Consolidating your student loans is one of the smartest and easiest things you can do to reduce your student debt burden, provided you research your options carefully. Why consolidate your student loans? A student consolidation loan allows you to combine your federal student loans into a single
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03/22/2010
Disasters or natural calamities are both unforeseen and unpredictable. If you live in Illinois, you're most likely to be affected by tornados, floods and earthquakes. And if this means your property is damaged or destroyed, you will have many concerns: concerns about where to stay temporarily, e
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03/22/2010
What to know before you sign on the dotted line You're ready to take that big step. You have enough in your savings for a down payment and you've decided it's finally time to own your home. Buying a home is a complicated and even frustrating experience for everyone, but for first time buyers ther
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03/22/2010
5 Facts about Credit ScoringAre you thinking of buying a house or a new car? If you're like most people, you'll probably have to secure a bank loan. When it comes to money lending, many financial institutions strive to live by maxim of `only good credit need apply.' Yes, there are lending institu
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03/21/2010
Advice about loans for RVs and other recreational vehicles Have you decided to hit the road in your own recreational vehicle (otherwise known as a RV)? The RV lifestyle is one that appeals to many whether just for a yearly vacation or to live in full time. What about the costs of RVing? With the
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03/21/2010
The ABC's of Amortization Amortization is a term that you don't hear all that often but it is something we have all done at one point of a lives or another. In fact many people are doing it right now. Amortization is when you periodically pay off a loan. This could be anything from a car, goods o
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03/21/2010
With so much going on in our lives, it can be hard to keep an eye on what's coming up in the days and weeks ahead. The following information highlights some important dates that you may want to mark on your calendar so they don't sneak up on you.MARCH 2010March 14: Daylight Saving Time begins...
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03/15/2010
USDA running out of Funds? USDA Loans – Rural Housing Loans The Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (USDA Loans) will likely be exhausted by the end of April, 2010. This is a message that was delivered from the National Office in Washington D.C. as of today. It was then stated
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03/11/2010
Thanks JasonFacebook recently had its sixth birthday. During the same week, they announced that they had crossed the 400 million member mark (how's that for a bit of alliteration?). Facebook has morphed from a college photo sharing site in 2004 to a mega-networking platform with multimedia capa
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03/08/2010
Thanks!ALERT! Two important deadlines are on the horizon: the Fed will stop buying Mortgage Backed Securities at the end of March (which means home loan rates may soon be on the rise), and the Homebuyer's Tax Credit is due to expire on April 30. If you or any of your friends, family members, neig
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03/08/2010