and he told me that he could

Guardian Survey: Men are Twice as Likely as Women to Use Credit Cards - Forbes
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Men are more likely than women to use credit cards to pay for major medical recovery expenses and both sexes largely agree that a critical illness would pose a financial hardship, according to a recent survey from

Is a refinance boom coming soon? - Nashua Telegraph
A dramatic drop in mortgage rates has motivated some homeowners to wonder if they should refinance. A better question might be: Are they able to refinance? Back when house prices were zooming upward, it was easy to refinance a mortgage. Lending

Younger adults expect medical bailout - United Press International
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) — The younger the consumer, the more likely they are to assume they can rely on family assistance for up to $10,000 for medical expenses, a U.S. survey indicates. The survey — conducted by Opinion Research Corp. of