Congress keeps reminding us that they have the final say on how things are run, even though it sometimes seems like credit card companies have control over everyone. Since Congress is looking into several credit card-related issues, there will...
Mortgage sales were regulated on a voluntary basis by the Mortgage Code Compliance Board (MCCB) until midnight on Saturday, October 30, 2004. Both lenders and brokers had promised to follow this code, which has now been shut down.
This...
More than half of all people who need a mortgage use a broker to set it up. But how do you start looking for one? How do their services work, and should you pay for them?
#1 There are literally tens of thousands of mortgage brokers in the...
In the OTC Bulletin Board Market, there is a lot of wrongdoing, and a lot of money is made as a result. Regulators are trying to solve the problem, but they can't stop it without taking drastic steps that will hurt the small and micro-cap...
Once upon a time, there were three kingdoms in the world of finance. The most famous was also the most snobbish and wealthy, and its people were well-known all over the world. Its king was the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the king ruled...
The Abbey says that more than 25% of people who own their homes pay for them with an interest-only mortgage. Their monthly payments are much lower, which makes sense. For example, a GBP125,000 interest-only mortgage with a 5% interest rate and a...
In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act," or HIPAA. The act was made to protect health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they lose their jobs or switch jobs. Details about...