News

2019

February

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• Survey finds dangers for thousands in private military housing. Severe mold, asbestos and electrical hazards are among the dangers in private military housing for thousands of service members' families, according to a new survey conducted by the Military Family Advisory Network.

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• New online services are like Priceline.com for home sellers. Many consumers are accustomed to entering a date and a place and having an instant array of options comparing costs for flights, hotels and car rentals. Two recently launched websites promise a similar experience for

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• Devastated by one shutdown, dreading the next. The federal government had finally called her back to work after 35 days, but now Vicki Ibarra wondered how she could afford to get there. Her used sedan had been repossessed by the bank a few

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• 3 reasons why it's harder for women to buy homes. For many women, the path to home ownership remains an uphill battle. Here are steps they can take to increase their readiness to purchase a property.

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• The pros and cons of reducing homeowners insurance coverage. It's important to shop around for homeowners insurance coverage every year or every other year to make sure that the insurance premiums are in line with the market. But should you reduce your

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• A minimum-wage worker needs 1.5 jobs to afford half their rent. To afford a two-bedroom apartment, a minimum-wage worker would need to work about 122 hours a week.

January

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• Homeowners in government programs at risk of foreclosure. One aspect of the recent government shutdown that has received too little attention is that it significantly increased the risk that thousands of struggling homeowners across the nation would lose their homes. For example: in

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• U.S. regulator drops fine against Citi over fair-lending claims. A top U.S. bank regulator has decided not to fine Citigroup for discriminating against minority mortgage borrowers, dropping the public rebuke that some officials had sought, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

• The shutdown showed how precarious Americans' finances are. The shutdown made apparent not only the federal safety net’s inherent weaknesses, but also the precariousness of federal workers’ and contractors’ finances. And Trump-administration officials revealed a lack of understanding of

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• Moving company accused of holding belongings hostage. Florida is cracking down on a group of moving companies accused of defrauding consumers around the country. The state's Attorney General filed a civil suit in federal court last month against 14 companies it investigated.

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• The fleecing of millennials. For Americans under the age of 40, the 21st century has resembled one long recession. The main reason is a lack of economic dynamism. Not as many new companies have been forming since 2000—for

• Federal workers unlikely to see back pay until next week. While Congress and President Trump on Friday agreed to reopen dozens of federal government agencies that have been shuttered for 35 days, the 800,000 employees who haven’t been paid in more than a month probably

• Los Ángeles regulará renta de viviendas vacacionales. No todos quedan de acuerdo, pero es un avance para poner balance a la necesidad de vivienda en Los Ángeles, dicen concejales El Concejo de Los Ángeles aprobó una ordenanza para regular

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• Millions of sensitive mortgage documents exposed in massive data breach. According to the TechCrunch report, the database contained mortgage and financial documents stretching back to at least 2008, and included documents from Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Capital One, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, among

• Switching to digital billing statements?. It seems like everything is going digital, so it’s no surprise that businesses of all sizes (and even some government agencies) are pushing us to choose “environmentally friendly” paperless billing. 

• Lo que debes saber acerca de una asociación de propietarios antes de invertir en una casa. Tu relación con la HOA puede ser tranquilizadora, molesta y, a veces, hasta arriesgada Las ventajas y desventajas de ser propietario de una casa o un condominio que forma parte de una asociaci

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• Odd jobs make ends meet during the shutdown. Across the country, idled federal workers and contractors are taking up last-resort jobs with ride-hailing services and delivery apps. They are flooding school districts with applications to become substitute teachers. They are taking babysitting

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• Debt is keeping young people from buying homes. Student loans are keeping many in the 24 to 32 age group from buying a home, according to a Federal Reserve study.

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• Consumer groups urge action on bill to stop “spoofed” robocalls. For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan bill reintroduced today in the Senate will address the growing problem of “spoofed” robocalls that use fraudulent caller identification information to disguise the caller&rsquo

• Microsoft pledges $500 Million for affordable housing in Seattle. The Seattle area, home to both Microsoft and Amazon, is a potent symbol of the affordable housing crisis that has followed the explosive growth of tech hubs. Now Microsoft, arguing that the industry has an