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Assume a mortgage

Jun 15, 2009
Question: I own a house in Tennessee. An investor offered to buy the house by keeping my mortgage in place in order to save him the cost of getting...

Fico score for free

Jun 4, 2009
Question: My credit union advertises a free service that provides members with their FICO score each month. Will signing up for this service...

Loan payment fees

Jun 3, 2009
Question: You mentioned on your May 22nd show that credit card companies will no longer be allowed to make people pay for phone and online payments...

Community bank

Apr 2, 2009
Question: I am trying to decide which lender to use to refinance my home mortgage. The small, neighborhood bank is offering the lowest rate with...

A bad credit card experience

Mar 13, 2009
Question: I just had an extremely frustrating conversation with my credit card company (Bank of America). I wanted to get your thoughts. Larke,...

Credit unions

Mar 10, 2009
Question: My sister and I are having differences of opinion in investing our Father's money. He is in Assisted Living, age 93. Right now, the...

Lehman Brothers Bank?

Mar 2, 2009
Question: Several years ago my broker at Morgan Stanley bought me a CD at 5% which would not come due until 2016. Unfortunately this CD was with...

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Bailout banks

Jan 21, 2009
Question: I've done a bit of searching around and have had no luck finding a comprehensive list of organizations which have taken funds from the ...

Online savings

Jan 6, 2009
Question: I recently received a $25 check from ING DIRECT which I can deposit with them if I open an account in the "Orange Savings account." They...

Seeking yield offshore

Jan 5, 2009
Question: Millenium Bank, an offshore institution, is offering CD's at 5%. Is IFSA coverage comparable with FDIC? John, Los Gatos, CA...